Why is it that our cause rarely lasts?

I think the problem is some of us are still drinking the GOP KoolAid.

I agree with Lew Rockwell, who contends that the conservatives were always bad.

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This campaign has direction in it, but it's decentralized organization needs tweaking, it's just my own observation. So many people working on stuff together and it did'nt even matter where people were, a huge thanks to all the Ron Paul related forums, websites and meetups to help make this happen. I am really looking forward to new things developing at C4L that will help us all. I think Dr. Paul could help us by laying out a foundation at C4L for all of us to work from. Something like a updating guidebook of sorts that we can refer to anytime. As a supporter, I feel like I could do more. All the posts here and everywhere gave lots of direction and avenues for people looking or who wanted to help, it truly is amazing. Sometimes I felt confused because there was so much going on at the same time. I like the idea of working together right out in the open like this, but are there some things we could've worked on, out of the public eye that might have allowed a certain task/project to be more effective? I don't really know, but I'm ready and fired up for the next phase. I can't wait :-)

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...fanofwalt suddenly (and quite unexpectedly) launches into a Sociology 101 class lecture.

Glancing through the comments, the opinions seem to rest upon whether "we" -- revolutionaries/conservatives past and present -- have been doing things right or wrong, or in a particular manner. We are concentrating on what we do, and whether we're doing it well enough.

I suggest we consider shifting our focus upon the rest of the populace for another perspective.

There are those who may be thought of as "tories." These would generally be those of the generation born in the late 20s to 40s, who were taught that you don't ever question your country, not the U.S. of A., no sir, never...and to do otherwise is, in and of itself, traitorous. For these people, they have lived long lives with a mindset that they believe to be the truth; that America is (always has been, always will be) faultless and without blemish. To turn from such a mindset now; to even consider the possibility that there just might be something askew with how our country is being run, would be tantamount to admission that everything these people have believed and counted on as Truth regarding their country is wrong and has been wrong for decades on end, turning their version of their stable reality on end. That is a very difficult prospect for anyone to face.

(Someone here on DP (sorry; forget who) has a great signature quote that alludes to this...St. Augustine quote, I think? Essentially, it says that if you have a truth and later discover it's not a truth, you still have to defend it as truth because your whole life has been built upon that "truth." Only the quote says it more eloquently.)

Another group of the population encompasses those born around the mid-60s and later. Serious wars not a consideration for these folks, they got to enjoy the rewards won by those who went before them. Care and ease were a given. The mindset of entitlement crept in, aided by numerous cultural factors ("if it feels good, do it"; me generation, etc.). As a result, people walk around singing the old song, "Oh, the world owes me a living." It's not even out of a sense of arrogance, but born of an upbringing where struggle and sacrifice were virtually unknown.

Consequences of that attitude can be found in suing McDonalds for a too-hot cup of coffee; going so overboard in protecting our little snowflakes from any harm whatsoever that their playgrounds may as well be a rubber room; and everyone walking on eggshells in their speech, lest they (gasp!) offend someone who accidentally overhears their conversation.

This same mindset is what brings about the well meaning yet socialistic endeavors like universal health care, saving the spotted owls by charging shoppers .25 each for their grocery bags and other such legislation. Everything needs to be pleasant, comfortable and unoffensive for me, and in order to make darn sure of that, we'll just have to legislate the behavior of everyone else, lest you cause me to unwillingly smell your perfume as I walk down the street across from you.

So I see two major contingents of mindsets that continually block the path of real, revolutionary change:

a. Heels-dug-in, that's the way it is, don't tell me any differently la-la-la-I-can't-hear-you mindset

b. It's all about me, me, ME (and therefore, you) mindset

Here's the tricky part: both of those are human nature. The desire to be "right" and the desire to have things suited for one's own comfort.

I propose that these are some of the stickier hurdles we must face and overcome, if we are ever to make serious strides in the revolution.

Your homework assignment: Describe in detail your suggestions for successfully addressing these issues. Extra credit for a plan not involving removing described demographics from the face of the Earth.

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too often, the people who "conservative" principles appeal to are primarily interested in their own profit. Once they gain power, they continue to do whats in their own economic interest- By doing the same things they so oppossed.

Just look at the Whiskey Rebellion.