You wonder why

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we conservatives always seem to have an uphill battle in politics? We hear the left in the media, teach the left in our schools, breed the left at home. The left looks for young fertile soil, in Americas youth, and drums liberalism in from an early age. Maybe we need affirmative action in the media and colleges to ensure that the conservative view point has an equal chance to thrive.



http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8427-2005Mar28.html

[Guest]

For the last 50 years (at least!) liberalism in America has been based on the "free lunch" concept. Nobody has personal responsibility for anything. Everyone can have everything without personal cost. It's all like the the teenager who says to his/her parents, "I want to be ME and do everything MY way, but I need to do this on YOUR money."

It's easy to get impressionable people to lean toward liberalism, simply because it's a "no strain, no responsibility, it's somebody else's fault" philosophy.

Conservatism will have a major revival, once the liberals have bankrupted the nation, and with a little more debt that potential is only a couple decades away. There's not a lot of liberalism in countries where survival is a daily battle, and we're not that far from that situation. Once no one wants to lend the US any more money, there will be no money to fund all the social programs. When that happens, it will be brutal here.

W have been living on the fallacy that the world needs the US market. Europe is starting to be as materialistic as the US. The Asian markets (especially India and China) are immense, and starting to grow. South America (especially Brazil) is growing big-time. So, the world already sees the US market as dwindling, along with the declining value of the dollar. Yeah, that dollar which bought 360 Yen just 40 years ago and now is worth less than 94 Yen now - the same ratio exists in the Dollar:SwissFranc historical exchange.

So, the liberals can dance around the Maypole all they want. It will end. The cities will feel the first pinch, and then the choke-hold will set in there. Then, the conservatives will have to rebuild this nation, as they built it in the beginning.

I'm glad I learned to fish and hunt.

[Guest]

in 6 years...OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But our 11 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren will bear the brunt of the current financial antics of the power hungry, screw the cost and screw we the people mis-management.

None of them or yours will be so fortunate to enjoy the qaulities of life we have. They will not have the benefits we enjoyed. They will never know the America we knew (purposefully past tense!!!!).

They will live with the inheritance of what is being forged by the hurry up 'n pass it crowd. Some will learn what it is to be a minority.

Now I understand why some movie yarns of the future show bleak societies representing a mere shadow of their former glories. Looks like we could be on that path.

btk

[Guest]

All either of the political parties need do is create a platform and present candidates that appeal to the intellect and emotions of "50% plus 1". It's simple.

If that isn't happening, it's because the minority party hasn't accomplished that objective. Individuals can be convinced that "their" ideology is best and correct, but that's not enough. It's got to be 50% plus 1.

Like I said, it's simple.

[Guest]

All either of the political parties need do is create a platform and present candidates that appeal to the intellect and emotions of "50% plus 1". It's simple.

If that isn't happening, it's because the minority party hasn't accomplished that objective. Individuals can be convinced that "their" ideology is best and correct, but that's not enough. It's got to be 50% plus 1.

Like I said, it's simple.

"The broad masses of a population are more amenable to the appeal of rhetoric than to any other force." - Adolf Hitler

VK, have to agree with you. The concept has a "successful" track record wherever and whenever applied.

[Guest]

[QUOTE=SteveZ;222724]"The broad masses of a population are more amenable to the appeal of rhetoric than to any other force." - Adolf Hitler [QUOTE]

Sadly true. What ever happened to the strong, independent people that first came to this country? How did we digress from being democracy builders to socialist wannabes ?