Here are the political facts of life:

First, the Democrats control the presidency;

Second, the Democrats control both Houses of Congress;

Third, the Democrats have great influence and probably soon will control the Supreme Court;

Fourth, the Democrats have enormous influence in the media, so much so that Americans should consider the media and the Democratic Party one entity;

Fifth, professors at American universities and college overwhelmingly are supporters of the Democratic Party;

Sixth, the Democrats and their union allies control primary and secondary education;

Seventh, Democrats control Hollywood;

Eighth, Democrats control the other branches of the entertainment industry, television, theater, and music.

The result:  The Democrats have brought about the revolution the 60s radicals wanted by seizing control of Democratic Party (would JFK recognize it today?), popular culture, media, the educational system.  By constantly bombarding Americans and young Americans particularly, with their radical message, once was radical is now common wisdom.  They have turned American youth into a botnet:  the Democrats have taken over the operating system of their brains and those messages are repeated constantly.

The agenda of the 60s radicals now in power is to make America a socialist country.  How far will the Democratic Party go?  It looks like all the way, since there is no countervailing pressure in it.  Of course, it all will be done gradually, in a stepped process, so as not to frighten anyone.  In time, Americans will get used to expanding state power and their loss of liberty.

But for those of us who remember America’s political principles here are some questions to ask the Democrats, perhaps in town hall meetings:

How important are individual rights and liberties to you?

Individual rights are the foundation of this country’s  political principles, and allowed the country to prosper for two hundred years.  By rejecting individual liberty and freedom, your policies are destroying the political foundation of the country and replacing them with principles anchored in the failed ideology of socialism.  So the query is a simple one:  How can you call yourself an American?

Do individual rights triumph group rights, or vice versa?

How can individual rights and liberties be preserved while government power expands?  This has never happened in history, why will it now?

Once you have replaced America’s political principles with socialism, what will you do then, move on to communism?

A Rasmussen poll from April 9, 2009, revealed that only 53% of Americans believed that capitalism was better than socialism. 33% of adults under 30 prefer socialism to capitalism, only 37% prefer capitalism.

I never thought I would see such a poll in America.

There was a time in American history–say, 1992–when this would have been unthinkable. But because the Left owns the public sphere they are able to demonize American political principles while touting socialism. Socialism is portrayed as a kinder, gentler form of capitalism rather than the murderous, freedom crushing political ideology it is.

The under-30 numbers are telling. The evils are socialism are not taught in American public schools so children become adults not knowing why socialism is evil. The Democrats own the public sphere. They control what is taught in public schools, and they want American kids to embrace socialism.

We need a mechanism so that older Americans can teach younger Americans the truth. We need some tool to de-indoctrinate American public school children and teach them the truth about why socialism is an evil ideology and why the freedoms they enjoy as Americans (at least for the time being) are precious , and worth fighting for and preserving.

But because the Right is such a small part of the public sphere, this has little chance of success. Such a knowledge transfer is only done on a one-to-one or familial basis.

The tea parties of April 15th are an excellent idea and one place to start. But they have to be sustained, regular events. Not one-offs or even annual events. Translating that frustration into political action is necessary. And the Right does not yet have a solution to accomplish this.

Meanwhile, creeping socialism ensures that each year the Left grows stronger and the Right weaker.