Posted by
davecatbone on Sunday, March 04, 2007 3:41:26 PM
Hi! This is my initial post here at Townhall. As I've been particularly
opinionated with my deluge of letters to the editors around the world,
I've been encouraged to post a blog. My first statement here is about
those who don't get into the "game" until election day. And the
Democrats want to enable the destruction of the Electoral College to
bring about the tyranny of the Dumb.
Our
Republic is sustained by the will of the people. But a large percentage
of current voters belong to the Great Dumbed Down Moderate Middle,
incapable of forming a sophisticated opinion on politics or even world
events, beyond repeating a one or two sentence sound bite they've heard
drilled into their brain by the Mainsteam Media. Worse, many voters
can't even tell you the name of the current Secretary of State, or even
the Vice President. The privilege to vote is being taken too lightly by
a too large number of us, and this is in danger of being even further
amplified by a move to abolish the Electoral College. When it comes to
the matters that affect our livelihoods, or even the future existence
of our country, I believe it to be the duty, owed to the millions who
have given their lives for us, for each voting citizen to understand
exactly what they are voting for.
Put differently, grow a spine,
and believe in something. Communists believe in taking from the haves
and giving to the have nots, charity at the point of a gun held by the
state. Capitalists believe in the market, each deserving what he
receives for any goods or services he provides a willing buyer. In the
middle are those who don't have any clear idea of what they believe,
and who are swayed daily by an onslaught of words and images couched in
popular cultural formats, each carrying a subtle ideological message.
To
those of you who feel Moderate, wake up. Get a spine, get your
information from multiple sources, not just NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, MSNBC,
NPR, and the NYTimes. Think about the sources giving you this info and
their agenda. Come to your own conclusions about the facts of daily
life, don't let the MSM tell you how to feel. Stand for something, no
matter what, for reasons you can intelligently explain, based on facts
and reason. You owe a lot of dead patriots this responsibility. If you
can't, then shut up and get out of the way. The rest of us intend to
move in a positive direction with thoughtfulness, appreciation and a
sense of reponsiblity for the gift of liberty we've inherited.