5 survival tips for non-leftists

If you read my last blog, “Damn straight MAGA’s the new Battle Flag!” you may be asking yourself, “But what can we do? How can we counter progressivism? How can we ‘conservatives’ fight the madness?”

Well, here are 5 suggestions – ideas that I think the “Covington kids” controversy made abundantly clear but need to be fully realized and boldly executed. Hopefully, you will agree.

1. Never trust the mainstream media.

Ever. Not only them, but the knee-perk panderers and spineless “apologizers.” If we can break through the corporate press’ influence on misinformation and those who enable it, we can cut off all these liars at the knees. When will moderates and conservatives learn this lesson?

Be a skeptic and don’t take things on face value just because some “expert” told you so. Dig and do your own homework. Or at the very least, lean on dependable, trustworthy alternative news sources. Being red-pilled can feel pretty lonely some time, but there’s actually a lot of cool dissidents out there. Connect.

I think the fallout from the Covington brouhaha actually proves there’s a growing resistance to the leftist narrative. Everyday folks stood up, called out PC lies, fake news, and true injustice, bravely withstanding the name-calling and shaming.

The ground swell of people speaking out should embolden us, as should the quislings eating crow and hysterics doubling down. Sure, once a lie is spinning around the ether, it’s difficult to reel it back in and stamp out. But with a unified voice, we can make this happen.

And don’t get fooled by the fake apologies. See them for what they really are: tricks. Tell the elites trying to convince us that we need to lighten up on the “indignation” to go to hell.

Tell ya what, I’ll “put the phone down and go do something productive” when leftists stop labeling my sons as Hitler incarnate. No one’s buying your “Poor me, I hurt my hand hitting you” crap. Nice try, honey.

2. Make ’em say it.

Anyone pushing propaganda must be confronted, especially someone “reachable.” That’s what I did with my friend who called the MAGA hat “un-Christian” (as mentioned in the last blog). I began by seeking clarification.

“Are you saying a Trump hat in and of itself is anti-Christian?” I wrote in the comments. “If so, are you questioning the salvation of people who wear MAGA hats?”

Interestingly, he responded in a personal message, “I think the hat is anti-‘Love another as I have loved you.'” He also deleted his original post, but we kept the one-on-one going.

Me: “Thanks for responding, but that still avoids my original question. To me, this seems like an opinion, which is fine. I have lots of opinions, too! But are you suggesting that Trump supporters like me are un-Christian? If so, you need to say that, and not tiptoe around the issue. And if that is indeed your position, isn’t that an example of you not loving me as Christ loves you?”

Him: “There are some people who wear the hat who are racist in general and promote negativity through the hat. I am sorry if I offended you and I normally don’t get into politics and I don’t know consider myself a Democratic or a Republican.”

Then he asked for my forgiveness as a fellow Orthodox. The old me wanted to say “If you don’t know what you’re talking about, dude, you should probably keep your ill-informed opinions to yourself.”

But the Christian me said that no forgiveness was necessary, I appreciated the dialog, and to reach out to me if he ever wanted to know what the “other” side thought. I figure perhaps he’s just never met a persuasive deplorable before.

Anyway, the point of my sharing this conversation is that if you hold a person’s feet to the fire by asking questions, not ceding any ground, and staying on the offense, they’ll be forced to call you a racist to your face. But chances are, they won’t, and maybe, just maybe you can bridge-build and not bridge-burn.

3. Fight to win.

Progressives don’t want to co-exist. They don’t play fair. They play to win, as should we.

Use as fodder the fact that the hateful, illegal, immoral, and violent antics of cultural Marxists have innumerable negative consequences in our real everyday lives. Understand that conservatives don’t have the “privilege,” but we do have truth. We might not be rewarded on earth, but doing right is pleasing to God.

You wanna play identity politics, comrade? Well, this is it, and we aren’t playing to lose. And now’s the time we non-leftists started standing up for one another, instead of cowering in the shadows, hoping they go unnoticed by the mob.

Know full well that the left’s ceaseless activism is a full frontal assault on our sons and daughters, and we should do whatever it takes to protect our families. This is a struggle for survival.

4. Pick a side.

Please stop selling out your brothers in arms. Stop saying it’s “both” sides that need to check their civility, as many smart but too-altruistic conservatives claim, or describing as adversary any right-leaning bedfellow. It will never score you enough political capital to cover your own ass. Guaranteed.

Even the wary must rise up. We either pull together to fight no matter who is targeted, or we lose. This may include backing highly unpopular figures like so-called “neo-Nazis” from Charlottesville, alleged “white supremacists” like Allen Armentrout, supposed “enemies of the state” like Ross Ulbricht, or falsely purported “racists” like Rep. Steve King.

I know the anarcho-tyrants have a stranglehold on dictating what’s acceptable opinion, and what dissenters and even intellectually curious people should be labeled. Pushing back against the power elite may result in a nonconformist getting fired, shunned, censored, or doxxed and destroyed.

Despite the high stakes, though, coalitions must be made. No matter how much you try to distance yourself from less popular “scoundrels,” to cultural Marxists, you are the same as Hitler. No amount of pleading, virtue-signaling, facts, or logic will change their brainwashed minds.

MAGA people, it’s time to ally with Southerners who love their ancestral symbols. You’ve felt the burn of the masses, some who are tricked by bad history and others because they believe in the twins cults of leftism and globalism, not love of country. We Southern folks get it.

Conservative Christians, it’s time to unapologetically stand with the MAGA guys who seek to protect their homes and families, just as my Confederate ancestors did and we unReconstructed folks are still doing. We all value tradition and detest the false religion of progressivism.

The left hates what we each hold dearest, and thrives upon dividing and conquering us in order to burn the whole damn thing down. This singular goal is what they feel gives them value and purpose.

We share in wanting cultural Marxists out of our lives and out of our wallets. Our commonalities make us equally targets of the aggrieved-minority industry. And if you haven’t felt the sting of the mob yet, just wait. Your time will come. One day you will be the oppressed yet called “oppressor.” I’m telling ya, it sucks.

Since we’re all in the progressive cross hairs, why not join together into one huge, unstoppable pain in the ass? Let’s hold our ground, like brave young Nicholas Sandmann did, and have each other’s back when we do. Don’t fear identity politics. Embrace it. Purists be damned.

Plus, we better get used to coalition-building with other “hate” groups before Kamala Harris becomes president. If that tragic event befalls us, it will make even these chaotic times seem tame in comparison. Power in numbers, y’all, while we still have a fighting chance.

5. Pray.

I’m not sure if any of my suggestions will be enough to make the country “great again,” especially since Trump caved to Pelosi and obviously isn’t willing to build the wall. It may be too late for this thing called ‘Murica. But with God and the power of prayer, anything is possible.