"It only takes one man with courage to make a majority"

President Andrew Jackson, "The American Lion"

             For years, millions of unhappy Americans have toiled silently from day to day. They have diligently tended to families, careers, and education while subversive elements of society have focused on controlling government institutions. While they balanced their checkbooks, their government mortgaged their future. While, they decried the excesses of the 1960s counterculture from churches, offices, and homes radicals overtook the educational system and began an exercise in mass brainwashing. Still, they largely remained quiet, burdened by their obligations and uninformed by a media firmly in the pocket of radicals. They believed in the justice of the law and a right to freedom speech and, when religion was chased from the public sphere by judges pursuing their own agendas rather than the letter of the law, they respected governing institutions even if they disagreed with those who ran them.  At every turn, they extended courtesy and a public platform to their opponents only to find that one day, their children were strangers, their leaders… despots, and their views labeled un-American. On that day, the silence was broken, the obedience faltered, and a new movement was born. Ladies and gentlemen, that day was April 15, 2009 and the Tax Day Tea Parties mark the start of a new grassroots, conservative movement.

                Thankfully, I was able to able to make the time to attend the New Haven, Connecticut tea party where I joined nearly a thousand of my fellow patriots to protest everything from expanding federal power to uncontrolled spending. Our protest permit (don’t even get me started on the absurdity of permit to protest… what happened to free speech?) was for Long Wharf, a location quite some distance from the center of New Haven, but it was all for the best. The location allowed us to get within a hundred feet of the highway where we were able to wreak havoc with the traffic on I-95. Some of the protesters climbed dirt mounds next to the highway where they displayed banners and posters such as "Taxes = Violence." As I stood there, just taking in the scene, hundreds if not thousands of cars and trucks honked as they past. By the end of the protest traffic on I-95 was backed up from New Haven to Milford, a distance of at least 9 miles. The joy of finally being surrounded by like-minded people who can listen to different opinions without resorting to baseless, hate-filled labels such as racist, reactionary, fascist, Nazi, etc. was marvelous. In short, reason and civility reigned supreme.

                If you’ve followed the mainstream media’s coverage of the Tea Parties, however, you’d think that put on my white KKK robes, grabbed some gasoline, and rounded up my white supremacist buddies. We jeered at some foreign looking pedestrians on the street before tooling around the town and arriving at a local gathering of neo-Nazis to protest the black man in the Whitehouse. The media’s coverage of the parties has been everything from disingenuous and misleading to outright propaganda. CNN sent one of its reporters to the Chicago tea party where she was so taken aback by a man who equated Obama to a fascist that she had to resort to, "don’t you realize how offensive that is?" It seems she missed the memo. Conservatives have been called fascists for over 70 years and there hasn’t been much of an outcry. Perhaps the real problem was that she had a sudden crisis of faith in the secular gods of free speech and democratic process when she realized that there are dissenting opinions and some who hold them are finding the courage and the strength to stand tall and proclaim them to the world. Whatever her motivations, her coverage of the scene was the most unbalanced I have seen in years and that includes segments on political commentary shows. She ended her coverage by saying that the scene was not "family viewing." You can see the entire clip below (as well as what cnn didn’t show you):

CNN’s Coverage

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2baxw_YScxc

What they didn’t show you:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6xWGvdRQ9Q

The Same Reporter’s Reaction Two Years Earlier to a Protestor Comparing Bush to Hitler 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WQbNaXJ8Pw

               Some might be surprised to find the media so hostile to traditional Americans standing up for their beliefs. Others might laugh off the incident as further evidence of a media bias they have long been aware of. I, on the other hand, think the negative media coverage was the icing on the cake; mainstream news outlets across the nation, from CNN to NBC do not know how to react. This is perhaps the first time in the history of America that conservatives and traditionalists have made such a large and coordinate effort (perhaps a half million or more attended over 1000 Tea Parties) to make their views heard. The elitists who comprise the news corps cannot come to terms with a movement this large and widespread being organized by average, everyday people. 

