The forces of collectivism ran free across the world for thousands of years before a few thinkers came along and posited better ways of doing things. Miller calculated, using Fisher-Pry, that it will take another 40 to 50 years before the ideas of Ayn Rand, as presented in The Fountainhead , gain 50 per cent mindshare in North America. It is important to note that several assumptions were used in this projection, but the figure is at least plausible. The key thing for all activists is the definition of a realistic victory that one can actually achieve. Without a realistic goal, optimism fades and the battle is lost.
Optimism is the most important weapon, besides reason, in our arsenal.
Carl Drega is not an example to be followed. A loss of hope leads to impatience, frustration, and finally paralysis, or in Drega's case, irrational actions. Those kind of specifics are something that we'll have individually set for ourselves. One thing that is for certain, however, is that change is coming. Our goals will guide the direction of that change.