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Home Front: Politix
Praeger: If It's Bad for America, It's Good for Democrats
2007-08-14
One of the two major political parties of the United States has linked all its electoral hopes on domestic pathologies, economic downturns and foreign failure. It is actually difficult to name any positive development for America that would benefit the Democratic Party's chances in a national election.
Teasers:
  • If African Americans come to believe that America is a land of opportunity in which racism has been largely conquered, it would be catastrophic for the Democrats.
  • If women marry, it is bad for the Democratic Party.
  • If immigrants assimilate, it is not good for Democrats.
  • The better Americans feel they are doing, the worse it is for Democrats.
The most obvious area in which this rule currently applies is the war in Iraq. The Democrats have put themselves in the position of needing failure in Iraq in order to win the next election.

The list is almost endless.
Check out Praeger's discussion of these points at the link.
Posted by:GK

#6  The Democratic Part; the party of doom and gloom, failure, and losing.
Posted by: JohnQC   2007-08-14 12:59  

#5  One of my primary core values that determines my voting trend is the need to be optimistic that things are going to turn out OK for me and mine... In the world of the left, all is lost until they are in power.
I'm sorry but I can't get out of bed every day saying "woe is me" every time the folks I supported are not elected. Life is too short, Dems, and you have just lost 12 years of yours to BDS...Lets see 12 76 ave lifespan...carry the 1, drop the naught... 1/6 of your life just passed driving around with angry bumper stickers and losing candidates.
Posted by: Capsu78   2007-08-14 11:32  

#4  I rely on it.
Posted by: Sen. John "Winter Soldier" Kerry   2007-08-14 09:34  

#3  In the land of opportunity why wouldn't you expect there to be a party of opportunism, to exploit any situation or tragedy?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2007-08-14 09:09  

#2  Prager nails it. I don't know who first said it, but the left is actually invested in the failure of the West generally and the U.S. in particular. Their aim is simple; disarm, disenfranchise (economically), de-Christianize. In order for these things to happen, the U.S. must fail.

Look to Euroland, where this has occurred by the same Gramscian methodology employed by the Democratic leadership and those in control of the education and infotainment industries. This is the path- and the result - that the left wishes to follow and achieve here as well.

It needs to be resisted by whatever means are necessary, by those of us whose meme set is that of the American and not the French revolution.

Even more telling than the article itself are some of the comments by leftists. A sorrier bunch of jailhouse lawyering, arguing from the envelope instead of the core, and downright lying would be hard to find. Oh, they care about America, alright, and want it to succeed - just in a form completely different than what it has always been. Perfect example of circular non-logic.
Posted by: no mo uro   2007-08-14 05:45  

#1  NEWSMAX > RUSSIA FLYING MORE MISSIONS NEAR US TERRITORIES.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2007-08-14 02:44  

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