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September 19, 2004
The Vast Right Wing Conspiracy
Before we could really get started at the conference we needed to receive our manuals. What better than The Official Handbook of the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy?
Author Mark Smith was there to discuss his book and sign copies. If you're looking for quick and concise arguments to tear liberals apart, this book is it. It consists of twenty-eight short chapters, each on a topic such as abortion or gun-control. Smith goes through the standard liberal arguments , presenting each, appropriately enough, as a "Liberal Lunacy". Here's one on gun control that I'm sure you've heard:
The Second Amendment confers no individual right to own guns but merely allows states to keep a militia, which today is taken care of by the National Guard.
Or this one:
The Jews stole the land of Israel from the Palestinians.How about this to set your teeth on edge:
We haven't found any WMDs, so Saddam didn't have anygrrr.
Hey, I warned you.
In a few quick paragraphs he demolishes each argument. At the end of each chapter they are presented in bullet point form as "VRWC Talking Points" (which reminds me of another story a White House reporter from Talon News told us that is positively unreal. I'll reveal that one in a future post.) Interspersed are useful quotes and "Hard Facts on _____"
Perhaps most useful of all, Smith uses arguments that are designed to make your opponent think. In other words, while it may be emotionally satisfying to simply bombard liberals with facts and logic until the cower in fear, this probably doesn't change many minds. As such, there are many "Conversations Stoppers" in the book designed to give your liberal opponent pause, such as:
If the U.S. wanted to use military might to conquer and steal oil, it would have been a lot cheaper to seize Mexican or Venezuelan oil fields.
Hmm. Makes you think, right?
Even if you don't agree with 100% of conservative causes, you may still find the book useful for it's quick and concise summary of the arguments needed to defend the ones you do believe in.
Posted by Tom at September 19, 2004 2:49 PM
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