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REP. TOM PRICELeadership that Listens

BLINDED BY ARROGANCEHow the Talking Heads Never Saw

November Coming

ONE NATION UNDER MANThe Religion of Statism

THE WEST ON TRIALSeeing the Foe For Who They Are

PUBLISHED BY YAMERICANS FOR FR

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IN THIS TIME of moral and polit ical crises, it is the responsibi lity of the youth of America to

WE, as young conservati ves, believe:

THAT foremost among the transcendent values is the individuals use of his God-given freewill, whence derives his right to be free from the restrictions of arbitrary force;

THAT l iberty is indivisible, and that polit ical freedom cannot long exist without economicfreedom;

THAT the purpose of government is to protect those freedoms through the preservation ofinternal order, the provision of national defense, and the administration of justice;

THAT when government ventures beyond these rightful functions, it accumulates power, whichtends to diminish order and liberty;

THAT the Constitution of the United States is the best arrangement yet devised for

and abuse of power;

THAT the genius of the Constitutionthe division of powersis summed up in the clause

delegated to the Federal government;

THAT the market economy, allocating resources by the free play of supply and demand,is the single economic system compatible wit h the requirements of personal freedom andconstitutional government, and that it is at the same time the most productive supplier ofhuman needs;

THAT when government interferes wit h the work of the market economy, it tends to reducethe moral and physical strength of the nation; that when it takes from one man to bestow

autonomy of both;

THAT we wil l be free only so long as the national sovereignty of the UnitedStates is secure; that history shows periods of f reedom are rare, and can existonly when free cit izens concertedly defend their rights against all enemies;

THAT the forces of international Communism are, at present, the greatestsingle threat to these liberties;

THAT the United States should stress victory over, rather than co-existencewith, this menace; and

THAT American foreign policy must be judged by this criterion: does itserve the just interests of the United States?

Adopted i n conference at Sharon, Connecti cut, 10-13 September 1960, at the estate of Wi ll iam F. Buckley, Jr.

THE NEW GUARCONTRIBUTORS

Executive Editor

Christopher Bedford

Publisher

Jordan Marks

Deputy Editor

John Stapleton

Associate Editors

Phillip Smyth

Eva Moreno

Will Upton

Designer

I llustrator

Dr. Mysterious

YAF National ChairmMichael Jones

Young Americans for Freed

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In memory of William F. Buckley, Jr. our founder and longtime friend,


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fromthe Editors

Desk

Editors

DeskT o call the past few months an incredible time for American Conservatism would be anunderstatement. In a crushing condemnation of the Ruling Class and their philosophyof European-style socialism, the American publ ic selected new men and women to servetheir i nterests in capitals across the country. And across the country and in Washington,DC, many of these brash, fresh usurpers have pledged to their constituents, their base and theirchildren, that the age of big government the age of legal plunder; the age of waste and corruption;the age of American decline has met its foe. In 2008, the American people had voted for a drasticshi ft in American poli tics, but when their new leaders and their radical agenda stared them in

At the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Sharon Statement in September, Funding Fatherand early YAFer Richard Viguerie reminded those gathered that for every hour Conservatives andlibertarians rue the name of their president, they should spend three hours thanking God that hewas elected, for if John McCain had won in 2008, and continued, as he surely would, the slow andcreeping expansion of government witnessed over the past 234 years, by the time Americans realizedour mistakes it would be too late. President Obama has given YAF and her allies a chance not beforeseen in modern United States history- things got so bad so fast that the silent majori ty of our center-

booths; and, in an inspiring declaration of individualism and American exceptionalism, they stood,

the 50th Anniversary of Sharon Gala in Washington, DC, generations of YAFers gathered to

remembered the giants who have passed before us in a celebration of life that brought tears to

the future, and YAF delegates from across the country elected a new national board while biddinga fond farewell to the loyal men and women who had led the organization for the past decade.As 2012 approaches, as the left marches on into the smoke and the powder, the time for actionis upon us. November 2010 was a great victory for our cause, butdecades of hard work lie before us, and we must answer the call .

issues as the how the GOP can win the youth vote in 2012, the

global statist alliance, the shirking of Americas global duties andthe intellectual wasteland that is liberal philosophy. In the followingpages we feature chairman of the Republican Study Committee, Rep.Tom Price (R-GA), on the monumental task ahead for Conservativelawmakers; NG associate editor and Middle East correspondentPhillip Smyth on the realities on the ground in Lebanon; and anintroduction, as well as a goodbye, from the incoming and outgoingYAF national chairmen. So when the cold sets in this winter, hunkerdown with a mug of New Guard mixologist Dane Nakamuras specialegg nog, turn the page and enjoy!

In Freedom,

Christopher BedfordExecutive Editor,

We congratulate YoungAmericans for Freedom

liberty.

We wish all YAFers andalumni the best offortune as we press

ahead, always mindfulof, and building on, thewisdom and successes

of those who carried theYAF banner before us.

Michael JonesM emphis, TN

Christopher BedfordWashington, D.C.

Tyler TrumbachNew York, NY

Samuel Settle

Philadelphia, PA

Jordan MarksSan D iego, CA

Brad MarksNew York, NY

Daniel Diaz

Washington, DC


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4. Domest icRebuilding the Youth Vote

// Stephen Richer

Blinded by Arrogance// John Stapleton

Leadership that Listens/ / Rep. Tom Price (R-GA)

11.The YAF SceneA Fond Farewell

// Erik Johnson

A New Chairman// Michael Jones

The 50th and CA Pictures// Jordan Marks

17. For eign Af f a ir sTalking Tabbouli

// Phillip Smyth

One Nation Under Man// Benajmin Long

Religion of Peace or Ideology

of Terrorism?// Adam Cassandra

24.Cul t ur e and His t orThe Closing of the Liberal M

// Ramon Lopez

The West on Trial

// Will UptonWinter Reading

// Christopher Bedford

28.The New Guar d Cockt a//Dane Nakamura

CONTENTSWINTER 2010

THIS MAGAZINE OPERATES SOLELY ON YOUR GENEROSITY.PLEASE MAKE CONTRIBUT IONS AT WWW.YAF.COM

We, t he f or mer n at ion al boar d,c o n g r a t u l a t e . . .

