WHAT CAN I DO? WHAT I HOPE I HAVE DONE
One of the questions I get most often is, "What can I do?" What can any of us do to defend liberty and freedom and promote conservative principles?
There are many things we can do. Unfortunately, not all of us have the time, money and/or resources to do some of the bigger projects. So I just want to focus a few quick minutes on the one thing we can all do.
ProudConservative.com. That's the name of this site. That's the one easy thing we can all do. Be proud of your conservatism. Be proud that you are a believer in limited government. Be proud to stand for the ideas behind the Founding Fathers. Be proud for wanting our elected officials to actually follow the Constitution. Whatever conservative beliefs you have, whether it be being pro-life to being pro-military to believing in personal responsibility and limited self government, be proud of your convictions.
For far too long, conservatives have been too polite when it comes to mixed company.....liberals and conservatives. Many conservatives keep quiet at parties and at work and anywhere people discuss the issues. Many conservatives let the liberals speak their mind freely without challenging their thought process or their lack of facts. They just remain silent and in their head say, "That's not true." or "What a crock?"
Well it's time to speak out loud and proud. If you hear someone calling the tea parties racist....call them on it. If you hear someone talking about Obama's policies as successes.....challenge them. When your newspapers and newscasters on tv slant so far to the left that you can't take it any longer, send them a letter or an email. This can all be done rationally and calmly. I know because I do it nearly every day. It doesn't have to turn into a shouting match. As a matter of fact, that usually does little to advance conservatism. But a well structured argument using the facts will beat liberal arguments every time.
To that end, you need to keep informed as best you can on the issues of the day. We can't all know every little detail about every bill coming out of the congress. We can't all know about every crackpot in the current administration. I know I can't. But I try to research the issues and what both sides are saying. There are a ton of resources to use on the internet alone. I try to stay as well informed as possible. But the core conservative principles don't change much. If the government, under any administration....Republican or Democrat, tries to enact policies that are unconstitutional and expand the government in unwise ways, it must be held accountable.
I'm rambling a little....I tend to do that sometimes. But I hope I am making my point. The one thing I hope I am encouraging with my site is for people to say, "Hey, you know what? I'm a conservative and I'm proud to be one." I hope that I am facilitating the courage it takes to take a stand in a room full of liberals and make a statement...even if you are standing alone. Be a proud conservative and be vocal. It's the one thing we can all do.
