Posted by
Chucktowntim on Friday, August 28, 2009 12:00:00 AM
Being a staunch conservative and having a small dose of education on politics, I have been using the same tactics to debate liberals my whole life. Times are changing though; ie. political passion is developing amongst younger and younger people, blogs, talk radio, and alternative news outlets are emerging and challenging the one-sided mainstream media, and America is rapidly dissolving Capitalism in favor of the tried and true success of Socialism. With these changing times, the art of debate for Conservatives must change too. The Conservative movement has slowly begun to shift away from its original debating tactics of: "never talk about politics or your political beliefs. Ever!" to the current times where Conservatives have had enough and are loudly voicing their opinions and taking to the streets.
The Tea Parties that occurred all over the nation on Tax Day of 2009 and the hundreds of thousands of angry voices being heard at Town Hall meetings are just two examples of how Conservatives are putting their foot down and changing the rules of debate in politics. Conservatives must dismiss the idea that sharing their political beliefs is somehow taboo and arm themselves with facts and stand up for what is right in this country. It took a radical Socialist movement infiltrating Washington and the devastating effects of a Shopaholic President with with no self control to unite the Conservative movement and for once bring the fight to Liberals and their dangerous ideologies.
So what is the difference between Conservative protest and Liberal protest? The answer is simple. Just compare results. Conservatives protest and policies are changed. Liberals protest and we get Cindy Sheehan. Liberals began pulling their hair out and throwing temper tantrums when George Bush dastardly sent our military to the Middle East in some insane attempt to "protect American freedoms." The Left became hysterical when Bush refused to use the Liberal method of resolving dangerous conflicts, which would have been sending Howard Dean and Janeane Garofalo to sit down with Bin Laden, throw on some Green Day, and get stoned together over a Vegan meal. Since when has using the Military ever solved any problems or ever secured ANYONE's freedom? My answer: visit the "History" section of your local bookstore, order yourself an $8 cup of organic, tofu and Ginseng coffee served in a recycled cup, and read.
The only time war has ever brought freedom and liberty to people and ended oppression was... the Algerian War of Independence, the Angolan War of Independence, the Spanish-American War, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, World War I, the Irish War of Independence, World War II, and the Gulf War. Coincidentally, wars fail when Liberals get their way. See: The Vietnam War. So angry were Liberals at Bush's use of our military, they decided to take to the streets and protest! What were the results of the anti-war protests of the Bush era? Not a whole lot. To be fair though, anti-war protests did result in a few things including: destruction of property at protest sites, the arresting of thousands of people for criminal acts during protests, ZERO policy change as a direct result of protesting, and the disruption of government affairs and private functions. Also, endless hours of amusement were provided to reasonable-minded people, thanks to genius performances by college students majoring in Philosophy and Women's Studies who paraded around like morons and snubbed their noses at the fact that military men and women were dying over seas to protect their very right to protest. Oh yeah, don't forget the dozens of very clever and witty bumper stickers created that Liberals could proudly adhere to their Volvos and VW Bugs. To summarize, the Liberals took to the streets and accomplished... well, nothing.
Every so often, when the planets align in just the right way, Conservatives unite. It happened in 1994 when America said "NO" to Clinton and the Republicans took over Congress (thus saving the Clinton Administration). It has happened again recently. Conservatives have taken to the streets and reached out to their elected officials. The result? Barack Hussein Obama originally gave Congress 2 weeks to pass the health care reform bill. The people spoke and Obama extended his deadline to the end of August. The people continued to speak and now Obama has moved the deadline to pass health care reform to the end of the year. Democrats in Congress are finally showing signs of acknowledgment that they do, in fact, work for the people. The leader of the Socialist Party of America, Barack Hussein Obama, is getting farther and farther away from passing his European-style healthcare plan. Conservatives rally and actually change policy. The government will hear our voices about health care reform and will either side with us, or be packing their bags come 2010 and 2012.
Conservatives acted and no destruction of any protest sites could be found and in most cases places were left cleaner than they were found. No arrests were made at Tea Parties or Town Hall meetings. In fact, the only destruction that can be found over the health care debate was at the DNC headquarters in Denver, where windows were broken. Guess who was responsible for the damage? You guessed right if you guessed a DEMOCRAT! Maurice Schwenkler was arrested for the vandalism and as it turns out, Maurice is a Liberal blogger and has been paid by the Democratic Party to help on some campaign efforts in the past. The only violence at Town Hall meetings was after Barack Hussein Obama ordered his union thugs into the meetings to begin kicking out and pushing around elderly Americans who just wanted to voice their opinions. (For more on this, research "Chicago Style Politics")
Liberals rally together and produce Code Pink, Cindy Sheehan, and actors in Hollywood who barely passed high school. Conservatives rally and produce the voices of brave veterans who have protected our freedom, the elderly, and normal, non-elitist Americans who want nothing more than their freedom. Conservatives were also the only ones who could produce a group of people who actually shower regularly.
Personally, I am going to change my tactics. I used to think I could sway the minds of the Left by pointing out corrupt, hypocritical Democrats in Washington and the horrible things they stand for. This tactic does not work for most though. Ted Kennedy died and we are praising him as a Saint and forgetting about the murder he committed and sexual infidelity he stood for. Everyone knows Washington is corrupt, just look at our Commander-in-Thief and his entire administration. It isn't enough to tell someone about how Barack Hussein Obama will run up over $9 Trillion in debt over the next 10 years. It's not enough to point out how his Spending Package has done NOTHING and has stimulated about as much as Rosie O'Donnell in a swimsuit. It isn't even enough to state the fact that Barack Hussein Obama has spent $40,000 per second since he has been in office. That number is actually a fact. If you do the math, our Socialist President has actually spent $40,000 per second since he was given the White House. And that's not even including beer money for his Teachable Moments. None of this will sway the minds of a true Lefty though. So what other means of persuasion are there???
I have started using the tactic of questioning the Liberal idea as a whole. No one can argue that being a Liberal sounds great on paper. Who would be against a Utopian World where everyone was rich and happy and there were no wars or violence and the government would just hand you anything you wanted for nothing in return? Unfortunately, history has proven this world cannot exist. If you question me, I'll meet you in that section of the bookstore we talked about earlier. In fact, we can save the planet and carpool together in your Prius and listen to NPR on the way there (since I doubt we'll be able to find the Air America station). The Democratic Party is like that amazing dream you have about being stranded on a deserted island with a gorgeous supermodel, but then you wake up midway through the dream at 6 am. to your alarm clock blaring and your dog licking your face. You then realize that it was just a dream and unfortunately have to wake up and start living your life as a Republican.
My only hope of winning the Conservative/Liberal argument is to turn to Barack Hussein Osama Obama for help in my debate. I predict that after just four short years of his presidency, I will be able to say "See? I told you so! End of argument."