LEADERSHIPTHAT LISTENS

We need change,not at the margins,but in a wholesale

manner-- torollback misguidedinit iatives like thestimulus packageand Obamacare,

and go stopinitiating publictakeovers of privatesector industries like

car companies orbanks.

A Tribute to Sharon:YAFs 50th Anniversary Dinner


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ccording to James Carvi lle, theDemocratic Party was goingto rule American politics forthe next forty years becauseof two words: young people.

in the wake of t he 2008 elections. Af terall, two out of every three Americansbetween the ages of 18 and 30 voted forPresident Obama. Quite the blowout.

But after the Republican gains madeon November 2, Carvilles proclaimedDemocratic dominance seems suspectat best, and it looks like the countrysdisenchantment with the Obamaadministration has spread down into even

young America. Be it because they are

disappointed with the economy, the failedpromise of comprehensive immigrationreform, or the continuation of the war inAfghanistan, young voters are now lessenthusiastic about t he Democratic part y.

(read: decline) in Democratic supportwill remain immeasurable until the nextpresidential election, but most people agree

As one who wants to see the Republ icanParty win in 2012, Im trying to not look thisgift-horse in the mouth. But the strategy of let the Democrats mess up whi le in powerand then reclaim the disgrunt led youngcentrists is hardly a sustainable modelfor Republicans. Instead, Republicans

need to convince young voters that theRepublican Party is not just an alternativeparty, but a party that is meritorious init s own right. And how this can be done?

1) Dispel the myth that young voters aremonolithically Democratic and alwayshave been. Many people toss away theyoung vote as a foregone conclusion.Young people will always vote Democrat.Just let them age a bit. But this simplyisnt true. In 1984, more young Americans

voted for President Reagan than forDemocratic rival Walter Mondale (59-

W. Bush and Michael Dukakis in 1988(53-47%). And even as recently as 2000,the under 30 vote split evenly betweenGeorge W. Bush and Al Gore (47-47%).

By shattering the myth that Democrats ownthe youth vote, young voters are releasedfrom the feeling that they must voteDemocrat, and Republicans are encouragedto make a stronger play for the young vote.

2) Convince young Americans theyre

important. Like most people, youAmericans want to have a stake in twinning teamthey dont want be discarded after campaign soldiare no longer needed. To do this, t

Republican Part y needs to recruit myoung candidates and appoint more you

scored big points with young Americawhen his young lead speechwriter, JFavreau (born 1981), came into prominen

Fortunately, the Republican Party h

subject. Aaron Schock (R-IL) is nthe youngest representative at age Institutionally, Nick Ayers (the 28-yeold executive director of the Republic

Governors Association) and others have pa younger spin on the Republican machine

3) Win, or at least balance, the new mewar. Conventional wisdom suggests ththe Republicans got trounced in t

seasons hallmark technological eventsbe they Sarah Silvermans Great Schlevideo, or the text message announcemeof running mate Joe Bidenseem

again, much has been done to corr

very robust group of right-of-cen

together to hone their technology skiOther recent successes and innovatioare chronicled in a recent WashingtPost article titled How Republicans wthe Internet, by Mindy Finn and Patr

online articles and suggestions, but F

Republicans

need to convince

young voters that

the RepublicanParty is not just an

alternative

part y, but a party

that is meritorious

in it s own right.

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the Republican presidential candidateof 2012 should not make public his orher inability to operate a computer (John

4) Consider young Americas policypreferences. Lastly and most importantly,

to win young Americans, the RepublicanParty must reconsider some policypositions. No matter what else happens,if young voters dont like what they hear,

doesnt necessitate a wholesale adoptionof young Americas policy preferences

for the overall electoratebut thereare some policy issues that the Party

change its stance at least cosmetically.So what are the policy preferences ofyoung Americans? I strongly suspectthat young Americans could readilyvote for a Republican Party that ismore libertarian domesticallya partythat emphasizes limited government,economic growth spurred by individual

entrepreneurship, and one thateliminates regulations on a free lifestyle.

data on the voting preferences of young

on young Americas attitudes towardRepublican party posit ions are needed.

young votes in the 2012 presidentelections than they did in 2008. But f

young Americans growing disenchantmewith Democrats, Republicans need develop a part y that isnt just a temporashelter, but a true home.

Stephen Richer i s a di rector of a pub

also president and chairman of Red Knig

the political attitudes of young Americans aJewi sh Americans. H i s curr ent research young Ameri cans and t he Republi can Pacan be seen at CollegeRepubl icanism.org



DOMES

In the midterm elections of 2006 and

the presidential election of 2008, theRepublican Party lost a combined 52House seats and 14 Senate seats. Theyalso gave away the White House in anhistoric election that saw states suchsafely red states as Virginia, NorthCarolina and Indiana, go blue. Itappeared to many particularly thosewho pride themselves as D.C. insidersand talking heads that the end ofthe Republican Party was near. Howwrong.

In May of 2009, TIME Magazinenaively (but not surprisingly) putthe GOP elephant on its cover witha headline that read EndangeredSpecies? The lead article, by MichaelGrunwald, asked, Are the Republicansextinct? He came to this question byasserting that the Republican Partyhad become too radical, citing ArlenSpecters abandonment of the GOPfor the Democrats as an example thatperhaps the Republican Party wasmoving too far to the right. Shortly before this TIME article appeared,Republican governor and one timeshoo-in Senatorial candidate CharlieCrist of Florida, left the party to runas an independent. Both Specter andCrist were hailed as leaders who sawhow crazy the GOP had come, and theneed to leave the party was a step inthe right direction. In the midst ofsuch high profile defections, a generalconsensus began to take shape thatthe Republicans were experiencing

so much internal strife that the

Democrats would control the policyprocess for years to come. LongtimeDemocratic madman James Carvilleeven wrote a book entitled, 40 More Years: How the Democrats Will Rulethe Next Generation. How brilliant.

That brings us to Election Day,November 2nd, 2010. On this oneday the Republican Party picked upmore than 60 seats in the U.S. Houseof Representatives, seven seats in theU.S. Senate, and took control of at

least 29 of the 50 governors mansio

Perhaps most importantly, the GOpicked up 680 state legislative seathe most in modern times. With tgaggle of punditry not acknowledgithat this outcome as a possibility unthe shadow of the tidal wave loomover them, one has to sit back awonder, what happened?

