‘Please’ and ‘Thank You,’ Said the Left’s Bogeyman
Two reasons:
A: It will never matter how much liberty and access some people have – we’re human, and some choose to behave horribly and will continue to do so. Human nature isn’t perfected via wi-fi.
B: The Left has never seen you. Literally.
This doesn’t only refer to Leftists currently alive. No Leftist has seen you gather in numbers like this, in America, since Leftist was invented. By this hottie:
The Republican National Convention? Entirely political/ruling class. The Left has seen the conventions, but they are not you.
The Marches For Life represent alignment with a single issue, a key one but only one, and the Left generally is not even aware that the marches occur: the marches are you, but the Left has not seen them.
And really, that’s about it. I cannot find evidence of a conservative, limited government, Natural Rights rally rivaling the size of any coordinated Tea Party day — either the D.C. gatherings, or the days of multiple rallies throughout the country — since Marx.
Tyranny is nothing more than belief in a lie, though a rather big one, and tyranny ends along with the lie, and that is happening now. It’s a hysterical, unattractive process watching adherents of tyranny having their religion challenged, a process involving papier-mache puppets and scrotal inflation. But to understand the Left’s unhinged, uncomprehending reaction to the Tea Parties is to know that the lie is dying, that the Bogeyman is out of the dark and he looks nothing like they were told.
They have never seen you, and this is important to understand. Do not draw parallels to 1994, or 1980, or any other revolutionary year. Now is not like that. It is rarer, and you deserve the pleasure of appreciating what you are now alive to see.
Great article and you’re right. The left know nothing about us and they don’t want to. They’d rather combat phony straw men.
“Tyranny is nothing more than the belief in a lie.”
Eloquent.
“Tyranny ends along with the lie.”
Excellent.
This is why we can never have an honest debate on issues and resolve things, because they cannot argue for the lie. Once they do, the lie gets pointed out. Game over. So they use all manner of mendacity and meretriciousness.
The way to win the debate is to keep the discussion from wandering off into other areas; prevent the tactic of deflect and distract. Nail down the lie. When you do, they will invariably react by a) storming off in a huff; or, b) go into a screaming rage, then go off in a huff.
Adage time again. Cornered, injured beasts are at their most dangerous.
Special care to watch their actions, be alert for feints. (Sarah Palin must know this, being a hunter)
Do not think you have tamed the beast until it actually subnits to the restraints. In this case the oath to UPHOLD and DEFEND the LAW, in this Country of Law Not of Men. Applies not only to Congress, Judiciary and Executive, but propaganda and education media, all their servants and instruments, e.g Unions.
I think the Tea Parties have gained so much popularity because many people, or perhaps most people, are finally realizing that an unchecked far-left liberal president, coupled with an unchecked far-left liberal Congress, could actually destroy this country. The country is also finding new wisdom in the words of Madison, Hamilton, Jefferson, and Washington.
I know the far-left trolls out there hate to hear this, but we owe a huge debt to Glenn Beck for this. When was the last time you heard average Americans actually arguing over the Constitution? When was the last time you heard a large majority of Americans start to embrace the ideas of limited government, smaller government, less government spending, and less government intrusion into everybody’s daily lives? Although Obama, Reid, and Pelosi may have pushed liberals off a cliff for at least the next generation, it was people like Beck, Hannity, Limbaugh, Mark Levin, Michelle Malikin, Coulter, and a few others that lighted the spark that started this new revolution. People were finally given the ultimate choice: Be more like Europe and spend yourselves into poverty, or go back to basics and use the tools that are found in the Constitution that made this country great. The Tea Party, as well as most of America, has chosen the latter. We will be great again.
I loved every word of your statement.I totally agree with you about Beck and his waking us up to what we will lose, if we allow the group in power to take away our Constitutional rights. If we fail to kick them out in the November 2,2010 and 2012 elections,then we will suffer more of the same poor government and a loss of America as we know it.
“There is more between Heaven and Earth than your Philosophy” (and fatally-flawed ideology), thou spawn of Lucifer – to paraphrase Saul Alinsky (citing the self-aggrandizing, gone 100% sideways, Lake of Fire destined Arch Angel in “Rules for Radicals” as “the first revolutionary”). Same MO, same MV – and ultimate destiny – relatively speaking. The hell of it though!
“By this hottie:”
You owe me a new keyboard after that.
We already KNOW that the obamabots and the union people are unhinged. And rely on bogeymen. Thats not the point.
