Posted by
The INFORMER (Cokie907@yahoo.com) on Thursday, November 29, 2007 6:47:54 PM
Divide and conquer. That is the methodology to defeating a foe which is organized and formidable, correct? Well, I'm sick of all this talk which divides conservatives according to various criteria because I believe it is being engineered to conquer us next November.
If you're a devout follower of God, you must be a religious conservative. If you don't necessarily go to church but believe in a traditional family unit, you must be a social conservative. Perhaps you could care less about God and family but you're sick and tired of all this spending, then you're a fiscal conservative. I've even heard some talking heads label those pesky, annoying "flag wavers" as patriotic conservatives. Enough is enough for crying out loud with all the ways to split us up!! So as of now, to counter this potentially damaging trend, I am going to introduce a new demographic for us to concentrate on.
It is simply this: Are you a TRADITIONALIST or not? That is the question for you to ponder this day. Do you watch an episode of "Leave it to Beaver" and think of a time when the family unit was bedrock solid and people turned to their family before the omnipotent government? Do you stand when the National Anthem is played and take off your hat, maybe get an embarrassing tear in the corner of your eye? Do you love the thought of a July 4th picnic when baseball, hotdogs, apple pie and even a classic Chevrolet or two make their appearance? If so, you run the risk of being a traditionalist.
Now, I know what many of you are thinking: "Come on Meat and Potatoes guy, all of this stuff you mention is what defines us as conservatives. What kind of stunt are you pulling?" I can assure you that I'm up to no stunt. What I'm trying to do is to get people away from the divisive issues that define conservatism and concentrate on the issues that can unite us as traditionalists. Do we long for the "old America"? Up until the mid 1960's, the America we enjoyed was one that boasted personal responsibility as the order of the day and reliance on the family or community to meet our daily needs. It also encouraged a nationalistic fervor of flag waving that would never be seen again with the possible exception of the few months after 9/11.
We lost our way in the late 60's and spun out of control all through the 70's but for some inexplicable reason, the gyroscope of our country began to right itself in the 1980's. But alas, the traditional America was lost again to forces who gained control of the country and guess what? They are making their last stand to do it again by seizing control of policy making at the highest level. These people are non-traditionalists, indeed.
If there ever was a time for citizens of this country to regain their inexorable desire for traditionalist thinking, it would be now. Conservatives or not, we want our "old America" back and WE WANT IT NOWWW!