The answer is in plain sight. PresideObama and his far-left allies Congress completely misread tmandate that they thought was befo

them. Their radical agenda was n what the American people wexpecting after President Bush loffice. The victors of 2008 conjurup some very unpopular bills and wsome success, jammed them down t American throats of the Ameripeople. Instead of trying to focus oor fix, the economy, the White Houand Congress tried to use these routimes to drastically expand the sof the government, lest we forgexecutive strongman Rahm Emanuefamous words about never lettingcrisis go to waste. How patriotic.

The economic stimulus package 2009 has not only failed to produthe jobs that the Obama-Pelosi-Reteam promised, it has launched further into debt and left milliomore unemployed. The White Houused the economic crisis to passwasteful spending bill under the guiof a national emergency. The simp

A Look at How t he Talking Heads Never Saw November Coming

by John Stapleton

TIME Magazine and

the so called politicos

that thought the death

of the Republican

Party was near, did

not have the foresight

to understand howincompetent the

Obama administration

is or just how much the

liberals were about to

misread their electoral

victories of 06 and 08.


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DOMES

There is a palpablewave of consternationmatched withenthusiasm among themillions of Americans

engaging in our national dialogue

partisan rhetoric that both sides of

to smear one another and discourage

not only unoriginal; it is also notemblematic of the renewed senseof action being taken by folks allacross the country. Standing abovethe rancor is a growing and positiveresolve among Americans that itis their duty to move our nationin a new and stronger directionand take it back from an isolatedWashington mindset and entrenched

raised by individuals who go to workeach day to provide for their families

and have lit tle time for inside-the-beltway gamesmanship. But theyare paying attention today becausethey see that failed leadership inCongress and the White House iseroding their American dream.

Right now, our nation is at acrossroads. Will we fall ever furthertoward a European-style socialdemocracy driven by the heavy handof an activist governing elite, or willwe move toward a more fundamental

brand of American exceptionalismderived by limiting the power ofgovernment? Given the opportunity,conservatives like those I havebeen proud to lead as chairman ofthe Republican Study Committee

bold leadership and answer thepassion and enthusiasm driving somany hard working Americans. Forthe past two years, Republicans have

another to our health care challengand energy concerns, as well as sma

spending. Moving forward, we neeto continue to put forth solutiogrounded in fundamental Americaprinciples. We must recogniand embrace the urgency of tAmerican people.

We have seen the reaction of those the Left to this newfound engageme

immediately marginalize question the authenticity of thospeaking out against the statquo. After all, they depend on Washington that consolidates pow

to listen. We see the consequencestheir arrogant brand of rule ov

past two years and stagnantly higunemployment. Clearly, their faile

positive or productive ways to groour economy, create jobs or expanopportunity.

On the other hand, we muacknowledge that the days of talkiabout a limited, more accountabgovernment as an abstract conceor a rhetorical slogan must also comto an end. Americans will no longabide a Congress that is unwilling make the tough decisions of cutti

Right now,

our nation is at

a crossroads.

Will we fall ever

further toward aEuropean-style social

democracy driven by

the heavy hand of

an act ivist governing

elite?

// by Rep. Tom Price



DOMESTIC

spending and reorienting the role ofWashington. We need change --notat the margins, but in a wholesalemanner-- to rollback misguidedinitiatives like the stimuluspackage and ObamaCare, and gostop initiating public takeovers of

private sector industries like carcompanies or banks. We need to getWashington out of the role of pickingwinners and losers in our economyand pay more attention to the lessonsthat can be learned from those whohave built a business, made a payroll,

created jobs!

Fortunately, what many Americansare re-discovering with an inspiringlevel of enthusiasm is that, in a time

of immense consequence to thefuture of our nation, there are thosewho will listen; folks who recognize

that there is a mandate for leadershipthat is beholden, not to a politicalpart y, but to a principled purpose

one that is armed with an astutesense of what made America greatfrom its founding. Conservativesin Congress and across the country

principled leadership so that we

should be no surrendering.

challenges and hope to leave ournation to future generations better

means we must produce tangibleresults. We need bold solutions.

less. We must have budgets thatbalance; a bureaucracy that can bemanaged, not one that manages

us; reforms in health care, enerand education that harness tinnovative spirit of American frenterprise and keep decision-makiwithin the purview of individuaand local communities.

Failing the test of our times further whittling away individuliberties or refusing to tackle o

leadership will fall far short of whthe American people are demandinRepublicans understand the tabefore us and what is at stake for tfuture of our nation. We are readand eager to seize the moment wibold, decisive leadership leadershfor freedom and liberty.

Rep. Price (R-GA) is chairman of tRepublican Study Committee.


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THE YAF SCE

As Young Americans for Freedom in the

given freedom?Is it simply a belief thatour forefathers embraced in order to craftour founding documents, thereby only of

age?Or is freedom what we, as the nextgeneration of American leadership, believeto be the best means by which to thrive

as a truly blessed and unique society?For many of us, that answer is clear andconcise. H owever, there are those in ourgeneration who would subject us to thebeliefs of Communism- people like AnitaDunn, who declares that t yrannicaldictators such as Chairman M ao TseTung are inspirational. We in YAF do notadhere to that guiding policy.

Who do we look to for our inspiration?Is it poli tical leaders such as the foundingfathers?Political leaders such as PresidentCalvin Coolidge, Senator Robert Taft,Senator Barry Goldwater, or PresidentRonald Reagan? Is it the economistsand political ideologues such as AdamSmith, John Locke, Frederick Hayek,Leo Strauss, William F. Buckley Jr. andRussell Ki rk? If it is a culmination ofthese two groups, then how do we reactwhen our conservative and libertarianheroes venture into uncertain territories?What do we do when one of ourchampions embraces an ideology which

would suggest an increase in the size andscope of federal government as opposedto a decrease.

My answer would be the very same asSenator Goldwaters in 1960. It would

single man or woman, but rather theconservative/libertarian movement. We

must ensure that this movement, whichwe maintain the charge of, continueswith us at this time and place in our

set forth in the Sharon Statement do notdisappoint and as long as we embracethose very tenets, we shall not fail ourgeneration, our elders, or our country.

