Friends, take a good look at the images above, because you may well be looking at your own future.
The first picture is of a modern-day hobo, panhandling in preference to selling his body on the streets. If the "progressives" hound you out of your job, or insist on docking your Social Security checks as "reparations" or as a penalty for your inveterate Trumpism, well, you too could find yourself riding the rails or relying on the kindness of strangers.
The second picture is of a family of "Okies", refugees from the Dust Bowl in the Great Depression era. These poor whites, from places like Oklahoma, fled their homes and resettled in places like California, looking for opportunity and battling for mere survival. Could this be you? Could this be me? Don't scoff. Punitive treatment of Trumpers may force many of us to relocate, especially if the persecution we're already seeing escalates. Instead of fleeing to California, needless to say, we'll probably head to Florida, or Texas, or West Virginia, or Wyoming. We've got options, thankfully, but let's not sugarcoat it: our lives are about to get much more complicated, and the flimsy protections we've enjoyed thus far, thanks to the Trump administration, are about to be yanked away.
My latest article considers the question of how we Republicans, conservatives, and Trumpers can best navigate the living nightmare that will be the Biden era. I hope you'll find in it some constructive suggestions for how you can get by in the harrowing days, weeks, months, years, and possibly decades that lie ahead.
A Survival Guide for Trumpers
Now that all the
ambiguity has been removed, and Republicans, conservatives, and Trump
supporters are confronted with the stark reality of — gulp! — the
Age of Biden, the time has come to consider just how bad things will
get, and how we can muddle through for the next two to four...years?
Generations?
First, how bad it
is? Pretty darn bad. Consider the fact that, even with Donald Trump
in the White House and Mitch McConnell holding court in the Senate,
leftists were predominant in every other consequential institution
nationwide. They dominated the federal bureaucracy; primary,
secondary, and higher education; the media; social media; Hollywood,
and the arts and letters in general; corporate boardrooms; athletics
— you name it, and they ran it. As a result, “the resistance”
to Trump's presidency was always stronger, and louder, than President
Trump himself. Arguably, he, and those of us who supported him, never
had a chance. That we got as far as we did was a small miracle.
Now, at any rate,
“progressives” (God help us if we “progress” much further!)
will narrowly control both Houses of Congress, and thanks to Sleepy
Joe they will be in charge of the Executive Branch as well. In other
words, the only major institution left in which some version of
“conservatives” will hold sway will be the federal courts. We had
better hope that those “Trump judges” show some backbone, because
they are, in many ways, our last line of defense. In the event that
they defect to the Left, as so many Republican-appointed judges do,
or they gradually recede in significance given fresh appointments
made by Biden, even our judicial Trump card (no pun intended) will be
unplayable.
To
make a long story short, therefore, Republicans, conservatives, and
Trumpers are about to find themselves living in a country utterly
dominated by their political enemies. Moreover, these are not just
people with whom we politely disagree. These are, by and large,
crypto-Marxists who hold us in total contempt. When they call us
racists, sexists, traitors, fascists, and the like, make no mistake —
they mean it! We can confidently assume, therefore, that they will
use their newfound power and privilege to persecute us. As always,
our silence is the least
of their demands. Most of them would prefer to see us bullied,
humiliated, fired, evicted, and more than a few would like us to be
incarcerated or hanged from the nearest lamppost. Of course, you
can't have everything that you want in life, but they sure will try!
How can we
navigate this depressing landscape?
First,
conservatives can expect that previously innocuous forms of speech
will be proscribed, to the best of the Left's ability to do so. For
instance, if you profess support for President Trump, advocate strong
borders, criticize BLM, or count off all the genders on your hand
without running out of digits, you can safely assume that you will,
henceforth, be accused of “hate speech”. Facebook, Twitter,
YouTube, and other social media behemoths are cracking down on
conservative speech as never before. It's fairly clear that Trump
himself will soon be banned from these platforms, and it would be
naive to think that his supporters will be any more welcome. The best
that Trumpers can hope for from Big Tech, in fact, is that our
comments will be merely censored, rather than expunged.
Luckily, there
are alternative platforms, like Parler and Rumble, where
conservatives can communicate and share information. More and more,
we should abandon the social media mainstays that so despise us and
relocate to venues where those of our “kind” are treated with
respect. This won't always be easy, since the “transaction costs”
in terms of lost connections and friendships can be high, but it has
to be done. Frankly, if we don't make the choice ourselves, it will
sooner or later be made for us. For my part, I plan to send my final
Tweet in the coming days.
Already,
for years, conservatives have been turning their backs on the
mainstream media, which has become a cesspool of “activist”
journalism. This process must continue, and if anything it must and
will accelerate. I have said it before, and I will say it again: not
only should conservatives cease to patronize and consume the
mainstream media — they should also, if they are public figures
themselves, cease to interact with it. Why would any Republican,
conservative, or Trumper give an interview to the New
York Times or appear on
CNN? Unless they are masochists, such behavior makes no sense. We
should always remember that “progressive” reporters talk to
conservatives for one reason and one reason only:
they want to make us appear stupid and/or evil. Why give them the
satisfaction?
