The Soapbox: Political Discourse

In the wake of the recent attacks on innocent Israeli civilians by Hamas, radical leftist groups have clamored at the opportunity to support the terrorist act.  Black Lives Matter Grassroots, an organization not affiliated with the BLM national organization, put out a statement saying, “Black Lives Matter Grassroots stands in solidarity with our Palestinian family, who are currently resisting 57 years of settler colonialism and apartheid."  The Democratic Socialists of America of Long Beach echoed a similar statement, affirming they “fully supports and stands in solidarity with the people of Palestine in their struggle for liberation from military occupation, colonialist oppression, and the brutal apartheid system imposed by the state of Israel.”  The common theme among these leftist organizations is anti-colonialism.  According to leftist ideology, colonialism is one of the great “sins” of the West.  In their view, colonialism was used as a means for the more p...

I will occasionally see well meaning conservatives using the Left's vernacular. This is a mistake because the Left manufactures words to create a false narrative. Among these are words like "sexual orientation", "toxic masculinity", "white privilege", etc. The list goes on and on. These words didn't exist a couple of decades ago (sometimes less), but now have suddenly become a part of our lexicon. When we use these words we give legitimacy to them and the narrative behind them. Another word I often see used is homophobia or homophobic. Where did this word come from? It was coined in the mid-1960s by a psychologist named George Weinberg. And while Weinberg was a clinical psychologist, homophobia was not a clinical term. Basically it was something Weinberg constructed from two separate root languages, Greek and Latin. It was picked up by two homosexual activists, Jack Nichols and Lige Clarke, who were friends of Weinberg, and first printed in a po...

Seven things Conservatives believe by Bill Whittle: 1)Small government, free enterprise 2) Anti-Elitism 3)The ability to create wealth 4)Natural Law 5)Gun Rights 6)Legal immigration 7)American exceptionalism     a)Militarily    b)Economically    c)Scientifically    d)Culturally At it's core, conservatism is about smaller government and more individual freedom.