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I’ve always felt that deep down, most Americans are conservatives at heart. They want lower taxes. They want less government intervention. They want freedoms to be defended. They want law and order to triumph. Most importantly, they want the exceptionalism that America has displayed for the last century or so to continue unabated. Unfortunately, these feelings are often so far below the surface that even the people themselves forget to call on those feelings when making choices in their lives.
Politically, we are a nation that embraces liberty. Religiously, we are a nation that embraces the Judeo-Christian faiths. But both pillars of western civilization are under attack in ways that leave many floundering for a way to fight. The reason for this is a predominant ideological premise that often has the power to upend rational thought. This ideology is one that embraces cultural norms above common sense. It is allowed to overpower the logic and therefore the personal behavior of those who would love for things to be better but who aren’t willing to put in the effort to make them better.
In short, our sensibilities are overpowered by the strong desire to not be demonized.
To understand this more clearly, let’s look at a few examples of how this is in play today.
Example 1: Discrimination at Ivy League schools
Do you remember all the outrage at the office you’ve heard over the past few months about how Harvard admissions officers rate Asian-American students as “unlikable” even if they’ve never met or interviewed them? No? Perhaps that’s because Asian-Americans aren’t considered to be oppressed minorities the way other minorities are considered by modern society.
Imagine if a school rejected black students based solely on the fact that they were black. Do you think you’d hear about it then? What if they did it to Hispanic students? Muslim students? Female students?
The sad reality is that any discrimination targeting whites or Asian-Americans is never viewed as equivalent to discrimination over other races or protected groups. More people would be outraged to learn that over half of the qualified applicants at Harvard were rejected solely because they were a minority… unless that minority was Asian-American. In that scenario, we’ve been programmed to disregard the discrimination.
This has been demonstrated to be happening at Harvard, but it’s conspicuous that all other Ivy League schools have similar admissions numbers.
Those who call it out do not get the same response they’d get if the action were taken against other races.
Example 2: Transgender advantages
If someone is born as a male and decides to transition to becoming a female, they do not suddenly lose the physical advantages males have. This isn’t part of some anti-feminist rant, nor is it a subdued attack on transgenderism. It’s biology.
Nevertheless, society has deemed it acceptable for former boys to compete with biological girls in sporting events. We saw this last week in Connecticut at the state championship track event in which two student athletes who placed #1 and #2 happened to be the two transgender athletes. They were born male. They have the physical advantages of being male even if they now claim to be females. It’s no wonder that they not only won the race but also set the record for fastest times in the state, ever.
The girl who would have been moving on to the next stage of the national championships had there not been two transgender athletes competing expressed a sentiment that should strike every American who hears the story.
“We all know the outcome of the race before it even starts; it’s demoralizing,” she said. “I fully support and am happy for these athletes for being true to themselves. They should have the right to express themselves in school, but athletics have always had extra rules to keep the competition fair.”
The advantages do not just happen in sports. They happen in other areas that may not seem important at all, but in the whole scheme of things they are. In some places, the rules for bathrooms are not equal. Men must use the men’s room. Women must use the women’s room. But transgenders may use whichever room makes them feel more comfortable at that particular moment. In fact, they can switch their restroom of preference at will. Again, this doesn’t seem like a big deal, but it represents a bigger problem. Should transgender people have “better” rights than biologically parallel genders?
I must believe in my heart that thoughtful Americans realize the silliness of letting those who were biologically born as males compete in female events. I must believe that Americans want equal rights, not better rights for certain people. But I’m also very aware that most Americans would never speak out about such things because doing so would subject them to being demonized by acquaintances at the least and possibly in public, depending on how loud they were with their protests.
They’ve been jammed.
Example 3: It’s okay if socialists are rich politicians or entertainers
There’s a growing number of people embracing the tenets of socialism in modern society today. Much of this is due to Bernie Sanders nearly winning the 2016 Democratic nomination. Even more can be attributed to the rise of popular politicians and celebrity activists who are calling on the rich to fund the nation with socialist programs designed to “help” the country such as Medicare-for-All or the Green New Deal.
They call out Amazon, Walmart, and Apple. They demonize those who have wealth. The exception, of course, is that the socialists themselves, many of whom are also rich, get a pass. People cheer when Bernie Sanders scolds people for having a yacht. The same people say nothing when it’s pointed out Sanders has three homes and is a millionaire. I guess the believe he’ll give it all away when his initiatives are made into law.
There’s a cognitive dissonance rampant among socialists who look to the rich and powerful in order to fight the rich and powerful. They have turned successful people into their enemies and unless they’re willing to wholeheartedly adopt a socialist mentality, as many in Hollywood claim to have done, they will continue to be demonized.
What this means
Does this mean we need to fight for new rules in sporting events, more equality in college admissions, and more Clint Eastwoods in Hollywood. No. These examples are simply demonstrations that the hyper-leftist progressives are having their way with so many aspects of our lives, it’s no wonder we can’t repeal Obamacare or give power back to the states. All too often, conservatives fight the ideological battles while allowing the little battles below us to be lost without even noticing them.
There was a time not too long ago when the battle between the right and left was a battle of ideas. That’s no longer the case. The left lost. Their ideas have not and cannot work. But that doesn’t mean they’re willing to give up on those ideas because doing so would make them lose power. The left would rather keep power and nurture bad ideas than lose power and allow good ideas to guide America. This is why socialism is gaining in popularity at a time when it should have been completely eradicated from rational thought.
Now is the time for conservative-minded Americans to fight smarter, fight harder, and never allow the indoctrination machines to get hold of us or anyone we know. It’s time to spread the messages and expand on the tenets of conservative principles. NOQ Report wants to help any way we can, but we need your help in order to do that.
Great civilizations rarely collapse purely through the influences of outside forces. The threats from within brought down the Roman Empire, splintering it to the brink of oblivion. America is faced with similar challenges today. The difference is that forces that took down Rome took decades to gain traction. The forces that could take down America are moving at the speed of years, even months.
America is the keystone of western civilization. If we fall, the whole world falls with us.
Conservatives and Christians are being confronted by a nation in which over half of the people are against us. We are part of this nation, but our influence is waning. It’s imperative that we stay the course before suffering the fate of Rome.
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