                      A recurring theme in the coverage was just how many protesters were present and, often, a reporter would remark how much larger the Tea Party was compared to previous anti-war protests in the same location. On their faces there was confusion. Their speech was riddled with negative buzzwords like right-wing, bashers, ugly, and hate-filled. No doubt they hoped these words would trigger the negative emotions our society has conditioned us to experience at their very mention. Some, like CNN’s Susan Roesgen, tried to blame the movement on evil Fox News and conservative organizations, frantically searching for an explanation for an event that couldn’t be easily reconciled to her world view. Ironically, she was standing in front of signs that said "Republicans suck too" and "Rick Santelli for President" when she attempted to link the events to the Republican Party.

                If there’s one thing that I have learned in life, it’s that people, when they feel threatened, do not rely on logic and rational thinking, rather they resort to instinct, name calling,  and violence to defend themselves. If you haven’t seen the writing on the wall, let me be the first to tell you that the mainstream media outlets are scared. Some of them will try to ignore the movement in the hopes that it will simply go away. What they fear, however, are the implications of success. Their vacuous drivel, manufactured for the numbed and manipulated masses they helped to create, will be far worse than worthless; it will be an indictment of their hypocrisy, poor character, and treasonous actions. Even now their bias and incompetence is forcing them to the brink of bankruptcy, and they will face the terrifying choice of respecting conservatives or dissolving entirely. The age of the liberal media hegemony is now at an end. They are on the run and we need to forge bravely ahead, with the courage to ignore the lies and the slander. As Jackson said, "one man with courage makes a majority." We have not just one man, not just a thousand men, but hundreds of thousands and millions of men and women filled with courage and with hope. You are not wrong to demand accountability and you are most certainly not wrong to proclaim your beliefs. God bless you all and may God bless America, the land of the free and the home of the brave. 

Pictures of Tea Parties Around the Country: http://michellemalkin.com/2009/04/15/massive-tax-day-tea-party-usa/

If you missed the April 15 Tea Parties or you want to continue your involvement, there are plans for a July 4 Tea Party in the capital and rumors of protests outside of mainstream media headquarters in May. Everybody counts in this war of ideas, support what you believe in. Details will be posted here as soon as they are available.

If you want to fix America, you need to start with yourself. You need to be more knowledgeable than your opponents. The first thing you must do is to go and read the founding documents of the United States. Go read the U.S. Constitution, the Federalist Papers, the Anti-Federalist Papers, and the Declaration of Independence. I guarantee that you will know more about constitutional law than 95% of the population.

When someone suggests something like social/economic justice, state persecution of religion (also known as “separation of church and state”), gun control, etc. you will have the historical and legal knowledge to argue not only why it is wrong, but why it is actually illegal. Leftists won’t be able to argue facts with you, but, if you don’t know the history of what you seek to defend, you have no hope of defending against more appealing populist ideology.

After you have built a strong conceptual foundation, you need to go out and spread the word. You need to find an organization or individual who you wish to help or you need to organize a movement yourself. The left has been extremely successful in mobilizing supporters through a "nucleation" strategy. Similarly to how a bubbles form more quickly on a solid dropped into a soda, leftists concentrate on manufacturing an outrageous token issues which they can use to organize and attract supporters. We must do the same. If there is something in your town that seems wrong, do not writer letters to your town officials, immediately report the issue to the media and get as many people involved as possible.

Writing that doesn’t seem right. I have always despised those who abuse our legal system. I have never respected those who are unable to fix a problem through their own action and, to augment their inadequacy, decide to get the government involved. Sadly, those very same people have used their dissatisfaction to mold the world to their own preferences. The Achilles heel in their actions is that they are inconsistent. They have implemented social programs that racially discriminate, they allow radical policies to influence government so long as they have no religious grounds, and they assassinate the character of conservatives.

We must reveal that, at the core of the issue, these people do not want consistency. Let’s take these absurd policies all the way to their logical conclusion and expose them for what they are: the wrongs of the past with a new label. When you see reverse discrimination (such as racially motivated hiring) notify the media and see if you can get an organization with a legal team involved. Does the local educational system indoctrinate your children? Does it ridicule your beliefs and promote contrary ideology? Look up privacy laws in your state, and, if it’s legal, secretly record classes; send your children to class with tape recorders. Evidence collection is key my friends.

