Posted by
Playful Walrus on Wednesday, December 13, 2006 11:40:36 PM
Yesterday, I posted a letter to the Pasadena Star-News that I thought had it all wrong.
Well. Here’s a letter from Lawrence Berg of San Gabriel that I think is right-on.
This is in response to the Star-News editorial "Giuliani's bid for the White House" (from the New York Daily News) asking "whether the Republican party would rally behind a pro-choice, pro-gay rights, pro-immigration, pro-gun control blue stater," suggesting that "America has more pressing concerns than hot-button social issues," such as terrorism.
How about we get the liberals to give us these issues, if they think there are more pressing ones? How about we get NARAL and NOW and their pickets off the streets?
How about we get a Senate that will confirm the president's court appointees? How about we get a state Legislature that will back up a one-man, one-woman, one-marriage initiative? How about a "life begins at conception" constitutional amendment?
I’m so glad Mr. Berg wrote that letter. Isn’t it just a hoot when the Leftists do everything they can to destroy or counterfeit the bedrock institutions of our society, and then when we respond to their radical activism and their use of judicial imperialism, they say “Don’t you have more important things on which to focus?” Well, apparently THEY don’t, because they spend a lot of time, money, and energy pushing their anti-family, anti-American messages through the media, in academia, in the courts, in various organizations (including “churches”), and in the streets.
Other great time-tested Leftist tactics are:
The Bogus Compromise – Making an outrageous, extreme false demand or claim in order to reach the real goal, which won’t seem as extreme in comparison. Example: I felt uncomfortable, so I’m demanding $5 million from you. Okay, okay, I’ll settle for $2.5 million.
The Hate Card – “You’re a bigot who is filled with hate"...if you don’t enthusiastically cheer every bizarre thing we do and if you stand up to protect your own convictions and interests.
The Closet Card – “You must secretly be one of us...” because self-hate is the only explanation there could possibly be for hesitating to enthusiastically cheer every bizarre thing we do. This is applied mostly by people confused about the proper use of genitals and/or the proper clothing to wear who may or may not have surgery to remove perfectly healthy body parts to aid in pretending to be someone they’re not. It has also been used, in modified form, in the “immigration” debate, as in “How can you be against [invasion by illegal aliens who commit identity theft] when your ancestors were [legal, sponsored] immigrants?
We Are Your Family and Neighbors – “You can’t possibly object to this request or this behavior and you have to enthusiastically cheer on everything we want and do, because you have a family member that is one of us or you use products and services made possible by contributions from one of us.” Never mind that THEY have family members they don’t care one bit about offending or harming, and they benefit from societal contributions made by conservatives, even Bible-thumping Christians.
Don't fall for these ploys. If you're an American citizen, you have just as much right to vote your convictions and opinions as anyone else. Vote how YOU think is best. Support and defend what YOU think is worthwhile. That's how democratic representative republics work. They don't work so well when everyone caters to a fringe minority that distinguishes itself through destructive behaviors and reliance on the Nanny State.