As the National Chairman of YoungAmericans for Freedom, I seek tomaximize freedom. I f we are to be ofany true relevance in this age, we mustcontinue stating this claim, for themaximizing of freedom is essential to theprosperity of any nation. Any person whoreads a survey of American history willnote that those who led with the intent ofminimizing government and maximizingfreedom proved to be among the most

serve in this capacity not as one whodictates, but rather as one who presides

over the business of t he organizatioIn doing so, there must be a framewoby which to preside over this mhonorable organization. I will place important emphasis upon building nchapters and strengthening existing onI will strive to ensure that those chaptreceive all the necessary resources vitarecruiting and maintaining membersh

must be directed to increasing funds thwill prove essential to the allocatof materials to our chapters across nation. While there are conservati

with us on political ideology, we mupromote fusionism in order to crealliances as long as we can be assured thare true to the cause of this movemeAs long as we hold to this guiding setprincipals, YAFs torch will shine hand bright.

M ichael Jones is the YAF natiochairman-elect and Tennessee YAF schairman. H e holds a B.A. i n H istfrom the Uni versi ty of Tennessee andM .A . i n H istory from East Tennessee StUniversity. He is currently the Direcof D evelopment for H eri tage Chr istAcademy.

// by Michael Jones


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Having studied and worked in the Middle East for a numberof years, Lebanon always held a certain mystique for me.

its cultural history and physical beauty are insurmountable.

Hayat, makes me the tastiest halloum sandwich everymorning.

When I arrived in Beirut, I quickly passed through thevisa line to a cab, only to be, according to a few very well-connected associates, followed by a welcoming committeeof two cars belonging to the Lebanese Mukhabarat(intelligence service). While Lebanon, despite continuouswar, has transformed into a sort of tourists Mecca, foreigners

shifts in Lebanon, some Westerners arent particularlywelcome. Needless to say, working with and interviewingcertain personalities and groups doesnt come without risk.In my previous travels, this would have just amounted toanother fun story to tell family. However, the situation on

a few years ago. Now, the lunatics are running the asylum

Who really cares about a Connecticut-sized polity withoutoil (albeit, the olive oil here is phenomenal), forever torn by

actors?By the beginning of the Obama administration, the2005 American-backed Cedar Revolution, which cast outthirty years of Syrian occupation, was reversed. Syria and theirPersian ally are once again calling the shots. American pseudo-allies like Saudi Arabia throw around billions of dollars andare willing to trade Lebanon to Syria and Iran out of fearof the soon-to-be Iranian nuclear power. In Beirut, SunniMuslim politicians are subordinated by piles of Saudi petro-

Talk ing Tabboul i: Americas Failed Policy in Leban

// by Phill ip Smith



cash. With some notable exceptions,the Shia Muslim community is

Tehran and Damascus. Traditionally,pro-Western Christian groups arenow split between supporting Iranianregional hegemony, as represented bywell-armed and unshaven malcontentsin Beiruts southern suburbs (see:Hizballah) or suckling at the teatof Riyadhs bank manager. EvenLebanons weathervane, Druze leaderWalid Jumblatt, whose father was

murdered by Syria in the 70s and wasan outspoken anti-Syrian politician,switched sides. After American populardisenchantment with progress in Iraqand Afghanistan, many would opinethat we should let those in the MiddleEast play their games.

In spite of the domestic discontent withdealing with the Middle East, it mustbe acknowledged that this view hadpreviously allowed for anti-Americanpower to grow by leaps and bounds.

Osama bin Laden to see the U.S. as apaper-tiger which could and shouldbe directly attacked.

True, the American economy is inawful shape. Does this mean thatforeign policy should permanently takea backseat? Neglected by misguidedpolicies in Washington, pro-Westerngroups in Lebanon are moving awayfrom the United States at breakneckspeed and delivering themselves intothe arms of Tehran and Damascus.If Jumblatt is truly Lebanons

weathervane, and, as history hasshown, Lebanon is a harbinger forwhatever path the Middle East willfollow as a whole, the U.S. is in a lotof trouble.

One friend --a political activist whorefused to leave the country despitehaving his name prominently featuredon a Syrian sponsored hit list-- saidto me, America doesnt care about usand the allies of the U.S. have goneto Syria. Democrat or Republican,

Iranian allies] have millions, we cant

even feed our families. Even thoughthere are no helicopters evacuating theAmerican embassy as in 1975 Saigon,like the Montagnards who loyallyfought Communism in Vietnam,

alone to either live life in exile or facepossible extermination and subjugationby vengeful totalitarians.

Another hard-to-accept law in theMiddle East, in fact a golden ruleof sorts, is the one with the guns gets

the gold. By extension, these playersby the UNs special envoy who calledthe situation here, hyper-dangerous.Unless our allies are armed and canacquire supplies, they will forever be atthe whim of the guys wearing turbansand carrying RPGs.

Under the leadership of BarackObama, we pulled combat brigadesout of Iraq. Surely, those angryIslamic types who get their kicks

us now, right? Oh, and the presidentsaid we should talk to the pinnacle

and vicious strategic utilization of

Middle East will love us if only we aremore understanding and play nice?Fat chance. Want to know how Syria

Lebanese?Two words: car bomb. After

support to the protesters during Iransso-called Green Revolution, did our

radical Persian friends suddenly turnaround and encourage human rightsand cease their nuclear activities?If theanswer is yes, I also have a bridge tosell you.

Current U.S. policy in Lebanon islaughable when stacked up against

using disproved and failed thinking tocure the problems of radicalism andnation-building. Rather than salvagingwhat we can, we are allowing the shipto go down with all hands. If there were

doubts that Iran had its feet dipping

into the Mediterranean, the fact thHizballah is openly calling maof the shots in Beirut demonstrathat the Iranians already have thswimming trunks on. As I am writthis Mahmoud there are no gaysIran Ahmadinejad is visiting BeirMahmouds face, often juxtaposed wAyatollahs Khomeini and KhameneLebanese cedar, or with his arms arou

feet on gigantic billboards from airport through Hizballah control

reads, thank you Iran. While ondate I was even fortunate enoughrun into some of the Iranian presidetie-less and bearded entourage athotel in Beirut. Romance advice: Basij always makes for great dessconversation.

