They aren't all evil.
This is a reminder of something that it's very easy to forget in these anti-American times. Simply this--not everyone on the wrong side is evil; many of them are simply ignorant, or stupid.
Let's start with stupid. Pardon me for sounding like an ass for a moment, but the reality is that the world is full of not-very-bright people, and movements that offer "free stuff" and "no work" and "no rules"--you know, like the Marxist bullshit promises--will absolutely attract the brainless wonders. Why wouldn't it? If you and I didn't know for sure that it's complete crap (because our brains and experience tell us so), we'd be all over it, too. Who wouldn't be? I'd love to have everything given to me with no rules and no work!
We're bright enough to know that it just doesn't happen like that. A lot of the people on the Left simply aren't that smart. Their lack of intellect or wisdom doesn't necessarily give them a "free pass", but it needs to be considered when we start categorizing them as "evil". We were all taught not to make fun of the "special" kids in school. This is kinda like that, just on a larger, and older, scale.
Then there are the ignorant. These are people who would otherwise be bright enough to see how horrible the position they've taken really is, if only they had the information to properly make those decisions. For whatever reason--apathy, blind trust, whatever--they have either not been exposed to the truth of things, or they've not absorbed and internalized it. These people are neither stupid nor evil; they are, at best, uninformed and at worst, brainwashed. These are people who can still be saved. They can still be turned to the proper side of history, and they make absolutely wonderful patriots when they are. Rather than lumping them into the "evil" category, we should be reaching out to educate and "convert" these folks. This isn't always easy to do. It requires patience many of us don't have, and compassion that is difficult to muster in these trying times. But these are, truly, our American brethren. If we can save them from the fire of idiocy that they're currently dancing within, it's imperative that we do so, both morally and practically. Every one of them that we "awaken" adds one to our column and subtracts one from theirs. Think about that.
Finally, there are the evil ones. On balance, I'd say this is far and away the smallest group (most of the folks on the anti-American Left are just plain stupid). These are people who know the truth of things and either choose to ignore it, or (and this is what happens most of the time) choose to use other people's ignorance and stupidity to achieve nefarious outcomes.
George Soros is evil. Nancy Pelosi is evil. Chuck Schumer is evil. Ilhan Omar is evil squared.
AOC is stupid. That isn't to say that I wouldn't put her on the same sinking raft as I would Soros, Pelosi, and Omar--I would--but her evilness comes simply from being mind-numbingly moronic. She can't help but be the way she is, and for that she'd deserve some pity and leeway if she wasn't so dangerous. Her type of "evil" is the kind that comes from knowing that she's a fool but continuing to run off at the mouth with dangerous anti-American drivel. This earns her a place alongside George Soros, though the intellectual divide between them is cavernous.
Knowing the different categories, it's easier to compartmentalize the approach for the different people you'll come across in this moment in time. Most are just going to be "not very bright", and acting according to their limited intellect. Many are going to be ill-informed but educable, and should be seen as converts-in-waiting. A few are going to be evil-by-virtue-of-stupidity-and-activity (AOC, Eric Swalwell, Rashida Tlaib, Maxine Waters [who makes AOC look like a genuine genius], Obama, and lots of others), and a very few are just truly evil (Soros, Pelosi, the Clintons, Schumer).
Save your internal "hatred" for the evil and stupid-evil ones; take pity but not necessarily mercy on the purely stupid ones; and try to save the ignorant ones. Try your best to have patience and understanding for the stupid and ignorant, though; even though some of them deserve scorn and retribution, remember that many of these are just foolish kids who never learned any better. The indoctrination of the school system is very, very difficult to overcome--especially for those who have little in the way of brain cells to begin with.
By the way, I consider Adam Schiff to be somewhere between evil and stupid-evil; he's clearly conniving enough to be in the "evil" category, but DAMN he sure seems stupid sometimes!
Obama is difficult to catagorize.
he was very stupid like telling isis that we will be rolling into.... in 2 weeks.
I'm an example of being ignorant.
I was raised in public school I thought guns were scary and bad. My dad was a veteran but a terrible teacher.
i got out of school became a believer and met conservatives.... still took years to gain any real wisdom.
I was a victim of the public school system! It is truly insidious!!!
School choice is the civil rights issue of our era!
With 8,000$ dollars a year per kid (which is a very conservative estimate of cost here) we could offer our kids one hell of an education.!!!
