A Look Into the Conservative Youth Movement (link via Jonah Goldber @ The Corner)
I agree with the writer. I don't think there is anything special about youth, as a class, except for one thing: they're our future.
Young conservatives should also begin taking an active role in government because they represent the future of conservative thought. This is not to say that they should feel entitled to destroy the trustworthy conservative thinkers such as Buckley, but young conservatives should not feel frightened or intimidated to express their opinions. Mr. Goldberg may not realize it, but the errors made today will be transferred to the thinkers of tomorrow. Where will America be in 10, 15, or 20 years? What will happen if gay marriage is made legal or Americans take stem cell research too far? Those are things that worry me. .... The Republican Party should by no means be re-invented, but it could very easily be re-marketed. For too long, liberals have had success with many young people in teaching that the Republican Party is a party of bigotry and evil. It is far from it; this is the party that freed the slaves in 1863 and freed the Iraqis over 150 years later. Conservatives should explain to America that they are for families and opportunity, not division. This is something I have always believed to be true.
I'm not sure if re-marketed is what I'd call it, but I agree with the writer here too. What I think should be done is to vigourously stand up to those who continue to call Republicans inconsiderate, stupid, and worse. I thought the Republicans did a good job in 2000. Take the conventions for instance. When it was revealed that the Democrats had a quota for every race and sexual-orientation, their claims that the Republicans were doing it just for show should have been tossed out the window. Unfortunately our media just lapped it up as if it were true. The truth is that it is the Democrats who treat diversity like a three-ring circus. At the Republican convention, the people who took to the stage were there because they were qualified. And yes, there was diversity - plenty of it.