Propping up the left

LARRY ANDERSON
Larry Anderson

Let’s imagine the left as a skier swooshing down a snowy slope in Colorado. It is a dark time, or, perhaps, the skier is confused by the clouds of marijuana smoke drifting up from Boulder. He flies off a cliff and breaks both legs.

Doctors examine the victim, set his broken appendages, and put the rascal on crutches. Think of the left crutch as propaganda and the right one as agitation. These are the props essential to the left’s recovery.

The left is churning out its propaganda at an impressive rate now. Its devotion to duty was disrupted briefly by the outcome of last November‘s election, but lefties are back at it with new zeal. Their eyes are ablaze with indignation for all those suffering so horribly in bad old America.

What the left hopes to achieve is the political destruction of President Donald Trump, the marginalization of those who voted for him, and the shoring up of its power base. If their message is the one heard most loudly, there is a chance it could help politically.

This is done relentlessly 24/7. It is what the left does and all it knows.

Understand the hard left is far more devoted to its agenda than those defending traditional America. The left has power because it goes after it uncompromisingly. It is driven by absolutism in its ideals and the utter conviction the left will ultimately prevail.

There is an excellent chance all you hear or read about Trump is negative. How is this possible? Well, big media is the liberal left arm. News programs, talk shows, late night entertainment and interview programs are overwhelmingly singular in their message: Trump bad; liberals good!

Electing Trump was a whopper of a mistake is the message even as the world stabilizes, our economy expands, emergencies such as Houston and Florida are handled skillfully, and tough problems such as illegal immigration are confronted squarely.

The left’s propaganda hinges on certain points that haven’t significantly changed in decades. These include unfairness and racism among others.

America is unfair because some people have more than others materially. Others go to better schools. Some live in mansions, others trailers. Men often earn more than women. The left is horrified by these things. Only absolute sameness equals true social justice.

Liberal propaganda is directed toward the contentment the masses will feel when social justice is finally achieved. The degree of individual contribution doesn’t come up while exemptions for lefties abound.

America is a racist nation the left has proclaimed often without historical, regional or cultural qualification. If one voted for Trump, then surely that person is racist and spends his days conspiring to do minorities harm.

Whites who have never had a racist thought or done a racist act in their lives have been convinced they are what the left says they are. That is effective propaganda, folks. Don’t fall for it.

Agitation is the left’s other crutch, and we have seen plenty of it lately. Please don’t think groups springing up like weeds are wholly independent in purpose and origin. Their birth is from a leftist mother.

Protest requires organization, funding and direction. Protestors don’t show up randomly because they are suddenly upset a conservative has arrived in town expecting to exercise his right to speak. They are directed to the site by skilled organizers who are often paid for their activities. Protestors can come from other states or cities. Some could not care less about whatever the issue is; they just like the excitement or the sense of importance demonstrating provides.

Wherever protestors appear, big media will be there to inflate dissenters’ significance and numbers. What may appear to be random is really a carefully planned exercise designed for the media and the exposure it provides. Compliant big media purposefully colludes.

The left, while noisily advocating change, will not change itself. Their crutches of propaganda and agitation will continue, but they can be countered by thoughtful analysis and the search for truth. Just understand what the left is trying to do and question their methods and means.

Know too the best defense from the left is to deny office to them at every level as occurred to a significant degree last November. That will increase their propaganda and agitation even more, but it won’t matter. By then even they will understand people have lost interest.

Larry W. Anderson is a retired educator, author and Bearcat.