Much of what we will do, starting now but even when we're in full swing with our local units, will be slow going and subtle. It's how the Left built the machine they're currently exploiting, and they've done it extremely effectively. The problem is we don't have their resources or the three or four decades they've had to set everything into motion; and secondly, "subtle" progress is not very tolerable to the majority of Americans. They want to take a pill for a couple of days and suddenly be skinny. We already know things don't work that way, but what we know and what we want don't always matter. If the results aren't there instantly, we tend to lose interest.
As I say, though, much of what we're going to do with this organization is going to be a slow, steady, subtle, almost "hidden" approach to making the sweeping changes we need in order to restore America to what it was meant to be.
Our organization needs partners in that effort. Specifically, each of you. Can you toil with little noticeable change, little "reward", and virtually no recognition? Because that is truly what it's going to take to put America to right.
The Intelligence team is going to be rolling out some strategies for accomplishing this, within the next few days. I've asked them to work up a strategy that enables us to leverage our "down time"--specifically, that time we have before our units are fully operational--into real, critical action that will start the ball slowly rolling toward our goals. This may mean posting to other platforms, or gathering intel, or any number of other things. Much of it will seem ineffective, but it isn't--it's very effective, taken directly from the Left's playbook. It's just subtle.
Your help as members-in-waiting for the CDF will be greatly appreciated.
There is much to learn from "information programs" such as certain government agencies have used in overseas countries for decades (and swear they never use against Americans... but we know how trustworthy they are).
The fact is - like counter-insurgency, the manuals for these things have already been written. One has only to read, understand, and execute. Information warfare isn't new, isn't innately complex, and isn't hard to prosecute on a basic level. But, like any discipline, it must be CONSTANT to be effective.
Lastly, building a new apparatus is difficult, costly, complex, and invites blowback. Infiltrating existing organizations and turning them toward one's purposes is MUCH easier and has the added benefit of depriving one's opponent with needed resources, platforms, and ideological market share. This is how the political Left has spread through American society so effectively. Nearly every major institution has been infiltrated and either outright co-opted or been pushed to the Left. As soon as an icon for the Right emerges (think Chik-fil-A), their work begins. Consider where Chik-Fil-A was when it started - and then look at who it promoted the last few years - and finally look at how it responded to BLM and leftism THIS year. You can follow the same pattern in nearly every major Christian college and theological institution as well (and there are articles detailing it if you're inclined to read about it). I suggest starting here:
http://americanthinker.com/articles/2020/08/et_tu_falwell_the_lefts_playbook_at_liberty_u.html?fbclid=IwAR2mfXux9w9Ad06Lr7DtGATAxi62GzWzDKpekeOqaPeaYlkrMupVPyy_Kig
The point is - an organization like CDF is a jumping off point to centralize, educate, and commission culture warriors and defenders. But if we're going to return America to our traditional values, then we had best be willing to engage on the cultural battleground just like the Left is. This topic warrants it's own thread or even sub forum if it is to be explored further.
Quote from Joe on August 19, 2020, 3:00 PMThere is much to learn from "information programs" such as certain government agencies have used in overseas countries for decades (and swear they never use against Americans... but we know how trustworthy they are).
The fact is - like counter-insurgency, the manuals for these things have already been written. One has only to read, understand, and execute. Information warfare isn't new, isn't innately complex, and isn't hard to prosecute on a basic level. But, like any discipline, it must be CONSTANT to be effective.
Lastly, building a new apparatus is difficult, costly, complex, and invites blowback. Infiltrating existing organizations and turning them toward one's purposes is MUCH easier and has the added benefit of depriving one's opponent with needed resources, platforms, and ideological market share. This is how the political Left has spread through American society so effectively. Nearly every major institution has been infiltrated and either outright co-opted or been pushed to the Left. As soon as an icon for the Right emerges (think Chik-fil-A), their work begins. Consider where Chik-Fil-A was when it started - and then look at who it promoted the last few years - and finally look at how it responded to BLM and leftism THIS year. You can follow the same pattern in nearly every major Christian college and theological institution as well (and there are articles detailing it if you're inclined to read about it). I suggest starting here:
http://americanthinker.com/articles/2020/08/et_tu_falwell_the_lefts_playbook_at_liberty_u.html?fbclid=IwAR2mfXux9w9Ad06Lr7DtGATAxi62GzWzDKpekeOqaPeaYlkrMupVPyy_KigThe point is - an organization like CDF is a jumping off point to centralize, educate, and commission culture warriors and defenders. But if we're going to return America to our traditional values, then we had best be willing to engage on the cultural battleground just like the Left is. This topic warrants it's own thread or even sub forum if it is to be explored further.
This sounds like a great topic. If you start the topic and provide some material to work with (and get participation) I'll be happy to move it to it's own sub-forum if it seems to warrant it (and on it's face, it does seem to)...