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Lance Fairchok

A Well-Deserved Comeuppance
August 7, 2009
 

The left cannot help themselves; blinded by their “let them eat cake” arrogance they say exactly what makes the average voter see red. In comments to a reporter on Wednesday, Nancy Pelosi accused town hall protesters of "carrying swastikas and symbols like that to a town meeting on healthcare," a clear insinuation that anyone who is concerned or angry with the healthcare legislation the Democrats are trying to shove down Americas throat is a fascist, fanatic or fool. Her outrageous and over-the-top comments are part of a Democrat smear campaign against the American people. It is a clumsy and transparent fallback position that will backfire. It already has. For all that, the talking heads still come out, frantically spinning against the tide of voter rage.

“The ‘shout downs’ organized by the Republican right meet one of the classic definitions of ‘fascist’ tactics – defined as using shouting and disruption to deprive the civil and respectful debate of ideas. There is literally no defense to these tactics.” – Lanny Davis, Democrat Strategist

Mr. Davis is even calling for investigations as the Democrats frantically try to paint all those embarrassing confrontations at Democrat town halls around the country as a Republican-choreographed smear campaign. Instructed to sell healthcare legislation in their districts during the recess, legislators hoped to use the town hall forum to convince and cajole the voter to support socialized healthcare. Only, their constituents are not buying into the talking points. Just like the Tea Parties that received so much snarky press commentary a few months ago, the Democrats cannot help but fall back into the arrogant elitism that assumes the peasants are too stupid to do this on their own, so someone must be pulling their strings.

It is also a tactic to diminish and demean the opposition. It used to be called turnspeak, a term coined by journalists observing Nazi propaganda during the annexation of the Sudetenland in World War II. You simply accuse your opponent of what you are in fact doing. Political propaganda and sleight of hand has changed over the years, it has become more subtle in the information age, now we have new, more nuanced types of falsehood, this one is called astroturfing.

Democrats are masters of astroturfing, defined as concocting fake “grass roots” or “community action” issues and protests to establish legitimacy and influence the public. It involves bussing in ACORN and union stalwarts to fill the ranks at protests, even paying people to carry signs. They arrive in nice busses with pre-printed placards and scripts of what to chant and say to the press. Just like the Democrat-enabled Code Pink protesters at congressional hearings, Democrats do not like leaving anything to chance, so they stack the deck, as it were, even going so far as to hire paid activists.

If you go to lefty sites like the Daily Kos, the comments are raging spittle-flying diatribes about dark conspiracies and apocalyptic confrontations with the vile bible-believing gun-toting fascists. Some are as hysterical as they are histrionic. They must know at some level, despite the monumental hypocrisy and moral relativism that their accusations very accurately describe the tactics they have been using for decades. Visibly shaken Democrat politicians are unable to calm the angry taxpayers with the normal transparent promises and pandering. What to do; oh what to do?

"This mob, sent by the local Republican and Libertarian parties, did not come just to be heard, but to deny others the right to be heard. And this appears to be part of a coordinated, nationwide effort. What could be more appropriate for the ‘party of no’ than having its stalwarts drowning out the voices of their neighbors by screaming ‘just say no!’” – Rep. Lloyd Doggett, (D) Texas

They came to be heard all right, you just did not want to listen. Representative Doggett is careful to follow the talking points in his indignation. It is inconceivable for him to acknowledge that this is a true grass roots movement, with everyday citizen showing up to express their dissatisfaction. His constituents taking him to task over the appalling legislation he supports is nothing but a Republican and Libertarian conspiracy! Before our Democrat politicians became ideologues and socialists, they were merely crooks and panderers who attempted to please everyone and maintain the status quo of power. At least then, they would have pretended to listen. For today’s socialist democrat, alienating a majority of your district is a badge of leftist courage.

Democrats want us to believe that they are empowered by a grass roots movement of average and disadvantaged Americans who want “social justice,” which translates into massive government involvement in the environment, healthcare and the economy. Framing the debate with the populist language of “have-nots” getting their due from the exploitive “haves,” they tell the voter they are leveling the playing field, ensuring “fairness,” and righting the wrongs of the past. It is one of many “chicken in every pot” promises that never seems to “right” anything, certainly not crime or poverty in Democrat controlled cities and states. The taxes and capital flight that accompany their enlightened governance never seem to deter those who believe their lies.

Democrats lie to themselves, they lie to each other and they lie to the taxpayer. They make no sense; assume we are fools, stacking one falsehood on top of another. The Democrats always forget that America is still a middle-class conservative country, whose citizens still admire hard work, honesty and truthfulness, ideals not common in the Democrat ranks. Americans are seeing that clearly now, and they are mad. They should be. When you look America in the eye and lie, you deserve what you get.

A well-deserved comeuppance is on the way.


About Lance Fairchok
Lance Fairchok is a Featured Writer for The New Media Journal. He is a retired Air Force Intelligence professional with many years of service in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. His travels left him fascinated by the wide differences in human cultural perceptions and how ideas spread in diverse populations. He writes and does research on a variety of subjects to include totalitarian ideologies, radical Islam and press accuracy. He currently teaches and writes on the Emerald Coast of Florida.