Concepts for Conservatives

(Updated)

I am a conservative. I realize that a lot of people make that claim without having any real concept of what it means. I also realize that when made in the  presence of liberals such an admission brings scowls, scoffing or outright verbal attacks on one’s: parentage, intelligence, education or belief system.

Only by understanding the enemies of freedom and democracy can we win this battle against socialism. The  community agitator and author Saul Alinsky wrote a “book” entitled “Rules for Radicals” (Amazon.com ISBN # 0679721134, Be sure to read the reviews by readers). I am sure most of you have at least by now heard of it but wonder how many of you have studied it.

Sun Tzu in his treatise “The Art of War” stated:

It is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles; if you do not know your enemies but do know yourself, you will win one and lose one; if you do not know your enemies nor yourself, you will be imperiled in every single battle.

To fight any battle without intelligence and information on the opposing force is just plain stupid.

Alinsky, himself, acknowledged that true change comes only with revolution. His book is a primer on how to foment that revolution and create class warfare. It was written specifically to cause dissent and encourage the “have-nots” to take every thing away from the “haves”. In other words to unite the takers and do nothings of the world to live off the sweat and labor of the productive.

Alinsky believed that capitalism was Machiavellian in nature, that if you were rich you got there by being devious and dishonest.

Alinsky like his acolytes Obama, Clinton, Davis, Ayers, and most of the current administration realized that they had to create change from inside the system. They had to agitate from within and then attack. They are still agitating and still attacking American ideals and principles!

The first step in community organization is community disorganization.

Alinsky’s rules were guidelines that had to be fluid and changeable according to the situation, much like Obama’s speeches.

Alinsky’s strategy was to bait and goad opponents into reacting. Diversion from the issues and blaming others. Well so far this has been Obama’s tactics also.

The current situation is not just a political exercise or cycle it is a war. Each action by the opposition is intended to be a battle for the hearts and minds of the un or ill informed. You must brace for it, be prepared. You must attempt to educate and prepare others so that they see through the smoke screens intentionally being deployed while they attempt back room deals and hidden agendas in Congressional Bills. We must all be ever vigilant and prepared to fight to hold on to the principles and ethics that this great Republic was founded on.

At least be aware of Alinsky’s basic rules so that you can spot them when they are applied. Arm yourselves with knowledge and spread the truth because there is nothing that they hate more than the truth. When they then start labeling you and calling you names you know that you have at least one small battle. The battle is on! Are you prepared for the War?

 

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If you prefer some lighter reading why not try…

 

 

 

Ghost Ranger, Tex’s first novel, is now available on Lulu and Amazon.

 

 

 

 

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Why Obama’s Ineffectualness is Dangerous!

Like most veterans, my memories of my days in the service are a combination of good and bad. The best thing was the spirit of brotherhood; the comradery.

My worst times in the service all had one thing in common; ineffectual leaders.  Now please don’t take this wrong I served under some outstanding men, but I also met my fair share of ticket punching toadies.

I remember a day when my team and I were taking a break at a firebase on our way back from a mission when a butter bar (2d Lieutenant) came into camp on a slick (Huey). There he was in his crisply ironed jungle fatigues and polished boots, clean shaved and looking like a recruiting poster. The first words out of his mouth were, “Who in the hell set up these defenses? I want that heavy machine gun down  near the concertina (wire)!”

There were a few problems with this. First he was pointing at an M60 which is not a heavy machine gun and second by placing it closer to the wire limited its effectiveness. It was at that time localed properly high where its field of fire was about one third of the perimeter fence and over the heads of the camp’s defenders.. Right away this idiot opened his mouth, inserted his nicely shined boots and destroyed his credibility as a leader. I can only hope that later he changed before he got someone killed.

I have returned from long range missions and entered camp only to be accosted by some REMF ( Rear echelon M___F____, you get the idea) like the Sergeant Major who tried to take me to task for having improper boot laces (I used insulated wire since cotton and nylon would quickly rot in the jungle) and for the condition of my uniform (after a 14 day hump). His lambasting came to a quick halt when he looked into my eyes and he noticed my non-standard weapons (we carried Swedish K’s and Browning High Powers). He realized that I did not come under his authority. His first clue should have been the lack of rank and unit insignia. I pity the troops under this “spit and polish” idiot who didn’t have a clue.

We actually had some areas that we prohibited from returning enemy fire unless we radioed in for permission first, so that some REMF could decide if our lives were worth saving. This created a lot of animosity and uncertainty among troops on the front lines.

The problem with ineffectual leaders is that they can and do get people killed. They think they know it all and if they don’t know they will make it up as they go. They got ahead because of who they knew not what they did. This is a lot like what a Community Organizer does when elected to a high political office. Incompetent leaders will send underlings to their death and then cover up their ineptitude by “throwing someone else under the bus”.

A good leader does not operate in a vacuum. A leader must listen to those following. The first thing a good leader must acknowledge is that they do not know it all. The second thing they must realize is that they work for and represent the people following them. A good leader recognizes and admits mistakes, they also absorb the blame for mistakes of the people under them.

When you move into the higher echelons of power you become isolated and have to make a conscious effort to get out of the puzzle palace and become a normal grunt. You have to go face to face with the people following you because often your closest advisors have their own agendas or simply will tell you only what they think you want to hear. A deaf leader is one who rules from above and is the most detested and the most dangerous.  A blind and deaf leader is not a true leader they are a tyrant.

 

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If you prefer some lighter reading why not try…

 

 

 

Ghost Ranger, Tex’s first novel, is now available on Lulu and Amazon.

 

 

 

 

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Jesus Was A Community Organizer?

This comes from Joe over at A Tic in the Mind’s Eye.

I’ve been hearing the comparison of Barak Obama with Jesus and Sarah Palin with Pontius Pilate lately coming from the fringe left. That “Jesus was a Community Organizer and Pilate was a governor” is a comment from a blogger on the Washington Post website, that liberal pundits and congressmen are now parroting in an attempt to be witty. Two things are obvious…one, they don’t know Jesus, and two they don’t know how offensive that is to those of us who do.

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Also see Sarandon: Jesus was a community organizer?

Sarandon: “Jesus was a community organizer”

The quote of the day has to go to liberal Hollywood Elite Susan Sarandon commenting on Sarah Palin:

"Jesus Christ was a community organizer and Pontius Pilate was a governor."

Obviously, she doesn’t realize how offense that statement is to Christians comparing Barack Obama to Jesus. But then again, in liberal eyes, he is the Messiah, the Lord Almighty, Merciful Barack Obama. (sarcasm intended)

Right Photoshop: Community Organizer

This photoshop takes aim at Barack Obama’s community organizer “experience” as noted by Veep candidate Sarah Palin.