Instead of directly supporting alon the ground (as Iran and Syria hasucceeded in doing), the administratiand the State Department believedpropping up governmental institutio

that gave the veneer of some semblanof a nation. Perfect for a country tdoesnt truly have the semblance onation. It was, and is, a stillborn ide

We played the politically corrcard and intimated that all grouespecially some radicals, needed be worked with and included in democratic process. Some polmakers thought that the radical pIranian/pro-Syrian Shia Islamist groHizballah would be moderated if th(get this) won the 2009 Lebane

parliamentary elections. By this logwe should also push for al-Qaida torepresented in the Afghan democraLike the Nazis of the 1930s, the lHizballah spiritual mentor SayyHussein Fadlallah saw democracy only a means to a totalitarian en[Islamist participation in Lebanodemocracy] ought not to be construas recognition of by Islamists democratic rule, either in thought practice.

Lets forget the fact that from 1992 to

present, Hizballah has been represen

Rather than salvaging what we can, were allowing the

ship to go down with all hands.

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in the Lebanese government. From

in control with pro-Western groupssilenced by Damascus or boycottingthe demockary Syria had imposed.Today, they are still in the governmentand they were hardly moderated; theideology stayed the same, they grewin power, and Hizballah opposition

(whether in the form of a state, groupor individual) often found itself atthe receiving end of a Hizballah truckbomb or Kalashnikov.

Our dutifully imprudent policy

further into the U.S. camp andsideline Hizballah, tried to prop upthe Lebanese Army (LA). Ignore thefact that the last time the U.S. wantedto use to the LA for its own interests(1983-1984), it split with half joiningthe pro-Syrian Amal Movement and

the other half joining Christian forcesin East Beirut. In 1989 P.J. ORourke

command, [LA] guns still pointed at

political stability in the region.

After the end of the 1975-1990Lebanese Civil War and Syrias completecontrol over Lebanon, the army was

to Syrian interests. Not much has beendone to change the Syrian-implantedethos.

Equally amusing is the talk aboutintegrating pro-Iranian/pro-Syriangroups into the LA. After the Civil War,some four thousand Amal militiamenwere integrated into the LA. I wonder

really lays?Is it even remotely realisticthat a Hizballah member, who believesthat Jews (especially their nation, Israel)must be destroyed, and who holdsallegiance to Iranian Supreme LeaderAyatollah Khamenei, could be, almostby magic, transformed into a peaceable

member of a pluralistic civic society byhaving him join the LA? When halal

With this plan in place, our policymisers somehow thought that sansintegration, Hizballah might bemilitarily mitigated by the LA. Eventhough policy makers would have abetter chance of catching a unicornby throwing pennies into a fountainat 11:11 every night, this strategywas continued in earnest. H istorically

been at tackling Hizballah. In 2008

when Hizballah and its pro-Syrianallies launched what could be termed a

M113s and Humvees we set them upwith sat idle as soldiers sipped Pepsiand watched Hizballah thugs burndown opposition buildings in WestBeirut and the Chouf. A few monthsago, in Hizballah-micromanaged south

Lebanon, an LA commando unitIsraeli territory, killing one. Has the

or arms shipment to Hizballah?Nope.With friends like these, who needsHizballah?

As Americans, we try hard to succeed,but that doesnt mean we shouldcontinue driving a square peg into around hole. Unfortunately, the Obamaadministration, which sees NASAas a tool for outreach for the Islamic

community, is still seeing a lot ofhope for change in that peg.

To add insult to injury, if Obamacouldnt have been more naive goingin, he has wonderful intellectualslike his lead terrorism advisor, JohnBrennan advising him on how tofurther dig himself into a pit. Brennanwas intelligent enough, to t ry to buildup the more moderate elements insideHizballah. Lets disregard the fact thatHizballah views the destruction of Jews(especially Israel) as religious duty. Its

possible that Brennan may have missedrallies that included denunciations ofal Shaytan al Akbar (the Great Satan)A.K.A. the U.S. together with theritualistic chants of mouwt li Amrika(death to America). Maybe Hizballahsdirect links to Tehran and their hopeto impose wilayat al faqih (the samegovernmental system found in Iran)makes them appealing?It may be evenmore likely that Johnny may havemissed that whole minor occurrencewhen Hizballah and their I ranian

backers blew up 241 American Marinepeacekeepers in 1983, the U.S. embassy

847, destroyed the AMIA building inBuenos Aires in 1994, initiated the2006 war with Israel, and recentlyhelped train and arm Shia militias inIraq that launched numerous bloodyattacks on American troops. I could goon, but there is a word limit.

While Iran uses its Shia Muslim co-religionists as foreign policy pawns, andas Saudi Arabia openly promotes and

supports fellow Sunni Muslims, tminute the secular United States decidto support Christians by tip-toeing apreparing apologies. Allah forbid wupset the Islamic masses. While spthe few genuine allies we have left ain the Lebanese Christian communAs a wide grouping, the Christians, ascollective, naturally looked to the We

for support since the (get ready for tvisceral leftist reaction) First CrusadHowever, throwing American suppobehind them would be too problemafor Washingtons liberal-progress

dont wish to look neo-coloni

same lack-of-acknowledgment of tfacts on the ground. Yes, many Islamgroups are malleable to Americinterests, yet they still choose to looktheir coreligionists and their ideologinstead of the West. We cant alwa

pick our friends based on not wish

something that U.S. policy makers whave to get over.

In Lebanon and the broader MiddEast, we cant make everyone happPlaying to a majority that has valuinimical to our own isnt always wisHistorys victors were hardly politica

of wine and seventy-two virgins areit for the long haul. Syria and Iran hademonstrated their will to kill tho

who get in their way. We are no longplaying patty cake with EU leaders

and we must reassess our stratebefore all is lost.

Phillip Smyth is an associate editor

in Beirut . H e is also publi shed in NO

East Political and Economic Institand the Counterterr orism Blog.


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fromsharedpoliticalvisionsbasedupon common assumptionsconcerningthenatureofman.

