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It's not easy to be a conservative.
As the saying goes, "If I had a nickel" every time someone angrily bashed conservatism to me on the campaign trail, or while on the radio, yet simultaneously had almost no idea what conservatism actually was, I would be making regular appearances in Forbes magazine.
The Left, and their allies in the media, have done an incredible job of deluding many Americans into voting against their own interests and, at the same time, instilling into their supporters that conservatives hate them.
This strategy has convinced many to vote against conservatives, not necessarily in favor of liberals, and conservatives have struggled for decades to fight back. The methods by which the Left uses to accomplish this is a theme of Fred Siegel's excellent book The Revolt Against the Masses. In the book, Siegel discusses the Left's "Iron Triangle," consisting of interest groups, congressional committees, and their allies in the media and their strategies for ensuring that an ideological narrative is spread far and wide.
Here's how it works for the Left; an interest group takes control of a narrative such as the "War on Women." After the narrative and the wording of the message is agreed upon, these interest groups push their bought-and-sold congressional allies to call hearings on the topic, (i.e. Sandra Fluke's congressional testimony) guaranteeing widespread public attention.
Finally, an anxious, and ideologically biased media operation kicks into gear to cover the hearings and to ensure that the most "powerful" soundbites are pushed out to the media ecosystem.Sadly, what follows is what frequently happened to me when campaigning and greeting voters.
I would introduce myself, then a pleasant conversation about issues would ensue, quickly followed by an expletive and the campaign material being thrown back at me when they read that I was a Republican because they were waging a completely fictitious "war on women."
Read the entire story at The Conservative Review.
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