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This, from Selwyn Duke is solid advice for all my fellow Conservatives
A “Persian flaw” was originally a flaw purposely included in a handmade carpet because, the thinking was, only God could aspire to perfection. ’Tis true, too, that perfection is not a thing of this world. Given this, you may wonder why I write in my title that conservatives must stop issuing disclaimers to the effect of, “We all know our country is not perfect.” Well, consider a little analogy:
Imagine you were giving a speech in honor of your mother and opened with, “Now, we all know my mother’s not perfect.” Might there not be some stunned silence? Is it possible some listeners might view you as a bad child? Moreover, if your mother heard your disclaimer, mightn’t she be hurt?
This reaction to it would not be registered because the impression prevailed that your mother was a Jesus-like figure who walks on water. Rather, because your mother is human, it’s a given that she’s not perfect. Thus, making a point of issuing such a disclaimer implies that your mother isn’t just saddled with the “normal” human imperfections but is uniquely or profoundly flawed, so much so that you’d be embarrassed lauding an aspect of her life without first acknowledging her uniquely defective character.
In other words, such a disclaimer is gratuitous, just a bit like saying, “We all know my mother is not a man” or “We all know my mother is not an extraterrestrial.” Unless she’s got a beard and chest hair or looks like E.T., what’s the point?
Everyone who writes/speaks/blogs really does need to heed this advice. Why spend any of our time playing defense? Why waste words denying asinine leftist accusations? Perhaps we believe it makes sound more reasonable? Perhaps we somehow believe the left will praise us? Spoiler alert, that is not going to happen
That is a foolish venture, and only serves to hamper our efforts to inform. Certainly it will never bring showers of praise from the left. It only helps the left, so stop blounting our message.
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