Underlying all politics, includingpolitics involving alliances, is astruggle between philosophicalvisionspromotingeither individual

libertyorstatism.Eachvisionarguesfrom contrast ing assumptionsconcerning the nature of man.The vision promoting individualliberty, as stated by the SharonStatement, insists an individualsfreewillisGod-given,andfromthatderivesa righttobefree fromtherestrictions of arbitrary force. Thisvision understands the individualis imperfect, and leaving man tohis choices occasionally resultsin misfeasance. The fundamental

obstacleinthisvisionislimitingthatmisfeasance, rather than limitingindividual liberty. Thisvision relieson incentives provided throughevolved human institutions, suchasthefreemarket,familyormoraltraditions, to coax moral behaviorfromindividuals.TheUnitedStatesConstitutions elaborate systemof checks and balances on thestate to protect these institutionsis thequintessentialexpression ofthis vision. Conversely, the statist

vision purports the supremacyof the state as a necessary andvir tuous vehicle to implementUtopian visions of social justice.In those Utopian visions the soleproprietoroflibertyisthecollective.The individual is but a piece ofclay to be molded into an ideal,as determined by presumptuousstatists.Theindividualisinherentlygood and society is responsiblefor his misfeasance. Rousseauexemplified this philosophy whenhesaidmanwas,bornfreebut,iseverywhere inchains.Rousseauschains are society itself, whichlimit the unconstrained potentialof mankind. The fundamentalobstacleinthestatistvisionismansoppressiveinstitutions,suchasthefreemarket, traditional families,ormoraltraditions.

Historical precedent existsfor Russias continuing affair

with statism and its at tending

philosophical assumptions. Mid-19th century Russian reformists,nicknamed Westernizers,advocated for Western Europeanreforms, but did so through theprismofstatistphilosophy.Thepre-eminent Westernizer, AlexanderHerzen, thoughtWestern Europes

failure was due its fear of losingfreedom,losingindividualrightsandgrowing government interferenceinbusiness.Herzen surmised thatthese individual liberties weresinkingEuropeasartificialballastsinksaship,andallofitshouldbecast overboard. TheWesternizers,like Russian reformers throughouthistory, viewed freedom as anoutcome of liberating the masses

from lifes oppressive institutions,rather than liberating the massesfromtheoppressionofthestate.ItisnosurprisethatHerzen,andhislike-mindedWesternizercomrades,laterpopulated thenubileRussianCommunist Party intent onoverthrowingcapitalistandreligiousinstitutionsforthecollectivegood.Predictably, in 1919, when facedwith the opportunity of Tsarismscollapse, Russia failed to instituteindividual liberty, and insteadbegan its 72-year experimentwithstatist-mindedCommunism.

Russias historically statist political

vision pushes it away from the

free worlds liberal democraciand, instead, all ies it to equastatist governments in Syria, IrandNorthKorea. These countriefor reasons identical to Russiaare ranked not free by FreedoHouse.Iran,SyriaandNorthKoreallmaintaindomineeringexecuti

branchesthatdemonstratedisdaforruleoflaw,separationofpowand protection of basic libertiof speech, assembly, religion aproperty. Individual liberty wanewhile the state wields uncheckpower.

Statism may seem a peculvalue on which tobase allianceas opposed to common religioucultural or racial values. Ystatism, like any ism, functio

preciselylikeareligion.[Statismaclosedmeta-physicalworldvieasserting humans are infiniteperfectable and that the stais the vehicle to Utopia. Histoincontrovertibly proves humaare infinitely imperfectable athestatecapacitatesmassmiseNevertheless, impervious statleaders in these countries, lizealous high priests, pontificatheir assertions, asking from thcountrymennothinglessthanbli

faith that their misguided visiowill succeed. Standing in stacontrast,andinstatismscrosshaiisindividualliberty,whichliberatthesoulfromclosedmetaphysicworldviews and, ultimatearbitrary force. By providing tbasis for unsavory alliances ainability to reform democraticait is the religion of statism thhoundsRussias relationswith tfreeworld.

Benjamin R. Long graduated wan M.A. Degree in InternationRelations,withafocusontheMiddEastandRussia,fromtheSchoolInternational Service at AmericUniversity.Hecurrentlyresideswihiswife,TatianainLongIslandaworks asabartender inNewYoCity.

Historyincontrovertiblyproves humans

imperfectable

and the statecapacitates massmisery.



FOREIGN AFFA

the creators of the Comedy Central show

South Park had their lives threatenedand their show censored for depictingthe Muslims Prophet Muhammad as acharacter on the show; a Seattle cartoonistnamed Molly Norris was told to go ghostby the FBI for drawing Muhammad asinanimate objects after threats on her l ife;Fox News host Bill OReilly was treated as

Muslims killed us on 9/11; and NationalPublic Radio cast aside Juan Williamsafter 10 years of employment with NPRfor saying he felt nervous seeing people inMuslim garb on airplanes.

Muslims in America so far this year,outside of attempted terrorist attacks, werethe proposed building of the Ground ZeroMosque by the mainstream Imam FiesalAbdul Rauf, and the proposed burning ofQurans on 9/11 by Florida pastor TerryJones. Rauf, who claims he wants to builda bridge between Muslims and the West,said that America has more Muslim blood

on its hands than Al Qaeda has on its

hands of innocent non-Muslims, and thatthe United States was an accessory to 9/11.

Jones never carried out his book burningafter being scolded by the President of theUnited States, the Secretary of State, theSecretary of Defense and the top militarycommander in Afghanistan. Regardless,a body count still accumulated from riotsover the proposed event overseas.

To talk about Islam in America can be

the religion of Islam from the terroristideology of Islamists. Some critics of I slamrefuse to make this distinction, saying thatthe religion i tself breeds violence. ManyMuslims have taken up the narrative thatterrorism conducted by Muslims really has

for a voice that identify Islamist ideology asa problem in the Muslim community, andadvocate for reform.

Relations (CAIR), one of the most

country, recently announced the creation

of a new Islamophobia Department track the ri se in Islamopobic sentiment

American society. CAIR national executdirector Nihad Awad said that anti-Islahysteria in America relies on distort iomisinformation and outright falsehoodCAIR also claims that the terrorist attacon 9/11 have no connection whatsoeverIslam.

