Posted by
Playful Walrus on Thursday, January 27, 2011 1:39:52 PM
Isn't it just a hoot when the Leftists do everything they can to destroy the bedrock institutions and traditions 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 misanthropic, gender-confusing, sex-degrading, wealth-redistrisbution, government-growing 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 family, 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 and depend on taxpayer subsidy] when your ancestors were [legal, sponsored, independent] 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.
You're a Hypocrite! - That you, like every other human being, have sinned, is supposed to keep you from voting for what you think is best, or from making a distinction between what is right or wrong. Even if you've done something in the past that you're now speaking out against, it isn't wrong to call sin sin or call ineffective policies ineffective.
We Can't Judge! - Sure we can. In many cases, we can make reasonable judgments based on what we know. We all judge when we vote. We all judge when we choose one thing over another, as we do all day long.
We Need to Tone Down the Discourse - Everyone else should shut up and just let us say whatever we want without challenging it.
You Want to Starve the Elderly, Children, Poor, and Puppies - Pretending that the federal government is the only way to accomplish anything, any opposition to federal spending or regulation of something is presented as wanting to deprive people. Hey Leftists - there's a thing called PRIVATE CHARITY that conservatives are more likely to support than Leftists.
When Leftists are Defeated at the Polls, it Must Have Been Fraud - Unlike others, the Left rarely steps back after a defeat and says, "Maybe people preferred our opponent's message, and that message was legitimate." No, in their minds or at least their statements, it is always the other side "stealing the election", or lying, or some other rigging of the system.
Invoking AND Rejecting the Constitution - The Constitution is extremely important when used to protect a convict from being inconvenienced. But when conservatives or limited government proponents successfully invoke the Constitution, suddenly it is something that is outdated and shouldn't be heeded because it was written by bigoted slaveowners.
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.