I think you're spot on here and I think another issue with the right and getting results is any victory no matter how insignificant is treated like the final word and it kills any other forward momentum.
If we take a page out of our enemies play book, the left is NEVER satisfied and anything they advocate for is just a stepping stone to the next issue or power grab. They have used this to play the long game with the march through the institutions, consolidation of power at every institution, and ownership of 99% of pop culture.
We need to take the same mindset and always push for more and remember we're building a cathedral. This will take years, decades, generations even to claw back to a decent world. Moving out of deep blue areas to places where we can win and wield political/cultural power is the first step. But the first step needs to be done with the next step and ultimate end in mind. You've laid it out here; we must raise up elites who match our values.
Politics is never ending. The enemy understands that and are constantly pushing. Until there's a Right that adopts that mentality they will always lose.
Trying to fight Bill Gates’ money is a losing proposition. I agree. If gender activists are to be taken at their word, some have said that human trafficking is a good job that saves kids from the oppression of unsupportive parents. They don’t want a stigma around places of business (they would call it “refuge”) for honest working shems. Where does gender ideology start? If you want to save your kids from it, get them away from the breeding ground of gender ideologies. Stop trying to fight Gates’ $$ and take your kids out of public schools.
The Left has been incredibly effective at not only co-opting the various identity groups (Gender, blm, LGB, environmental etc) but have been equally and perhaps more effective at containing these groups in their narrow lanes and these lanes only - meaning that gender radicals won’t ponder, let alone criticize, ANY of the other groups under the broader leftist tent.
logically speaking, these various identity groups should not be aligned due to inherent contradictions, but the Left has been 100% successful in indoctrinating their “troops” to view ANY criticism of ANY leftist position as “literally fascism”.
We have so much ground to make up, it’s sometimes depressing to analyze.
Yup. Instead of wasting one second of time defending yourself from leftist smears of being a fan of a certain 1930’s - 1940’s European country, we should attack them rhetorically by tearing apart their ideology, demeaning their philosophy and reminding them of their 20th century body count. The latter part REALLY bothers them.
The USSR is an obvious case, but you can also point out that the communists & socialists murdered more than the Nationalists in Spain between 1936-1939 or that the Vietnamese communists despise the ChiComs, or how their hipster hero Che Guevera was a bigot
or how Marx was a freeloading bum, etc.
In the end, there is no winning a debate with these muppets, but if you engage, savage mockery is the only way.
In the end, I tend to focus on default-liberal normies. They are potentially “turnable”. The commie diehards are too far gone.
Yes. They view us as being lower than sidewalk scum so there is little to be gained from “dialogue” and “understanding”.
That said, it’s important to read, research (Podcasts are incredibly helpful) marxist-communist theory & thought, but never forget that they want you dead 99% of the time.
It’s existential for the Left and the Right is generally slow to understand this reality.
A clique of powerful and focused individuals will almost always be more effective than the powerless and disparate masses.
I’m reminded of a conversation between King Robert Baratheon & Cersei Lannister during Season One of GOT when she pointed out that Westeros had multiple armies and the Dothraki had one army. He wagged 5 fingers (Westeros) and made a fist (The Dothraki) to simply show that the cohesive & focused Dothraki could handle the divided & disparate armies of Westeros.
Hopefully at least one person here appreciates the reference.
I know you don’t like Hanania but he’s one of the intellectuals on the right (?) who is pushing hard to get the GOP laser-focused on policy that will make a difference. Also, how big a problem is trafficking?
Pete -
I think you're spot on here and I think another issue with the right and getting results is any victory no matter how insignificant is treated like the final word and it kills any other forward momentum.
If we take a page out of our enemies play book, the left is NEVER satisfied and anything they advocate for is just a stepping stone to the next issue or power grab. They have used this to play the long game with the march through the institutions, consolidation of power at every institution, and ownership of 99% of pop culture.
We need to take the same mindset and always push for more and remember we're building a cathedral. This will take years, decades, generations even to claw back to a decent world. Moving out of deep blue areas to places where we can win and wield political/cultural power is the first step. But the first step needs to be done with the next step and ultimate end in mind. You've laid it out here; we must raise up elites who match our values.
Politics is never ending. The enemy understands that and are constantly pushing. Until there's a Right that adopts that mentality they will always lose.
Trying to fight Bill Gates’ money is a losing proposition. I agree. If gender activists are to be taken at their word, some have said that human trafficking is a good job that saves kids from the oppression of unsupportive parents. They don’t want a stigma around places of business (they would call it “refuge”) for honest working shems. Where does gender ideology start? If you want to save your kids from it, get them away from the breeding ground of gender ideologies. Stop trying to fight Gates’ $$ and take your kids out of public schools.
The Left has been incredibly effective at not only co-opting the various identity groups (Gender, blm, LGB, environmental etc) but have been equally and perhaps more effective at containing these groups in their narrow lanes and these lanes only - meaning that gender radicals won’t ponder, let alone criticize, ANY of the other groups under the broader leftist tent.
logically speaking, these various identity groups should not be aligned due to inherent contradictions, but the Left has been 100% successful in indoctrinating their “troops” to view ANY criticism of ANY leftist position as “literally fascism”.
We have so much ground to make up, it’s sometimes depressing to analyze.
This bolsters my point that these intersections or intra points of leftist conflict should be magnified and exploited.
Yup. Instead of wasting one second of time defending yourself from leftist smears of being a fan of a certain 1930’s - 1940’s European country, we should attack them rhetorically by tearing apart their ideology, demeaning their philosophy and reminding them of their 20th century body count. The latter part REALLY bothers them.
The USSR is an obvious case, but you can also point out that the communists & socialists murdered more than the Nationalists in Spain between 1936-1939 or that the Vietnamese communists despise the ChiComs, or how their hipster hero Che Guevera was a bigot
or how Marx was a freeloading bum, etc.
In the end, there is no winning a debate with these muppets, but if you engage, savage mockery is the only way.
In the end, I tend to focus on default-liberal normies. They are potentially “turnable”. The commie diehards are too far gone.
I call them all communists and say it with disdain in my voice.
Yes. They view us as being lower than sidewalk scum so there is little to be gained from “dialogue” and “understanding”.
That said, it’s important to read, research (Podcasts are incredibly helpful) marxist-communist theory & thought, but never forget that they want you dead 99% of the time.
It’s existential for the Left and the Right is generally slow to understand this reality.
Yup.
A clique of powerful and focused individuals will almost always be more effective than the powerless and disparate masses.
I’m reminded of a conversation between King Robert Baratheon & Cersei Lannister during Season One of GOT when she pointed out that Westeros had multiple armies and the Dothraki had one army. He wagged 5 fingers (Westeros) and made a fist (The Dothraki) to simply show that the cohesive & focused Dothraki could handle the divided & disparate armies of Westeros.
Hopefully at least one person here appreciates the reference.
I've always wanted to be part of a secret Cabal so if that's what's required for change, works for me. where do I pick up the robes and cowl?
I know you don’t like Hanania but he’s one of the intellectuals on the right (?) who is pushing hard to get the GOP laser-focused on policy that will make a difference. Also, how big a problem is trafficking?
I don't believe a political solution is possible unless it's one that Hanania and a lot of people would be ideologically against.
Hopefully my $8 a month isn’t subsidizing my own helicopter ride.