Awad thinks that even trying to explthat the Muslims who attacked Amerbelieve in a fringe interpretation of Isla

Obamas chief counterterrorism advisJohn Brennan, who told an audience the Center for Strategic and InternationStudies earlier this year, Nor do describe our enemy as ji hadists or I slambecause ji had is holy struggle, a legit imtenet of Islam meaning to puri fy oneselfones community.

released a report challenging the pubnarrative about Islam authored by a groof 19 military, security and law enforcem

professionals, detailing how the thre

// by Adam Cassandra

To question and defame Christianity in America can lead to a successfucareer in television, writing or public speaking. To question Islam iAmerica leads to the moniker of bigot, and could result in the los

RELIGION OF PEACE OR IDEOLOGY OF TERRORISM

Islam inAmericas Timefor Choosing



doctr ine of Shariah, like communism in theCold War, undermines the Constitutionand government of the United States.

to America describes how CAIR, theorganization worried about being callednames, is really an entity of the terrorist

organization Hamas and has strong ties tothe deadly Muslim Brotherhood.

obtained from Muslim Brotherhoodcollaborators, the authors of the report

Islamic Relations is a Hamas front. CAIRis Hamas.

may be a practitioner of stealth jihad asbelievers in a totalitarian Islamist ideology,the organization does not represent thereligion of Islam, nor all Muslims inAmerica.

Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, president of the AmericanIslamic Forum for Democracy, is anAmerican Muslim who is outspoken onthe issue of Islamism. His views are nottolerated by the Muslim Brotherhood andHamas support ing members of CAIR. Noone knows why.

American Muslims need to accept andspread the meme that it is time to get shariah(Islamic law) out of government and bringthe ideas of modernity and Enlightenmentto the Islamic faith we love, Dr. Jasser saidin an editorial in the Des Moines Registertit led What the Muslims in America cando.

Conservatism stresses the belief individual liberty and freedom of religio

well alongside other religions in Amerunder the Rule of Law, an ideology whogoal is to subvert the Constitution of tUnited States, and is associated with Isladoes exist in America and around the wor

document of Young Americans for Freedodrafted in 1960, said that, the forces international Communism are, at presethe greatest single threat to these libertieand that, the United States should strevictory over, rather than coexistence wthis menace. It seems that Islamism, nCommunism, is now the single greatethreat to our liberties, and we shoulikewise stress victory over this menace.

Adam Cassandra is the M aryland stchairman of Young Americans for FreedoHe is the assistant edi tor for Ri chard Vi guerConservati veH Q.com and a former necorrespondent for CNSNews.com. He hoa Masters degree in Statecraft and N ati o

Poli ti cs in Washington, D .C.

It seems that

Islamism, not

Communism, is now

the single greatest

threat to our libert ies,

and we should likewise

stress victory over this

menace.



FOREIGN AFFA

We are living in the age ofrelativi sm, the logicalend of Enlightenment

there are objective virtues has been thrownaside, and the only virtue that remains is

tolerance. Our modern society has becomeone of inclusion, where all is permittedexcept for those who think that there arecertain things that should not be permi tted.Such a society is divorced from truth, asit is incapable of asking itself one simplequestion: What if truth itself is exclusive?

Tolerance is part of the Wests pluralisttradition and is the fulcrum of republicandemocracy. Unless all major parties respect

rule by the people cannot be maintained. Atyranny of the majority threatens to form,depriving those who do not exist within thesocial norm of their rights. For a free societyto function, it must allow for the openexchange of opinions and ideas without thethreat of repercussions, thereby buildingthe basis for a democratic government.

Tolerance is therefore of instrumental use;it s worth comes from its ability to serve as aframework for the only sort of governmentyet known to respect our natural rights.

Our Founding Fathers each had an abiding

belief that we had certain natural rightsthat existed prior to the creation of thestate; natural rights that we possessed fromnature and/or natures God. But since then,the left has progressively detached itselffrom natural law, embracing relativism

and Humean (based on the writings ofScottish philosopher David Hume) ethics.When divorced from natural law, tolerancebecomes intri nsically valuable. Consensusbuilding and absolute tolerance become thevery foundations of society.

Liberals have come to value tolerance for itsown sake. Rather t han being a means to themaintenance of a free and vibrant society,

is an inherent dogmatism that exists at theheart of such a view. In contrast, right-wing political philosophies judge truth byremaining grounded in the moral orderderived from natural law.

Within natural right philosophies, thereis constant, invigorating debate. However,liberalism, because it denies objectivemoral truths, has no grounding and isthus left to the mere philosophical whimsof man. Because theres no such thing asobjective morality, all beliefs are simplypreference-statements and are lit tered with

be given equal weight; all opinions musttolerated; and any belief structure to claobjectivity is simply an imposition of opersons preferences upon another.

Such a position has led to the clos

of the liberal mind. In his study of t

American M ind, Alan Bloom points that when tolerance gains intrinsic valthe relativity of truth [becomes] notheoretical insight but a moral postulatTo say with certainty that X is right athat Y is wrong, one is judged not by fabut by ethics. An absolutist claim is seen as wrong because its understandof the truth is inaccurate, but because morally decadent. Bloom points out thwhat liberals fear about absolutism, is

can be true, but it still must be rejectsimply because it seeks to impose a mostandard.

Chillingly, Bloom notes, the point is to correct the mistakes [of the past] areally be right; rather it is to not think y

liberals believe that, the true believethe real danger, as, men always thougthey were right, and that led to wa

persecutions, slavery, xenophobia, racis

// by Ramon Lopez

The Closing of the

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CULTURE & HISTO

I

n Whittaker Chamberss mostfamed work, Witness, he opens witha haunting letter to his children,recalling not only one of the darkest

moments in his life, and possibly the historyof the United States, but also forewarningof the continued uncertainty of the survivalof Western Civilization. He writes:

Much more than Alger H iss or Whit takerChambers was on trial in the trials of AlgerHiss. Two faiths were on trial. Humansocieties, like human beings, live by faithand die when faith dies. At issue in the HissCase was the question whether this sicksociety, which we call Western civilization,could in its extremity still cast up a man

whose faith in it was so great that he wouldvoluntarily abandon those things whichmen hold good, including life, to defendit. At issue was the question whether thismans faith could prevail against a manwhose equal faith it was that this societyis sick beyond saving, and that mercyitself pleads for its swift extinction andreplacement by another.