Unless the conservatives explicitly scourge and “refudiate” the racists (everytime) among the teabots, you have no right to criticize the left as wacko.
For about 30-40% of these unhinged teabots, the fact that Mr.Obama has a “furrin” ancestry, seems to be the main contention. For every Glenn Reynolds there are a dozen Glenn Becks.
The Glenn Reynolds types (the political/fiscal conservatives) of the tea party should relentlessly slap down the Glenn Beck (social/RACIST conservatives) types,
instead of keeping quiet , thus tacitly approving their behavior. Otherwise the descent into socialism will only accelerate as the minority voters are scared away by the unhinged element (“teabots’)
And how many of these teabots are descended from the WASP puritans or the virginia tidewater aristocracy? Their own ancestors were the “others” a mere 100 years ago. Is Dinesh D’Souza your intellectual beacon? Get a GRIP.
Yeah I could be a Soros plant. But I’m something far WORSE. I’m a RINO.
U.T.,
The TEA Parties have never endorsed anything remotely resembling racism. Their focus is almost entirely economic.
Radicalism isn’t in the TP DNA, unless you consider the Principles of our Founders to be radical.
The statist caucus, largely Democrats, encompasses open Socialists, and I don’t hear you condemning them and demanding they be purged. Why the double standard???
Don’t waste your time on UT – it’s just another dog who’s wandered into a museum, piddling on the floor and barking at things it has no hope of ever understanding.
Whack it with a rolled-up newspaper.
No sir, I wasn’t saying that the main platform of the tea party is racism. AT all.
The reason I’m not “condemning” the leftwing hardliners is that, ideally, I’m hoping that they would fail in their political goals. I want the sane elements of the teaparty/conservatives to SUCCEED. i.e Folks who are focused on the economy/jobs and not on whether somebody’s ancestor was a druid,voodoo medicine man.
Also words like “Purge” are for socialists/communists..not American conservatives, what with Lincoln and Reagan in the pantheon?. On the contrary, I was recommending “condemning” the blatantly racist elements of the tea party. This is a valid concern if you look at the polls. Minorities don’t exactly feel comfortable with the tea party. My hope is to make them comfortable, so it would be much easier to arrest the slide towards socialism.
What I was recommending was, some proactive leadership from the elite of the tea party (as a precedent , lets recall Bill Buckley vs the John Birch society). Make the tea party movement more palatable to the mainstream so that ELECTIONS can be won . Would you want Mr.dorrity here to be your public face? He’s so angry he’s for “eliminating” all practising muslims!(whatthe??) We should all be asking for sensible, level-headed teapartyers to speak up for a nuanced view of the world and condemn any and all unhinged behavior, so that minorities and centrists wouldnt be scared away. Thats a strategic necessity. Its not just nov 2010 thats at stake.
U.T.,
You’re double-talking. You want the TEA Parties to “purge” alleged racist, but you don’t think the Dems should “purge” communists. That’s a double standard.
Again, I’ve been active in our regional TEA Party since almost the beginning, May of ’09. I’ve never seen anything “racist” as far as signs, etc. put forward by the TEA Parties.
When you call for “the elite of the Tea Parties” to act, you evidence a fundamental misunderstanding of the movement. This is a ground up movement, not a top down one. Anyone who attempts to assume a true role as the leader will quickly find out how wrong they are! Herding cats would be an easier job. The most our leaders do is present opportunities for joint action, like setting up slate of speakers, or saying “I’m going to be picketing Sen. X’s office at noon tomorrow. Come if you agtree with me!”. That’s the extent of it. About a third of those suggestions fall flat because of lack of general interest, a third are modestly successful, and another third are roaring successes. BTW, be sure to check the sports schedules if you’re looking for volunteer effort!
Actually I have seen you down at City Hall protesting taxes which you feel you shouldn’t pay for.
You believe that the current financial crisis was caused by Barney Frank and the Democrats.
You believe that banks were forced to lend to unscrupulous minorities when the numbers don’t even support your claims.
You feel that we’ve reached a tipping point and that whites are now being discriminated against and that affirmative action has to end.
You wish to dismantle Social Security, Medicaire and any and all entitlements.
You believe in death panels, that Obama is a socialist nazi who wants to kill grandma.
You believe in religious freedom except for Islam.
You believe all followers of Islam are jihadists, and terrorists.
You believe that Iraq had ties to Al Qaeda.
You bark and scream about a mosque two blocks from ground zero while the actual site has sat a pathetic shambles for nearly ten long years.
