Friday, June 09, 2006

An underlying problem for the left?

Byron York in the National Review has a review of the YearlyKos convention in Las Vegas. The story discusses an interesting dichotomy within the ranks of Kos-followers. Its worth reading. However, the last paragraph contains a quote from Markos himself, delivered in a keynote that might be a tip-off to one of the left's problems:
They can't keep us out any longer, Moulitsas said. We're going to crash the gates. "People power is a wonderful thing. Everyone can be a leader. Everyone can be a strong voice. Everyone can make a difference. There has been far too much talent, far too much passion, far too much intelligence in this country marginalized by the establishment currently stinking up Washington D.C. And now, that talent has an outlet. It can no longer be marginalized." (emphasis mine)
No. Everyone cannot BE a leader if you want to be effective. Everyone has the ability to lead, at some time, but unless everyone agrees where the group is going, they cannot all lead - and be effective.

This seems to be the left's biggest problem. They all have their cause(and on the left, that includes hundreds of them). Even when their cause is the same, they have a difficult time accepting that someone else believes it too. Perhaps it's part of the "me" personality trait which many of the left seem to have. This is why many of the left are content to spend hours discussing the intricacies of the "problem" and, in many cases --like the commenters on DailyKos -- whine and complain about everything. Conservatives, on the other hand, are truly grounded in common sense and common good. They see a problem, they fix it.

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