Go for the Heart and Win (1 of 2)

Go for the Heart and Win (1 of 2)

In pursuit of the truth - http://www.cinopsbegoneblogspot.com - Sunday, May 11, 2014

The following are excepts from an excellent booklet by David Horowitz, "How Republicans Can Win." Go For the Heart, Inc. 40 Morris Ave., Suite 120, Bryan Mawr, PA. 19010 - 484-380-3279

The One lesson Republicans should agree on is that elections are driven by emotions, not reason....In the 2012 elections, Democrats attacked Republicans as defenders of the wealthy who are not paying their "fair share." Republicans responded by deploring "class warfare rhetoric," which does not answer the charge that Republicans are defending the wealthy and are uncaring...

"Caring" is not one among many issues in an election. It is the central one....How crucial is this concern? In 2012 election, 70% of Asian Americans cast their ballots for Obama, even though Asians share Republican values, are family oriented, entrepreneurial, and traditional . Asian Americans voted for Obama because they were persuaded that he cared for minorities - for them, and Romney didn't....

The Republican response to the Democrats' attack (that's "class warfare rhetoric" has no human face; it's about political style.  ... But elections are adversarial. They are about defeating the opponents. Elections are necessarily about "us" and "them." Democrats are adept at  fraiming "them," as Republicans are not. Democrats know how to incite envy and resentment, distrust and fear, and to direct these volatile emotions towards their Republican opponents....

"An exit poll conducted by CNN asked, "What is the most important candidate quality to your vote?" Among the four choices were, "Strong Leader," "Share your values," "Has a Vision for the Future" and "Cares about People." Romney won the first three more than 54%. But he lost "Cares About People" by 81-18%. That says it all.

Behind the failures of Republican campaign lies an attitude that is administrative rather than combative. It focuses on policies rather than politics. It is more comfortable with budgets and pie charts than with flesh and blood victims if their opponents' policies. When Republicans do mention victims they are frequently small business owners sand other "job creators" - people who in the eyes of most Americans are rich....

It ( Democratic Party) is now a party led by socialists and progressives who are convinced that their policies* are paving the way to a "better world." ... Unlike Republicans, Democrats are not in politics just to fix government and solve problems. They are secular missionaries who want to "change society." Their new order of society - (so-called) "social justice."...

Through government programs they are going to make everyone equal and take care of everyone in need. They are going to establish social equality and create social justice.... It doesn't matter to them that the massive entitlements they have created - social security & Medicare - are bankrupt...

A Republican like Mitt Romney may be a decent  person, but he stand in the way of their impossible dream. Therefore, he is hateful....It this requires lying, voter fraud, or demonizing their opponents as racist, selfish & uncaring,... The beautiful end justifies the not-so-beautiful means.

Progressives' hatred for conservatives is thus not a reaction to a particular issue, or a particular slip of the tongue. It is hatred for what conservatives are. Conservatives are people who believe in limited government. By its nature, limited government means the death of progressive dreams....

Republicans oppose the very idea that government should function as social savior. Republicans are reactionary, and hateful because they stand in the way of a society that can and should care for every man, woman and child from cradle to grave...

George H. Kubeck

* There must be someone out there who can demolish the beliefs of progressivism in the spirit of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, Saint Thomas Aquinas, and St. John Paul II.