You don't suppose Rush Limbaugh reads this blog?

"Rush Limbaugh chalks up the bad beating that liberals have been taking in recent years to a lack of proficiency in the art of argumentation," writes Vasko Kohlmayer -- who defected from Communist Czechoslovakia at the age of 19 -- at The American Thinker:

His contention is that during the fifty or so years of media monopoly they became intellectually indolent and are now unable to counter conservatives who, by contrast, patiently built their intellectual armoury during their long period of minority status.

We said the very thing here months ago, of course:

Leftists have become soft and flabby in their thinking over the last 20, 30 or more years because their fellow travelers in the mainstream media -- supposed to be keeping them honest -- have been giving them a free ride, even as thinkers of the right, not enjoying such reflexive support, have been honing our debating and intellectual survival skills. That leaves the left soft and lazy and the right battle ready.  Enter the bloggers, stage right.

You don't suppose Rush reads this blog? Whatever. Kohlmayer continues:

This is only partially correct. Although it is true that more and more people are becoming adept in articulating conservatism, liberalism’s present day haplessness is not primarily due to a lack of argumentative skills on the part of its advocates. Unfortunately for them, their predicament runs much deeper. Their real and ultimately insurmountable problem is that most of their beliefs and positions are inherently indefensible. For how does one make a case for multiculturalism, abortion, bigger state, socialized healthcare or higher taxes?

It certainly cannot be done by logic or deductive reasoning -- no matter how skillful they may ever become in these -- since the hard truth is that all of the above ultimately lead to bad outcomes.

Whether it's thinkers like Kohlmayer, whose family fled the physical boot of tyranny in distant lands, or those like our friend Neo who fled the psychological boot of Blue-state tyranny amongst her circle of politically correct friends right here in the land of the free and the home of the brave, the voices of those who have escaped fear societies -- whether blood drenched or lite -- may be the ones that will lead us out of the darkness.

Comments

[goomp]

The United States was founded on the determination to escape the tyranny of ruling classes. The liberals want to be a ruling class. Unfortunately. their ideas of how to lead are inadequate and generaly unproductive for the welfare of our society. We must be thankful that there are voices leading us out of the liberal wilderness.

[Teresa]

Actually Rush has been making that point for years now. So I'd have to say that you both come to the conclusion by deduction from what you see. *grin*

The Left had not only years of the media backing them - they've had years of the Right bowing to them also. Just have a look at Washington today - you'd never know that the Republicans are in power - they continue to not lead with a vengance.

It's people like Rush (who started the party) and bloggers who have honed their arguing skills that are leading the libertarian and conservative movements. The politicians are still stuck in the dark ages. The liberal left are finding it difficult to argue when all they have on their side is a "feeling".