In Chamberss time, the free societies ofthe West were engaged in an apocalypticbattle with the forces of internationalcommunism, lead by what the late PresidentRonald Reagan termed the Evil Empire-the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.Now twenty-some years after the end of theCold War, we still may yet be at odds withold foes, specters of an enemy once thoughtrelegated to the ash bin of history.

Today we face a creeping socialism fragmented ideas of long dead radicals

not only on our college campuses, but

thought from the more contemporary Saul

Alinsky, to the far moredated writings of radicalsburied by the centuries,have slipped back into our

daily political discourse.

to claim that our leadersin the Democratic Partyare communists or aremembers of some vast andinsidious conspiracy. It isto say, however, that somemembers of our politicalelite have resurrected ideasonce touted by the communist organizers,activists and radicals of decades ago.

In the 1920s and 1930s, the era Chambersaddressed in the beginning of Wi tness,there was undoubtedly a strong and deeplyrooted communist conspiracy active in theUnited States. Many of the communistoperatives and sympathizers were youngheirs of WASP families, perhaps morebored with Western culture --due to theirown arrogance-- than truly convinced of

were pessimistic- they believed the Westwas deteriorating and was in need of arevolutionary transformation. Using theirfamily status and political power, manyachieved bureaucratic positions in theUnited States government, while others

within the United States in an attempt toundermine Western capitalism and theorder provided by democratic institutions.

Even after t he exposure of one of the most

convicted in 1950 of spying for the SovietUnion by the testimony of Chambers

whispers of Soviet plots to undermine

the United States government persistContinued cases of supposed communspies and activities sparked the great R

Scare as well as the rise and fall of SenaJoe McCarthy of Wisconsin and agreared their head in the radical upheavof the late 1960s.

In the heyday of radicalism and paran t he late 60s and early 70s manytodays political elite cut their teethradical activism, learning their trade frthe writings of communitarian sociallike Saul Alinsky and the often overlookCloward-Piven Strategy. Many of SDSers YAF fought on campus are now professors, spreading their poison to a ngeneration of students.

Yet today, even though we struggle throuanother time of economic crisis, mayoung Conservatives feel that it goes tooto discuss the radical nature of some of onations political elite. Perhaps we youConservati ves have become distracted the smorgasbord of issues we can sign

are more focused on policy issues,

pulp writing and there is a place

Th eWest on

Tr ia l// by Will Upton



THECLASSICS:FoundingeditorDr.LeeEdwardsrecentlysharedwithmeastoryofhisperusingGov.Reagansbookshelf,duringavisitforaninterview,whilethepastactorandfuturepresidentgotsomerefreshments.Mostofthebookshehadread,butonestuckoutasunfamiliartohim.ThatbookwasTheLaw.WrittenbyFrenchmanFredericBastiatandfirstpublishedin1850,TheLawcomesonthepersonalrecommendationofTheNewGuard,FLYAFsDanielDiaz,Dr.LeeEdwardsandtheGreatCommunicatorhimself!

Short and extremely readable, Bastiats book provides theblueprintforafreesociety,intheprocessdefiningliberty;exploring

morality;anddeclaringtheproperroleofgovernment.Itsalwaysimportant forConservativesandLibertarianstorememberwhywefight,and thisbookdoes just thatwhiledevotinganentiresection to refutations of the great positivist philosophers ofhistory.Atlessthansixtypages,nogoodYAFerhasanexcusenottoaddthisclassictoyourlibrary.!

HEADYSTUFF:Alotofbooksshowyouwhattothink,butwhatmakes A Conflict of Visions so incredible is that it shows youhowtothink.Publishedin1986byfamedeconomistandsocialcommentator Thomas Sowell, A Conflict of Visions seeks toexploreandexplainwhy,throughouthistory,peopleofdifferentpoliticalbendstendtodisagreeonthesamebasicissues;and

whatunderliningideologiesconnectthedots.Hedoessoinamasterful way, istinguishing two remarkably consistent worldviews- theconstrained(Burkean, tragic,Conservative) and theunconstrained(positivist,Utopian,liberal).Thoughnotabookforeasybrowsing,itisworththetime-itwillchangethewayyouviewtheworld,ourmovementandevenyourfriendsandadversaries,Ipromise.

BY THE FIRE: Its hard to get through school, or life, withoutreadingatleastoneofGeorgeOrwellsdystopianclassics,butitisimportanttorememberthatthemanwrotemorethantwogreatbooks!MyfavoriteofhislesspopularizednovelsisBurmese

Days.Publishedin1935andbasedonhisyearsasanofficerinthe Indian Imperial Police, Burmese Days follows the story ofanEnglisharistocratsconfusedandlonelylifeinBurmaashesearchesfor love, tolerance,cultureandhappiness.Butaboveall, it isa story of thepoison,caused by imperialism thatseepsintoeveryaspectoflife.Amust-readforanyfanofOrwellorcolonialhistory,thismasterfulworkoffictionmakesforgreatreadingonacoldnight.

Bedf or ds

CULTURE & HISTORY

such things but the long standing traditof Conservatism as a force defending Westecivilization has faded into history along wthe memories of the Cold War.

Now, more than ever, we should be strivingremember the age that Chambers and men lWilliam F. Buckley Jr. lived in. It is essent

that the Conservative movement, stanathwart history yelling, Stop.

We now live in an age where it is little conceto many Americans that over seventy memb

the Democratic Socialists Party of AmericEven more troubling, this past October, tenof-thousands of activists gathered on Mall to push the liberal Congress and WhHouse to pursue an agenda further to the lthan the legislation they had already enact

which includes a near socialization of hea

care, extreme environmental regulations, nationalization of two car manufacturers a

who gathered about the Lincoln Memorial w

environmental groups, unions and the frinleft. In all, each group was indistinguishabCommunist Party USA, the DemocraSocialist Part y, the Socialist Workers Parthe Socialist Part y USA, AFL-CIO, SEIU a

believe that Western civilization is sick, thit has no redemptive qualities, that our natiis best scrapped for something new thousome may be delusional enough to deny suchthe presence of more grounded company.

Two faiths are once again on trial. Communiand socialism have returned to the UnitStates, and the specters of the past seem moreal every day. We, as young Conservativmust pick up the standard of those who ca

our faith in tradition, family, democracy athe West.

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