You simply want all these illegal immigrants to be shipped back.
Overall though, you don’t believe in government as a solution. You’re proud to be an American when we kick somebodies ass, but not when we try to break the cycle of poverty of our own citizens.
Not bogeymen, just a bunch of ideas that by and large seem cooked up and stirred by talk radio into a frothing hatred of this administration.
More proof the left lives in a parallel universe, where claims are assumed to be unassailable truths, albeit only by those of their own kind. Thanks for proving the author’s thesis.
“Actually I have seen you down at City Hall protesting taxes which you feel you shouldn’t pay for.”
When a city’s manager earns an annual salary of almost $800,000, that is something I believe I shouldn’t pay for. So, yes, I will protest those taxes.
“You believe that the current financial crisis was caused by Barney Frank and the Democrats.”
I believe that the current financial crisis was caused by spending what we don’t have (by both parties); and also the housing market collapsing due to to the policies endorsed by Barney Frank and the Democrats (and others).
“You believe that banks were forced to lend to unscrupulous minorities when the numbers don’t even support your claims.”
I believe banks made decisions to lend to unscrupulous PEOPLE, but that those people were unwise to “buy” something they couldn’t afford. Both are at fault. But I also don’t think I should have to bail them out – either the banks or the people who bought the unaffordable houses.
“You wish to dismantle Social Security, Medicaire and any and all entitlements.”
I want to do what we must to get our nation on a fiscally responsible path. That will require changes to “entitlements”. My husband and I been told for decades by financial advisors that Social Security won’t be there for us (not to mention our kids), and we have planned accordingly. If we don’t do something to change this from a Ponzi scheme to something sustainable, it will be “dismantled” by it’s implosion. We must face reality.
“You believe in death panels, that Obama is a socialist nazi who wants to kill grandma.”
I believe that we should have the FREEDOM to decide whether or not we want to receive medical treatment, even if it is exhorbitantly expensive. I do believe death panels in effect will (do) exist by the fact that the government will have to ration care. The death panels won’t be identifiable individuals, but the bureaucracy that makes decisions for ALL about what care we can receive.
“You believe in religious freedom except for Islam.”
I believe that Congress should make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. I also believe in the 14th amendment to the Constitution that says that no State should deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. So, if Islam in America wants to adhere to Sharia law, then they are going against the 14th amendment. This cannot be allowed, even if they scream that we are not allowing them to practice their religion…. ask Muslim women if they want to submit to all of Sharia; and ask non-Muslim women whose husband converts to Islam if they think it’s OK that their children are automatically considered to be Muslims and are taken from the mother… that’s Sharia – and it gets worse!
“You simply want all these illegal immigrants to be shipped back.”
I simply want the government to secure the border and enforce current laws. Then figure out how to give folks a path to citizenship. One step at a time.
“Overall though, you don’t believe in government as a solution.”
You got that right. Government is a necessary evil. That’s why our Founders put checks and balances in place. The People come up with solutions in the context of limited government.
“You’re proud to be an American when we kick somebodies ass, but not when we try to break the cycle of poverty of our own citizens.”
You got that totally wrong. And please explain how progressives / liberals try to break the cycle of poverty! They only increase poverty and perpetuate it.
“Not bogeymen, just a bunch of ideas that by and large seem cooked up and stirred by talk radio into a frothing hatred of this administration.”
Some talk radio hosts espouse what I believe, but they haven’t “stirred” me up. The leftists and radicals have stirred me up. I don’t hate the people of this administration – I pray for them. I do, however, despise their policies and hope that they fail! Not because I hate them, but because I love my country and fellow citizens.
brilliant!
beat them at their own game.
now let’s see if lefty comes back
With respect to Left, don’t waste your time. You are dealing with somone who has no respect for reason, facts or logic. They inhabit a fantasy construct of someone elses’ making, wherein their wishful thinking or coercive utopaianism is rewarded by their certainty that they are in the vanguard of the New Man they seek to create. Trouble is, that kind of thinking leads not to Heaven on Earth, but to the gun, the gulag and the mass grave. All at the hands of the Lord of the Flies types they enable.
So – not this time, not here, not on my watch. This is what they fear. We’re on to them.
Great reasoned response. I would only add that conservatives donate to charity by a greater margin than libs. The major difference is that libs like their charities supported by ‘other people’s money!’ through taxes not by personally donating to that charitable cause.
mostly yes to the above. Your point? Were you attempting to refute any of those statements?
