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Entry: The Rise of the Post-paleos (a second look) Link: http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/the_rise_of_the_post_paleos_a_second_look#30748 Post contents: Mr. Gottfried, Something the EXTREME right understands is that awakening the silent conservative majority will take much more than well-reasoned thoroughly documented attacks. The great difficulty we face as a political movement is trying to reach an audience suffering from apathy, laziness and various forms of attention deficit disorder. The apathy problem is compounded by that fact that we are living in a technological world where television, internet, cell phones, Wi-Fi, iPods and a million other gadgets pleasurably distract Americans from the creeping threats we face as a nation. Is it an exaggeration to claim that more Americans know what Paris Hilton and Brittney Spears did last night than they do what is going on in Iraq? Probably not. Americans do not want to be informed or even inspired. They want to be entertained. The post-paleoconservative movement must recognize this reality and find a way to capitalize on it. The liberals have Hollywood and extreme members of the right have their conspiracy theories and racial websites. Paleo-conservatives must find another way to educate the public in an entertaining way. Well-reasoned and thoroughly documented attacks are great when you are dealing with an audience that enjoys reading about politics, but our reach is limited when it comes to reaching Average Joe. And until we find a way to reach him, our movement is doomed to failure. Sent at: 2008 12 02