Posted by
C. L. Palmer on Friday, April 24, 2009 11:09:29 AM
I realize now more than ever that we are losing the Culture War. We may be holding on for dear life on the gay "marriage" issue, but even there the pressure from the Left is starting to break down the walls of common sense. What can we do? After much thought and analysis, I've decided that we need to begin to adopt the enemy's tactics. Here is a series of lessons on how we need to change.
1. Don't compromise. The Left never does. They're always pushing, nudging, tugging the rest of us in their direction, but they themselves never move. They pretend to, sure. However, this is generally accomplished by saying one thing and then doing another.
Obama out of office: "I'm a moderate. I'm no socialist!"
Obama in office: "Fund abortions! Grovel to dictators! Long live Fidel!"
We, too, can use such tactics. Who would be the best positioned for this? Mitt Romney. Lots of conservatives think he's soft on abortion, although his actions as governor don't tell such a story. We can portray Romney as a softie, then let his real roots come out. What roots? He's a Mormon! With a few rare exceptions (okay, one- Harry Reid) Mormons are as conservative as you get. Utah was the only state where Ross Perot got more votes than Bill Clinton. If that doesn't convince you, nothing will.
2. When you have power, use it. We're generally very hesitant to use power once we have obtained it. We actually play nice with liberals in the vain hope that they'll do the same at some unforseen moment in the future. Has this ever paid off? No. The next time we take the Congress and White House, let's actually implement the agenda- all of it! Look at Obama. Is he taking his time in ramming Marxism down our throats? Of course not! Within four months he's already taking over the entire financial system! He knows what we've never learned; it does no good to acquire power if you will not use it. Why did things shift in 2006? Republicans had no agenda save the preservation of their seats in Congress. The People want to see some action, some movement. They want... Change. If we won't give it to them, they'll take it from whomever, even if the changes in question are stupid ones.
3. Own the media. I mean this literally. Every conservative ought to invest in Disney, General Electric, and Time/ Warner. After obtaining a majority share, we sell the stock to a conservative holding company, which will then direct the coverage of events, the cultural content of entertainment programming, and, basically, do everything the Left now does except reversing the direction of the slant. Imagine a sitcom without the mandatory gay person. Imagine news programming that recited all relevant facts in a neutral context, excluding no one. Imagine a Disney film that didn't insert some liberal message into its theme somewhere. We have the power to accomplish this!
4. Incrementalism. If the pendulum can swing one way, it can swing the other. I hate to use the following example, but it's an apt one. The religious elements in the Muslim world took back their culture, for better or for worse. This wasn't simply accomplished by death threats and terrorism. It took many years for this tidal change to spread through that part of the world. You can change outward actions by force, but the heart must be changed by slow and patient effort. The Left keeps pushing until it gets its way, a little here and a little there. Could any of us have forseen in 1980 that gays would be marrying each other legally within thirty years? Yet here we are. Let's use this same tactic to reverse the damage.
5. Finally, get out there! If the Tea Parties taught us one thing, it's that we can make a difference if we put our voices together. Let's not make this a once-in-a-lifetime event. We need bumper stickers, tee shirts, and billboards. We need to get our faces and voices in the media. We need a Traditional Marriage Parade in every big city. A recent study showed that, even in San Francisco, only about 3% of households are headed by a gay couple. That's in Gay Mecca! Why are we letting these people shove their sexual tendencies into our faces constantly? Why aren't we fighting back. Why are we losing the Culture War? Because, for the most part, we're not fighting back.
We'll never win if we keep doing things the way we are. We must adopt successful tactics, and the most successful are those which are winning- namely, the liberal ones. This whole water-boarding fracas reminds me greatly of the Culture War. The enemy is cutting off heads with rusty scimitars, and we can't even bear to pour some water on their faces. No wonder progress is slow!