If find the Bircher BS particularly troubling. Way too many freepers have picked it up. Although the recent frequency is lower, we still see freeper attempts to connect Article V supporters with Soros. We have a lot of notable talent in support of Article V; it is sure to increase.
I think some of the conservative reluctance to embrace Article V is related to cognitive dissonance. Simply put, an American dictatorship is felt to be a contradiction. It can't happen. It is an impossible inconsistency.
By refusing to accept the seriousness of our situation, one can stick to the comfortable and American belief in elections. Election of the right people is all that is needed, and that belief is consistent with our tradition.
OTOH, if one accepts the fact that Obama’s official conduct and power is closer to that of Hugo Chavez than Ronald Reagan, one has to decide what to do about it.
For us, there is one peaceful option, so it must be pursued. It is as simple as that.
This is very discouraging... but that’s the nature of the game, I guess. I’m new to this, and as is the case with most rookies, I expected victory right out of the box, especially after watching the successes in Georgia, Alaska and Florida.
What was the biggest surprise was what you call the “cognitive dissonance” of the Birchers. That’s the perfect description for it. To be able to look around at the political climate and still say with a straight face that the system is working as the Founders envisioned so just keep doing it is to either deliberately flout logic out of ignorance and/or obstinance, or it’s a complete failure to perceive reality in the first place, seeing instead some fabricated hallucination interwoven with a whispered narrative that only they can hear. It’s really creepy.
But, well be back, and we’ll be more experienced, more prepared. We’ll know who to engage and who to ignore. We did a lot of learning on the fly this time, especially the procedural stuff. Next time we’ll know all of that in advance, we’ll be able to anticipate events instead of always being back on our heels, scrambling to react to new “problems.”
I mean, in the grand scheme of things, given what we were up against, what we did manage to accomplish is amazing. The votes were there... had democracy triumphed, had we not been undercut by fear, distrust and arrogance, Arizona would be right there with the other Patriots.
Next time.
OK... gotta do something productive with the rest of the day. You guys here have been a terrific source of moral and tactical support, and I’ll not be a stranger. I posted another vanity update a bit ago, sort of a re-write of my last post here, but I’m still a little scattered and can’t find it... sheesh
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