Violence Is Not A Conscious Conservative Tactic

       I felt compelled to write about this earlier, but I must admit that I am still in shock regarding the recent events in Tucson, Arizona.  It saddens me that a violent individual would attack a crowd of innocent people.  It makes me angry that members of the press instantly blamed conservative principles and personalities for the attack.  There is only one person responsible for the attack.  That is the individual who committed the crime.

Violence is never a tool of social change in the conservative toolbox.  In the typical fashion of trying to convince people that up is down and black is white, certain writers attempted to ascribe violence to the conservative movement.  From Marx's "workers revolution," to the Bolsheviks and the Holocaust, violence has always been the province of socialism.  A look at United States history shows that all major wars were entered by "Progressive" Presidents, with Wilson, Roosevelt, Truman and Kennedy being the most notable examples.


Rather than joining the fray and arguing with the liberal forces, I suggest that we show the true nature of Conscious Conservatism by showing compassion and sympathy for the victims of this unfortunate event.  If the perpetrator of this tragedy is indeed mentally ill,  he and his family deserve the utmost in compassion also.  The Conscious Conservative tools of social change include empathy, civil conduct and logical argument; never violence.  I wish the best for all of the victims and family members affected by the events on that horrible day.