Some right observations but wrong conclusions


Someone on the left finally notices
Sorry, but life is demanding my attention today.

I did want to draw your attention to this one though. The conclusions are way off (says the guy situated in flyover country), but at least someone notices what is happening.

One thing that the firm makes clear, though, is that this is not about racism, but about ideology: "Instead of focusing on these intense ideological divisions, the press and elites continue to look for a racial element that drives these voters' beliefs - but they need to get over it. Conducted on the heels of Joe Wilson's incendiary comments at the president's joint session address, we gave these groups of older, white Republican base voters in Georgia full opportunity to bring race into their discussion - but it did not ever become a central element, and indeed, was almost beside the point."

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Conservatives see themselves as an oppressed minority, holding on to knowledge that isn't represented in the wider media and culture: "Conservative Republicans passionately believe that they represent a group of people who have been targeted by a popular culture and set of liberal elites - embodied in the liberal mainstream media - that mock their values and are actively working to advance the downfall of the things that matter most to them in their lives - their faith, their families, their country, and their freedom."

Now I'm not here to wave the conservative banner. I want personal and economic freedom. For the last few years, it seems that most conservatives are willing to bend on personal freedoms, but most liberals aren't willing to bend on economic freedoms even as they demand further compromise on their approved version of personal freedoms.

Now I am not talking about the self-appointed "elites" or the ones who grab the headlines.

I think that the "blowback" against personal freedoms happens because because conservatives and even libertarians like myself have no where to retreat to. If we say we're okay with homosexual marriage, anti-war movements, or electing "minorities" (don't get me started), we're also supposed to give way on gun rights, global warming, and our freedom of non-liberal speech..

People are making a stand because they see their freedom and their property carved away.

— NeoWayland

Posted: Mon - October 19, 2009 at 03:02 PM  Tag


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