while I agree with IronDioPriest on the surface, what I observe is that the "right" isn't good at spreading the message. We of the puritanical, traditional cast feel that it is incumbent on you to do the work or else you will be seen as a slacker. In fact the left has been much more successful spoonfeeding the lie to the lazy and thus they have turned many more hearts and minds.
whims, "puritanical"? Really.
IDP's talked to his mother, LV's communicated with hers. I've gone into combat with my own on the issue of corporate greed so many times, it isn't even funny; she knows better than to even say the phrase anymore.
You cannot, simply cannot, feed -- spoon or otherwise -- those who refuse the food of knowledge.
The "right" needs to get a good ad agency and learn how to sell their ideas. Plus we aren't offering free stuff, we need to first create a sense of shame and lack of self respect in the potential convert just to get them on board, we are a reserved and stand-offish group that puts the onus on those whom we wish to convert while the left opens their arms, offers free stuff and says no matter what we are your group does anyone else see that we are starting the game with a 1o point advantage to the other side.
Who is the "right"? We all here are the "right" and we make one step forward progress with those that will LISTEN to every two steps back with those who
don't want to know.
And if you're suggesting free stuff as an enticement, fuggedabouddit; if we have to go that way, we've lost.
You cannot sell to those who are not buying. Do you not get that? You seem to think if we just ... -- um, lemme see we'll put this word here and that word there and rearrange this paragraph -- get the words right in the right order, "they" will get it. They. Won't. They. Don't Want To.
Doll, you think we can still save this thing by talking. We can't. Some people just need to eat their pain in order to wise up.