If we listen up, liberals are telling us how they can be
defeated. The challenge for conservatives is to listen closely and
build our strategies accordingly.
Recently conservatives have been making major strides in
the battle for the hearts and minds of voters. Liberalism in its
various manifestations — Democrats, global warmists, organized
labor, for example — are hemorrhaging support and influence.
Conservatives are on the ascendency.
Liberals and Democrats are dispirited and in disarray.
They are rapidly losing support and their reactions are making
matters even worse for them. By analyzing why this is
happening, conservatives can keep them stumbling backwards and be
even more effective in the future. The political battle will go on
long after the November elections. Why have conservatives been
successful, and what can we do to build and continue to gain
support?
One of the keys is to remember that in any battle
strategy, “intelligence” is crucial. Knowledge of the enemy, his
strengths and weaknesses, is often the deciding factor in who
prevails. Football teams, for example, expend great effort
“scouting” their future opponents. The “game plan” is largely based
on what’s in the scouting report.
What, for example, are liberals telling us about
themselves? Why, for instance, do they accuse tea partiers and
conservatives in general of being racists? Partly it’s because
that’s all they’ve got. They are frustrated and out of ammunition.
It is a clear indicator of their weakness and lack of sound
ideas.
Liberals are telling us what they fear. Let’s give it to
them. Let their squirming and discomfort be our guide. When they
squeal like stuck pigs, stick them again. It’s not just effective,
it’s fun!
For example, one of Rush Limbaugh’s most effective and
influential innovations is his use of audio clips and reading
quotations of liberals. This is not something that had not been
done before, but he definitely has taken the practice to new
levels. Rush turns the words of his political opponents against
them and demonstrates the absurdity and inconsistency of what they
say and believe. He listens carefully to what they say, takes it
seriously, logically dissects it, and then shows just how
nonsensical it is. This is not what liberals want to happen. They
would prefer that no one actually think about the things they say
and do.
Rush is a teacher and most of his classroom materials are
provided free of charge by his opponents. This is, no doubt, one of
the things about Rush that drives them crazy and makes him an
object of their hatred. Also driving them crazy is one of Rush’s
favorite riffs, “Having more fun than a human being should be
allowed to have.”
When Democrats and their enablers say something, our
challenge is to step back and decipher what they say. What’s even
more important than their intended message is the “meta-message.”
The website Enclyo defines meta-message as “A message about a
message…Meta-messages are higher level messages about: 1. The type
of message being sent. 2. The state/status of the messenger. 3. The
state/status of the receiver. 4. The context in which the message
is being sent.” We can use an awareness of their meta-messages —
that their reactions are signs of weakness, for example — to our
advantage.
The U.S. is without doubt a center-right country. Part of
the proof of this is that even Democrat candidates try to sound
like conservatives when they are in tough election fights. Here in
California Jerry Brown’s campaign commercials make it sound like he
has joined the tea party. Across the country Democrat candidates
are distancing themselves from the liberal policies of the Obama
administration. Liberals cannot be open about what their beliefs
and policy objectives actually are.
Liberals have to hide the fact that they’re liberals. Why
can’t they admit and be open about who they are and what their real
objectives are? One reason is their realization that voters are not
nearly as socialistic as they are.
Conservatives do not have to hide the fact that they’re
conservative. Conservatives are proud to be conservative and need
to realize that they are playing in a friendly environment. They
have the home-field advantage and do not need to act like
underdogs. Too many conservatives seem to have self-esteem issues.
Conservatives have ideas that people are buying, liberals
don’t.
Liberals have also shown that they can’t stand clarity.
They don’t really want to communicate, they want to obfuscate. The
latest and somewhat comical example is Obama’s science czar, John
Holdren, claiming that the term “global warming” is a “dangerous
misnomer.” He wants to replace it with “global climate disruption.”
If we can’t figure out ways to exploit that kind of nonsense, we
need to be trying harder.
Liberalism is essentially the “muddled-talk express.”
Political correctness is about as helpful to communication as a
mouthful of marbles. We need to answer their wussy double-talk with
clear, muscular words that actually mean something. (The Urban
Dictionary defines “wuss” as “characterized by being, feeble,
cowardly, and generally no fun.”)
You may have noticed lately that liberal commentators
can’t resist offering advice to Republicans. Such advice is not
offered in good faith. They are not concerned about the well-being
of the Republican Party. Whenever liberals give advice and
sympathy, do the opposite. They do not wish us well.
Democrats are scared out of their wits that the Republican
Party might stand for something. Democrats love liberal
Republicans. They can be even more useful to them than liberal
Democrats.
The above are only representative of the universe of
opportunities available to conservatives. A political-philosophical
war is underway and the stakes couldn’t be higher. Conservatism can
win the war, but we will need to employ every advantage we possibly
can. And the more fun we have in the process the more likely we are
to keep up the intensity. Liberals certainly don’t seem to be
having much fun lately.