I
fear conservatives will experience much more adversity in the coming
months and years in the workplace. Not only will their public and
private speech be scrutinized by management, but in many cases we
will face subtle retaliation, overt “discipline,” and even
termination for our beliefs. Some states have laws that are designed
to protect workers from discrimination based on ideology or partisan
affiliation, but just as laws against racial discrimination are never
used to protect whites, we can safely assume that law enforcement and
prosecutors won't be bending over backwards to protect the peace of
mind and the livelihoods of Trumpers either.
My suggestion: those of us who cleave to the right path (you know
the path I'm talking about) should watch out for our
comrades-in-arms, many of whom will become casualties in the Left's
war on the truth. What I mean is this: if you are a person of means,
or if you own a business, be aware that thousands, and perhaps even
millions, of innocent conservatives will soon be destitute. Many of
them will be experienced, hard-working, even brilliant in their
fields, but they will be hounded out of their jobs for no better
reason than that they refused to toe the liberal line. Try to reach
out and support them, in whatever way you can. We should have each
other's backs, no?
Lastly,
for the sake of your mental, emotional, and spiritual health, not
only should you disconnect from the mainstream news media — give
Fox News a wide berth, since it's been lost to us for a while now —
you should also think long and hard about your “entertainment”
options. If your idea of a fun time is imbibing the toxic swill that
gushes out of Hollywood's oh-so-glamorous sluice gates, you can
guarantee that you will be peppered evermore with left-wing
propaganda and the constant denigration of America, God, family, and
conservative and traditional values of every stripe. Instead, why not
burrow yourself in the culture of yore: watch old tv shows and
movies, made before Marxism-Leninism became de
rigueur
among the creative elite. Listen to music made in those bygone eras
when adding a blunt “Up Yours!” to conservatives wasn't mandatory
in every song. Play board games with your family and friends. Indulge
in a little healthy athletic competition. Take a walk. Read a book
(preferably one written before 1960). In short, find ways to live
outside the mental prison of wokeness that the Left is striving to
build for us. Uncoupling from the malignant culture of modernity
isn't easy, but once it's done you'll be glad of it, I promise!
This
leaves one final question to ponder: should we, as conservatives,
continue to vote? Here I respond with an emphatic: yes! Now, it's
true that I can't guarantee that your vote as a conservative or as a
Trumper will be determinative of our country's future. Far from it.
In fact, I can't even guarantee that it will be counted in the first
place. But what I can say with absolute certainty is this: as soon as
conservatives stop voting and running for office, the Left will have
captured a monopoly over all
of
our vital institutions that will not be broken for decades, and maybe
not for centuries. Voting is one of the few ways in which we can
register our disdain with the powers-that-be. Will they cheat? Will
they game the system to ensure that our votes are diluted, or even
obliterated? Maybe. Probably,
but you know what? We might as well force them to go through the
motions of electoral thievery. At least that way they
will know
that their “Democratic” Party was a farce.
I
hope that this advice will prove useful as Republicans,
conservatives, and Trumpers swallow the bitter pill of political,
social, and cultural marginalization. Remember: there's hope, no
matter how faint, that the first wave of persecution that we face
will evince in those “moderate” Democrats and independents out
there some glimmer of sympathy. Maybe they will see the writing on
the wall. Maybe they will understand that, sooner or later, the
progressive purists will demand their
head on a pike too. Perhaps, in that case, there will be a backlash
against leftist tyranny in the near future, and we can reverse some
of the gains that liberals made in 2020.
If
not, though, never forget, my fellow Trumplicans, that you're not
alone. 74 million of us voted for
America and against
socialism this year. That may not have been enough to hold the Swamp
and the Marxist horde at bay, but it's certainly a solid foundation
for a sizable sub-culture of godliness, patriotism, and common sense.
We may not rule the roost, but we'll be mighty hard to uproot
altogether.
And, if worst comes to worst, if America won't have us anymore, why,
we could all move to Cuba or Venezuela, couldn't we? 74 million
Trumpers would spruce up those socialist hellholes in a heartbeat!
We have options, my friends. One thing's for sure: our “kind”,
rather like cockroaches, is invasive and remarkably tenacious. If I
had to bet, I suspect we'll still be here centuries hence, long after
the leftists have exhausted themselves and, more to the point, one
another.
Dr.
Nicholas L. Waddy is an Associate Professor of History at SUNY Alfred
and blogs at: www.waddyisright.com.
He appears on the Newsmaker Show on WLEA 1480/106.9.
Here it is at Townhall:
https://townhall.com/columnists/nicholaswaddy/2021/01/12/a-survival-guide-for-conservatives-during-the-biden-years-n2582966
And here are some articles that document the rising tide of intolerance that we conservatives are already facing:
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2021/01/09/9-big-tech-platforms-that-have-blacklisted-president-donald-trump/
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/09/lincoln-project-says-it-is-building-database-of-trump-officials-staff-they-will-be-held-accountable/
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2021/01/09/ut-chattanooga-fires-assistant-coach-calling-stacey-abrams-fat-not-governor/
