In response to "Rise of the conservative revolutionaries" by David Sirota

I am simply unconvinced that there is even a subject here waiting in the wings of the title "conservative revolutionaries." Where are these so-called revolutionaries? Are they really so eager to cast aside what remains of their pensions and benefits? I sincerely doubt the tea-party faithful are literally up in arms over the course of current events, although they may possess arms in any event. How does the revolution get started? Is it a bloody revolution? Will there be a party vanguard? Can the author answer any of these questions with specifics?

Rather I think this article serves to cater to the antagonism and left-of-center-brand-fear-mongering needs of a section of the liberal intelligentsia who are content to issue such proclamations of outrage from their arm chairs. Are we to believe that David Sirota is making a serious foray into the realm of revolutionary theory? I do not think the author's claims deserve much attention. Revolutionary theory as applied to the US must take into consideration the different historical (postmodern?) circumstances of our period. The revolution, if there is to be any such mobilization of society at all, must occur a posteriori as a result of a precipitating event, and not as part of a broad base, grass roots mobilization of the population based on specific grievances of political slogans. We do not know what form this precipitating event will take or even if it will occur.

The idea this article presents that white males, and I count myself among their number, would ever rise up against the central government (which is itself the construct and wholly operated subsidiary of white male, inc.) is absurd not least because it presupposes that white males value some thing over convenience which en mass they do not. It should not be forgotten that white males were the first of our species to be pulled through the post modern strainer of nihilism. This process leaves them completely devoid of belief, except what is minimally necessary for them to carry out their day to day tasks in earning a living (animal faith, fear?). In other words, there is no will, there is no spirit of revolution in the US and there never will be. There is, in this country almost universally, only the desire to watch TV and go back to sleep and that is why the US will never have a social revolution as a result of some internal political awakening.