Relentless

Day 47. Relentless.

Swinging into my political mode for a day. After a dustup with someone who claims to be a conservative who believes in the Constitution but seems to be willing to let the elites make the decisions for the rest of America, I started thinking. What does it take to be a force in the political world? Why does it seem many candidates share the same heritage, the same donors, the same lobbyists? What can we do to make that different? Be relentless.

We can't just sit on our hands, hold our noses and vote for whoever the party leadership sticks on the ballot. We have to make our voices and our votes heard. If we do nothing, nothing happens. Including more people "inside the tent" by changing our values and compromising out beliefs doesn't help us: it dilutes the message and alienates those who have worked to better things. If you can't (or won't) help with voting for candidates that share your values, if you'd rather let the things you believe in fall by the wayside as you elect people who would compromise themselves to win favor from the powers that be, do me a favor: get out of my way. I really don't want to run over you, but I will.

Know why liberals hate Sarah Palin so much? Wonder why they call Allen West an "Uncle Tom"? Because they're relentless. They don't care who likes them, they don't care what others say about them. They have one purpose, and one purpose only. To protect this great Nation. By any means necessary. They've served already, and are willing to take whatever heat people throw at them to serve again. Not necessarily in elected office, but as spokepersons. As motivators. As leaders. Relentless.

Lesson Forty Seven: Don't get in our way.

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