We are entirely too kind. We suffer the abuses of those who disagree with us in the spirit of legitimate debate and dissent. They take our courtesy and try to silence us with it. No longer. Now the game is all about documentation and dissemination. Beyond the mainstream media, use YouTube, Twitter, MySpace, Facebook, etc. to spread the world. On YouTube, you can post video responses to popular videos. Document examples and show them to the world. Find liberal videos and post your evidence as a response. TIVO news stations that you don’t like and extract segments of bias, racism, and bigotry. Post those as well.

Now, you should stop writing to your politicians. Direct your efforts elsewhere. You would be better served writing a letter to the editor which can then be seen by hundreds of people(if you wish, you can send a copy to your representative) Get behind candidates who are not necessarily party affiliated but who will uphold your beliefs. If your representatives are ineffective, corrupt, etc. then do everything that you can to replace them even if you must fight your party’s establishment. If the party refuses to do what is right, then gather all you can and find someone who will uphold your standards. If that person is you, then you are the person for the job.

It’s all up to you. I will do my part and you must now do yours. If you would like advice or want to discuss this article, I encourage you to use our web forums. If you do not know how, it’s an excellent time to learn. We must empower all those who think as we do to use the internet and the technology that now surrounds us.

The real revolution that we need is a revolution of the mind. We have all the tools to enact that. We have unprecedented access to global communication channels to spread the word. Too many concerned citizens look at TV and the Internet as bad things.  I would agree except that media now work both ways. It’s time to reverse the flow of the effluent that pours forth from mainstream culture right back to those who forced it upon us. If they experience it themselves, I doubt we will have to deal with its absurdity much longer.

Let Freedom Ring. God bless America and long may her flag wave.

–Madas

I have heard a lot of people speak of revolution lately. There are certainly some who mean it when they advocate for such radical change. Let me start by saying this: I agree that a massive change in society is necessary if we hope to correct our country’s current disastrous course.  I have not heard, however, an effective plan to affect this revolution. For this reason, I have created this “Guide to Revolution” to present the first step towards restoring greatness to America.

In the past eight years, the media presented those on the right as everything from greedy warmongers to just plain crazy. At the same time, leftists have been presented as hip, cool, and caring. This media bias is largely responsible for the overwhelming success of the Democrats and the far left in the 2008 elections (although the Republicans failure to uphold their own professed beliefs is also much to blame). If that weren’t bad enough, the bias in the educational system is so extreme that an overwhelming majority of students are liberal (often exceeding 80%).

So what’s a good patriot to do? You love your country and you see what is being done as fundamentally against its very principles. What’s worse, the majority of people don’t agree with you and think you’re crazy. People under thirty, many who have no meaningful historical knowledge, have a strong belief, inspired by clowns like Jon Steward and Stephen Colbert, that Conservative principles are evil and outdated. Minority populations have clung to the convenience of racial politics and pushed for ever-growing social programs. Those in academia ridicule you with every breath, preaching tolerance in one and bigotry against you with the other.

It seems as if the stars are aligned against you. Some suggest violence and the coming revolution as the only cure for our ill. The world you knew seems to be coming to a close and the only solution is to be willing to put your life on the line to defend that which you hold dear. It’s touching and it shows how deeply you care, but it will only hasten the death of all that you love about our country.

One thing that you must remember is that the vast majority of the population can be molded easily, its just takes time. Those on the left, no matter how much you may dislike them, should be noted for their unceasing dedication to social change. They have been working to remake America (and. believe me, often for good causes even if they twist the law to do so) since the 1950s. It has been a long hard road for them, but their dedication to their principles and their refusal to quit has brought them great success.

If, now that conservatives are regarded as crazy and evil, you were to seriously speak of revolution or act upon your words, you would set this image in stone. Fact: you can change the opinions of most of the people who currently oppose you. Another fact: if you try to supersede the American government, even broken as it is, your fight will be for naught. You will lose where it matters: in peoples’ hearts and minds.

Take heart, gentle reader, for so long as there is one person in the world who can see through the lies, there is hope. If you do your part there will soon  be many more.

THE SOLUTION (PART II)