Unmaking the Leviathan Part III: Progressivism as Political Religion

To understand the fervor of the modern Left, understand this: for them, politics is not a process. It’s not about governing or having disagreements with the other side about the size of tax cuts or the role of government. It’s a religion and salvation. And their Holy of Holies is absolutely the Administrative State.

This explains their zeal, their puritanical absolutism, their willingness to break and repurpose every institution—from schools to courts to intelligence agencies—toward one end: the preservation and expansion of bureaucratic power to then shape the country and its citizens into their vision.

Understand the unAmerican Leftists aren’t here to “tweak the edges” of society. They’re fully intent on completely reshaping it. And have always believed in that since the days of Woodrow Wilson until today. We have to understand that we’re not debating a Left that shares anything in common with us; there’s no common sets of ideals or principles that we actually agree on, from how to define genders to the idea of a transcendent Creator and natural inherent rights, to the idea of objective truth and absolute right and wrong. There’s no common set of ideals that we share with them at all on any level. 

Yet we keep on approaching the “debate” with the other side as though this dynamic exists. This explains in many ways why milquetoast conservatism has completely and failed the American people. You don’t defeat religious zealots with careerists and white papers. You don’t try to have rational debate with fundamentalists who think you’re wrong and should go to jail for disagreeing with them. 

Which means we better confront the zealots with real fire. With passion. And actually have an aggressive counter-mission instead of some pointy head nerd at a think tank intoning some white paper statistics.

That’s why "restoration" is the only viable path. Not to slow the tide, but to roll it back. To go on the attack. We must aggressively destroy the Left, destroy their institutions, smash the Administrative State and force them into unconditional surrender politically speaking, before we can fully restore representative government and the Republic in this country. You’ll never accomplish that by “conserving” and being constantly on the defense. As has been said by others, the best defense is a good offense. Let’s go on the offense of restoration.