“Actually I have seen you down at City Hall protesting taxes which you feel you shouldn’t pay for.”
Yep, democracy in action, making our voices heard. I guess we could just act like leftists and ignore the taxes while demanding others pay them (Geithner, Daschle, Kerry, etc.).
“You believe that the current financial crisis was caused by Barney Frank and the Democrats.”
Some believe that. Personally, I think there’s plenty of blame to go around as to who “caused” it. Frank et al ceratinly contributed, though.
“You believe that banks were forced to lend to unscrupulous minorities when the numbers don’t even support your claims.”
Not precisely, but close. Whose numbers are you talking about?
“You feel that we’ve reached a tipping point and that whites are now being discriminated against and that affirmative action has to end.”
Well, yeah. And it’s not that *only* whites are being discriminated against, but that whites do not have a method of recourse for when that happens. As to affirmative action ending… are you saying that racial preferences must be continued in perpetuity? I know the Democratic Party’s stance is that anything that promotes racial division is to be lauded, but I don’t believe that. If specific elements of affirmative action programs can be shown to still be needed, then keep those parts. Otherwise, people need to get off of the “racism” cop-out and start addressing problems in poorer communities as what they are… economic.
“You wish to dismantle Social Security, Medicaire and any and all entitlements.”
Personally, I don’t want to dismantle them. Maybe I’m not a “true” conservative, but I don’t really have a problem with the government providing a safety net. They do need to be reformed, though. A safety net should stop someone from crashing into the ground, not be a viable act in and of itself.
“You believe in death panels, that Obama is a socialist nazi who wants to kill grandma.”
And you don’t understand hyperbole.
“You believe in religious freedom except for Islam.”
Wrong.
“You believe all followers of Islam are jihadists, and terrorists.”
Wrong.
“You believe that Iraq had ties to Al Qaeda.”
Some do. I don’t believe that Saddam and al Qaeda had “operational” ties, but there may have other interactions. I don’t see how that’s relative to anything, though. After 9/11, the U.S. did not come out against al Qaeda exclusively, but against international terrorism, and there’s little doubt that Saddam DID aid in that.
“You bark and scream about a mosque two blocks from ground zero while the actual site has sat a pathetic shambles for nearly ten long years.”
And you don’t understand people’s objections to the Ground Zero Mosque.
“You simply want all these illegal immigrants to be shipped back.”
Some do. Personally, I think the subject of what to do with illegal aliens already in the country is of tertiary importance in the immigration debate. If deportation is deemed to be unfeasible, and some form of amnesty ends up happening, I do believe that the people gaining the amnesty should not “go to the back of the line” for citizenship… they should not be allowed in line. Legal residence if necessary, but no citizenship.
Well said, Mr. Steinberg. I think you are correct. The lie is dying. The left does not comprehend it yet. The left(as evidenced by “Lefty’s” comment) still does not see me.
Yet, I exist. We exist. Our beliefs are reasonable and consistent. We are polite, principled, kind, and generous. We donate and tithe. We help our neighbors when we can.
Perhaps that makes us even more frightening, as bogeymen. After all, if they were to acknowledge our legitimacy, they would be acknowledging their own illegitimacy. How scary is THAT?
Nevermind, Lefty. I’m not capable of reaching my own conclusions. Not after working fast food and retail for years. Not after earning my business degree. Not even after earning a post-graduate degree, working for a state government, and joining the Navy. Not after living overseas, and not after becoming a parent.
No, I just react with “frothing hatred” to the stuff “cooked up and stirred by talk radio.” No better than Pavlov’s dogs, me!
BTW. It’s “somebody’s,” not “somebodies.”
Genius.
@Lefty — well, for baying in rage when presented with truth your example speaks volumes.
As a matter of fact, we protest the excessive spending which, in order to be continued, will force higher taxes. We do not believe the current level of government spending by the Federal, and most state and local governments, is necessary or proper.
The Democrats, and specifically Chris Dodd and Barney Frank, has large hands in the matter of both the bank crisis and the foreclosure crisis.
Affirmative action is, in and of itself, an act of discrimination in favor of one race at the expense of the rest.
Social Security, Medicare, and many of our other entitlement programs cannot continue to operate as they do today because we can’t pay for them now and certainly won’t be able to do so in the future. Reform is required.
