“I want it to be an international movement. This is the same battle that Ronald Reagan and millions of other people fought in the 20th century; it just has a 21st century New Media battleground. The Cold War is now a New Media War. — Andrew Breitbart
The more I hear of and from Breitbart, the more I like him– his view of the world and mine match up closely. All too often, the pro-rights crowd tries to be nice, civil, courteous and clean… and they get walked over. Get scrappy, take the fight to the ground, and get dirty– and win. Anti-gunners make dick jokes? Question why they focus on penis humor. Leftist wants to mock your family? Ask why they are envious of a working nuclear family. Obama voter wants to make snide remarks and jet off? To use the old military strategy– fix ‘em, flank ‘em, and fire on ‘em. It’s time to stop fencing in a cage match world.
And he’s right about Buckley. The video of Bill Buckley versus Gore Vidal warms my heart every time I watch it. It presents the perfect engagement for a scrappy fight– the leftist tosses out insults, handwaves, tries to disengage and flee… only to get pinned down and hit. An additional bonus for Buckley is the moderator breaking it up.
His next point is that Christians shouldn’t let things slide… and I agree with him. One of the Biblical doctrines is for Christians to “be always ready to give an answer” when you are questioned about your faith, and the word used in that passage meant to give a legal rebuttal to the accusations of a court. (It’s also the word from which we get apologetics.) You are being tried in the court of public opinion… so defend yourself.
The reason I chose the title of this post is because we need to draw a line, or we’ll keep backing up. “Compromise” to a leftist means you giving them what they want and shutting up so they can brag about it. The solution is simple– don’t give them what they want, and don’t be quiet about it. Working with someone who wishes to destroy you and your way of life isn’t a value, it’s a lapdog mentality. Plus, there’s no satisfaction like seeing the blank expression a leftist gets when you get a really good zinger in on them– it’s like they lose connection with the hive mind for a moment…
Sarah
15 Jun 10 at 7:07 PM
There’s a time to be nice, and there’s a time to say, “Fine – have it your way” and get down to business. I’d say that the time for niceties has long passed.
Dixie
15 Jun 10 at 7:40 PM
Yep. To quote what an acquaintance of mine once told me, “I don’t want you to be polite, I want you to stop being conservative.” After that, I stopped being nice to him. The conservative bit… not so much.