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By Michael Brown<\/span><\/a><\/span>, CP Op-Ed Contributor
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In a recent interview<\/a> with long-time conservative radio host Dennis Prager, David Pakman, the popular, left-wing podcaster and TV host, asked Prager about the state of the nation. From Pakman\u2019s perspective, we are in the midst of \u201ca 30, 40-year trend of moving to the left culturally.\u201d This prompted him to ask Prager, \u201cDo you feel as though this is a lost cause and the country has clearly gone in a different direction?\u201d Was there anything, Pakman wondered, that might buck this trend and turn the tide?<\/p>\n

Prager, never one to pull punches, answered plainly, \u201cThere’s no question we’re moving to the left culturally. The first thing people have to do is recognize reality.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou may or may not be happy with it,\u201d Prager observed, but you cannot deny reality.<\/p>\n

Yes, in many ways, America has not just moved left in recent decades. It has lurched and even jumped left, much of this the outgrowth of the counterculture revolution of the 1960s.<\/p>\n

Just think of the subtitle to Christopher Rufo\u2019s new book America\u2019s Cultural Revolution: How the Radical Left Conquered Everything<\/em><\/a>. <\/em>\u201cEverything\u201d is quite a big word.<\/p>\n

Or think of the Democratic Party of Bill Clinton compared to the Democratic Party today.<\/p>\n

Or of the makeup of university faculty from the 1960s until our day.<\/p>\n

Or of the dramatic shift in attitudes concerning LGBT issues and people from just 1990 until today.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no question we have moved far to the left in many ways.<\/p>\n

As Pakman pointed out, based on representative polling data, \u201cRecord support for same sex marriage today. Record number of people saying I’m moving away from religion. Highest in the Roe v. Wade<\/em> era of the country says abortion should be legal in most cases. Sixty percent says we haven’t gone far enough on making transpeople feel welcome.\u201d<\/p>\n

So, is the case closed? Not so fast. There are actually numerous signs pointing in the opposite direction. A new, conservative-based, counterculture revolution is on the rise.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s consider some other polling and\/or anecdotal data. (The question is not whether you believe what is happening is good or bad. The question is whether these things are really happening.)<\/p>\n

A June 2023 article states<\/a> that, \u201cAlthough the LGBT community can count on a lot of public and political sympathy, support for this minority group seems to be declining.\u201d<\/p>\n

Based on polling data from 30 mostly Western countries, the article noted that, \u201cPeople are generally more positive about gay couples raising children, but similar patterns can be discerned there too … Over the past two years, support for this practice received significantly less support in countries such as the United States, the Netherlands and Sweden.\u201d<\/p>\n

On December 29, 2022, NBC News ran this ominous headline: \u201c2021 was supposed to be the ‘worst year’ for LGBTQ rights \u2014 then came 2022. Even with the enactment of a historic same-sex marriage bill, advocates describe a harrowing year for LGBTQ Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n

And on June 6, 2023, CNN announced<\/a>, \u201cHuman Rights Campaign declares a national state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Certainly, for David Pakman and many other Americans, this is terrible news, yet another sign of homophobic, transphobic bigotry.<\/p>\n

I am simply pointing out that there is<\/em> a serious pushback against LGBTQ+ activism (or, \u201crights,\u201d depending on one\u2019s perspective), with much of it a reaction to radical trans activism.<\/p>\n

Just think of the Budweiser and Target boycotts. Even non-Christian voices like Joe Rogan were saying, \u201cThis is a bridge too far.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the same with the celebration of drag and drag queens. Many Americans who said yes to \u201clove is love\u201d and who affirmed same-sex couples said<\/a>, \u201cWe didn\u2019t sign up for this.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why it was no surprise to read<\/a> in June of last year that, \u201cAmericans overwhelmingly oppose transgender athletes in female sports, poll shows. Two-thirds of Americans say transgender girls ‘have a competitive advantage’ over biological girls in youth sports.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for the issue of abortion, while opinion polls certainly matter, and while voting trends in the 2022 elections would point to a rise in pro-choice sentiments, Ramesh Ponnuru, in a June 2023 op-ed for the Washington Post, said<\/a> this: \u201cThe torrent of stories about setbacks for pro-lifers has made it oddly easy to lose sight of the most basic point about abortion policy over the last year: The pro-life side is making huge gains. The Supreme Court no longer claims that our most fundamental law requires that the killing of unborn children be treated as a nonevent. In 23 states, legislators have banned abortion after six weeks or earlier; two more have banned it after 12 weeks. (Some of these bans are tied up in court.) In those places that have enacted new laws protecting abortion access, on the other hand, abortion had not been restricted before; they have for the most part ratified the status quo.\u201d<\/p>\n

Is this not major news?<\/p>\n

Another factor, largely the result of parents becoming more aware of school curricula during COVID, is that there is a pushback against the leftwing indoctrination of children in the public school system.<\/p>\n

Already in June 2021, Yahoo News reported<\/a> that, \u201cParents across the country are fighting back against pervasive leftist ideology in schools \u2014 with such frequency that opposition to certain aspects of public education is becoming a national movement.\u201d<\/p>\n

More broadly, Forbes noted<\/a> on June 8, 2023, \u201cAs hot-button social issues like abortion and transgender rights dominate politics, more Americans \u2014 and the highest percentage since 2012 \u2014 are identifying as socially conservative, according to a Gallup poll released Thursday, marking a shift from a time when Americans were about as likely to say they were socially liberal as conservative.\u201d<\/p>\n

Again, there is no denying that America has, in large measure, been leaning further to the left in recent decades. But, as I wrote<\/a> back in June, \u201cThe Cultural Tide Is Continuing to Turn, Just as Predicted.\u201d And with more and more reports<\/a> of fresh spiritual outpouring across the nation, from college campuses<\/a> to local churches<\/a>, the prospect of major spiritual renewal and revival is becoming more real by the day.<\/p>\n

Let us seize the moment and turn the tide.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Michael Brown(www.askdrbrown.org<\/a>) is the host of the nationally syndicated\u00a0Line of Fire<\/a>\u00a0radio program. His latest book isWhy So Many Christians Have Left the Faith<\/a><\/em>.\u00a0Connect with him on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Twitter<\/a>, or\u00a0YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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