Is it my imagination or do many people think that tactics win elections? It would appear that one way to evade the real reason that your side lost is to claim that you were beaten by the “get out the vote” organization of your opponent. Perhaps you were ‘out-spent’ or they used ‘dirty tricks’. There are some who believe that the other guys were able to mobilize and herd their sheep to the poles more competently than we could move ours.
This paternalistic view of the world is taken for granted by most commentators who then heap praise on campaign managers that pull off feats of logistical brilliance. The pundits have moved away from ideals and lofty goals to a cynical view that skilful manipulation of the great unwashed is the only valid route to victory. Of course none of the people who espouse this theory consider themselves one among the masses.
It is one thing to understand the base instincts of our society, but to aspire to them is another thing all together. This is the very essence of where we are headed. The Europeans have gotten there before us and have degenerated into a nihilistic despondency. They are now helpless against any determined group of true believers. They are truly ready to compromise on any aspect of their existence. Without an ideal or rational philosophy to believe in, a dark emptiness will pervade the soul of a nation. The vacuum will be filled by the bizarre and the fanatical.
Disarming the population of its moral structure has been the strategy of the left for the past two hundred years. If one is to accept forced wealth redistribution, special treatment for certain groups, and abhorrent behaviour masquerading as cultural quaintness one must be morally emasculated.
It is heartening to learn that moral ideals were one of the compelling reasons for the Republican victory in 2004. This is not a religious revival as many will say, but a move toward self-preservation. The confidence in what America stands for is still alive in just over half the population. Other once proud nations i.e. Canada and the United Kingdom have slipped below that plurality.
I suggest that it was not skilful manipulation of the electorate that won the US election of 2004, but the self-confidence generated by the desire to attain our most cherished ideals.
So lets keep chivalry alive! Lets believe in the goodness of Western Civilization. No one is perfect, but we must have a direction to follow even when we fall. As a Hobbit once said “There are some things worth fighting for”.
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Well said, but what option remains for citizens of countries like Canada where values have seemed to slip away into the fog? The population here has been dazed into a stupified state of unquestioning patriotic boobery. Writings like yours, David Frum's, or Conrad Black's are received with vile accusations of "un-Canadianness". What are the weapons against such accusers? How does one assert individual values and spirit when "the mob" is better equipped to divide, annihalate,and conquer? Unfortunately, by nature, individualists tend not to congregate and form a strong lobby. In fact, it is more likely that for the individual to live freely in a place like Canada, he must live elsewhere.
I feel your pain. There are many of us who have considered leaving Canada (many have) for a greater degree of liberty in the US. Perhaps I am just stubborn, but I do not relish the thought of just letting the Liberal bastards destroy our heritage and Country without a fight.
I disagree when you say that our moral standards are simply slipping away into the fog. This is a persistent planned attack that is designed to disarm us - so that we will give in and join the commune or simply leave.
I will fight them - I hope more of us take up the challenge.
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