If you would bother to read both the history and theory of Islam you would quickly discover it is not merely a religion. It is a political/social/economic construct who’s purpose is to establish a world government. All of your rights, as you enjoy them today, would terminate on accomplishment of that goal.
No. not all members of Islam are jihadists or terrorists, but enough of them are to be a threat to the existence of the West.
The day the Pope gets permission to construct a cathedral in downtown Riyadh and the Orthodox Jews of Israel can build a synagogue there and both can practice their religions without interference from the Saudi government or the leaders of Islam there I’ll consider whether or not a mosque should be build on the site of Islams greatest atrocity against the U.S. to date.
Illegal immigration is pernicious and must end. Most of the illegals already in the U.S. should go back home.
Government intervention in most areas of daily life and economics in the U.S. has resulted in less not more freedom and less not more prosperity.
And for you to criticize any one who disagrees with this administration may I suggest you look in the mirror and ask yourself if you believed in “Bushitler.” My guess is your honest answer would be yes. Glass houses; stones; old story.
Lefty,
No, I don’t think I should be forced to pay taxes I don’t rightfully owe.
Yes, I think Dems, like Frank, were instrumental in helping create the financial crisis by, among other things, forcing banks to lend to unqualified borrowers, regardless of race.
I never believed in Affirmative Action, because discriminating now doesn’t heal wounds, it creates new ones.
I don’t believe federal entitlement payments to individuals enhance the individual or promote self-responsibility while they penalize those who do the proper things in being self supporting. Contarily, if a State or private entity wishes to help a needy person, I wholeheartedly support their right to do so.
I do support freedom of religion, including in the public square. I don’t support jihadism or sharia law. I would prefer the GZ mosque be relocated in respect for the victims of the 9/11 attacks.
I do believe that Saddam openly supported international terrorism, was in violation of the cease fire agreement, and deserved to be ousted. I wish it had been achieved in a less costly way.
Yes, I want ALL illegals deported, and our laws and borders respected. I support more lenient limits on legal immigration. Something you didn’t mention, I don’t believe that the concept of anchor babies is valid, and should be clarified as not granting citizenship.
No, I don’t think government is a solution. At its best it is domestically a referee. Otherwise it is a mere parasite. I’m proud to be an American who believes in individual liberty and self responsibility. I don’t believe we should be the world’s policeman, but if we are ever attacked, I want unequivocally kick the attackers ass.
you mean George Bush is back in town lol
I just watched an episode of “The World at War”. The episode showed crowds of German people cheering for the Nazis and showed clips of the destruction against Jewish businesses and homes. The first thing I thought of was that these people are like the goons we saw two days ago from the One Nation Rally.
All they have left is intimidation. It won’t work this time. I’m not the only one who is now dedicated themselves for the rest of their lives to fight tooth and nail the Evil Progressive Left.
And my son will fight them after I’m gone.
Straw-men and stereotypes that take human form and fight back?!? Uh-oh!!
To simplify: Tea Partiers see their glass as half full and believe that through their continue hard work they call fill the glass to pass on to their children.. They don’t want the government guzzling out of the the glass.
The lefties, particularly the SEIU types, see their glass as half empty and think it’s the government’s duty to see their glasses are filled, no matter what.
The Tea Partiers believe in their own ability to succeed provided the Governments backs out of the way.
The Lefties do not believe they can succeed unless the Government stacks the deck in their favor.
Basically; the Tea Partiers are winners, the Lefties are losers.
One would think the Antichrist is already here considering how the left have chosen to believe the lie rather than the truth. (2Thessalonians 2:7-12)
The Big Liars have been hard at work in American society and American schools for at least 4 decades.
Historically, they’ve been hard at work for centuries. They will never give up, regardless of set backs.
The price of democracy really is eternal vigilance. The Tea Party spirit should never (ever) rest on its laurels.
Much of the perfidy going on at the federal level is of the velvet-gloved sort, harder to detect and harder to deflect than things like the complete verbal vapidity at last Saturday’s get together at the Washington Mall.
A couple of months ago, Lindsey Graham appeared to turn his back on his own cap ‘n tax initiative, the one he was forging with Joe Lieberman and John Kerry.
Did this incompetent White House blow its bi-partisan support ? Were the bill’s sponsors, in fact, intent on hiding the bill’s gasoline tax from the American people?
While Graham, Lieberman and Kerry struggled with how to keep the public from realizing a gas tax was in the bill, the White House leaked to Fox News that it opposed a “gas tax” in the bill supported by Graham.
Lefty
You’re right. I do believe all that.