This is how he holds a sharpie! So misunderstood. |
The lineup prior to getting my copy of his book signed was
unexpectedly interesting and entertaining.
There I was at Costco after work just according to plan. I needed gasoline and Costco has the cheapest
gas around. Ever the sucker for a
bargain, I picked up some sale items and the book Men, Women & Money.
With my goods safely tucked away in my car (which is also a
handy deep freeze this time of year) I stepped into line to wait for Kevin O’Leary. Ahead of me was a kind old man telling
stories to the couple and their baby ahead of him. In front of them were two lovely young girls
with books in hand and then a handsome spectacled black fellow whom I was
chatting with earlier. It was marvelous
in fact to take in the diverse array of people who had come to meet the
Dragon.
Behind me was a father and son and I could see it was the son’s idea to come to the book signing. I was happy to be a part of such a crowd. Even if I felt to be the representative from the long-day club, it beat sitting in traffic.
Behind me was a father and son and I could see it was the son’s idea to come to the book signing. I was happy to be a part of such a crowd. Even if I felt to be the representative from the long-day club, it beat sitting in traffic.
Before long , the mother of the young girls came to join
them. It was obvious that she was not there to see Kevin O’Leary. In fact, it seemed that her mission at that
moment was to loudly discourage the two youths while educating the rest of us
as well.
“-but he’s a
douchebag!”
“-I’d rather kick him
in the nuts!”
“-he’s a FASCIST!”
I couldn’t hide my smirk.
‘My how the tables have turned’
I thought.
Like everyone else I found the ceiling suddenly interesting. I was trying not to laugh openly at this
family dispute when I locked eyes with the black gentleman I spoke to
earlier. ‘You’re
up man’ I thought to him, and he must have got the message (or thought it
himself) because that is when he intervened.
I don’t buy into the race thing, but a handsome spectacled
black man is like pure kryptonite to a raving leftard. Understanding what makes the enemy tick is
key to besting them.
He skillfully entered the conversation and revealed that he
was a financial planner recently emigrated from Toronto (smart move!). They talked about Kevin O’Leary and how
intelligent he is. They talked about
finance and essentially capitalism all the way to the Dragon himself. Even the raving leftard smiled and shook
hands with Kevin when the moment arrived.
Score! Two young
female conservative converts solidified before my very eyes. Imagine the humiliation the girls felt while
being publicly berated by their mother for their taste in authors. If they were curious before, they are
committed now. Well done brother. Very well done.
I doubt the mom was converted but at least the righteous lefty
lunatic ravings were tempered a bit.
It reminds me of that part in Star Wars where Leia aboard
the Death Star says to Moff Tarkin: “The more you tighten your grip, Tarkin, the more star systems will slip through your fingers.”
It rings true enough though with hearts and minds rather
than star systems. Progressives desire
control and conformity. They despise
independence and individuality. The more
they try to control the narrative and crush dissent, the more conservatives they
will create. The harder they squeeze the
more people will slip through the fingers of their grasping grabbing systems. Pretty soon all they are left with nothing but the old commie fist.
A fist holds nothing. |
It happened to those girls that day. It happened to me back in the progressive utopia otherwise known as the schooling system.
Every time you hear about a little girl getting suspended for having a hello kitty bubble gun or the father who was arrested because his kid made an image of a gun, you can count another conservative. It isn't all bad. More and more people will rebel against the
cage like system they building.
Logic, honesty and kindness will triumph in the end. I don’t want to see a time where the folly
liberal/progressive ideas humble and humiliate the likes of Naomi Kline or
David Suzuki. Those would be awful times
indeed. I’m hoping that smart enough people
will consistently outnumber the dumb. I
hope that people see that freedom is the way forward even if malice can sometimes
be dangerous when ignored. So take heart,
because the truth must win in the end and we are winning.