Shining Conservatives at Home and Abroad

Phyllis Schlafly Eagles · February 21 | Shining Conservative at Home and Abroad

Photo: Don’t Tread On Me. Believed to be the first flag of the Marines and of the Continental Navy. This coiled snake was paint – NARA – 532358, public domain

In 2023, we saw many conservatives prove that they were able to stand up for liberty and freedom, no matter the consequences. Their shining examples present to us what to do and how to act as we face political adversity this year and beyond.

2023 was a big year for foreign conservative stars. Javier Milei stormed to a landslide win as the new president of Argentina. He is a pro-life economist who recognizes global warming as a “lie of socialism,” while he praises Trump.

Many additional Trump-like foreign conservatives prevailed in 2023. Kyriakos Mitsotakis won as prime minister in Greece, Geert Wilders won in the Netherlands, Christopher Luxon won in New Zealand, and Robert Fico prevailed in Slovakia, all making their countries great again while rejecting globalist immigration.

Let’s not overlook courageous conservatism in sports in 2023. Twelve-time NCAA All-American swimmer Riley Gaines gave up a dental career to defend women and girls against the invasion of transgender biological males into their sports.

“Where are the feminists?” Riley Gaines pointed out as she fought to preserve the integrity of college sports for women. “We felt violated. We felt humiliated. We felt betrayed. We felt belittled,” she said about liberal colleges allowing biological males to ruin women’s sports.

We must also praise the hundreds of political prisoners being unfairly punished by the tyrannical elite in D.C., for their supposed “crime” of humiliating the Deep State on January 6. The show trials and biased D.C. judges, whose own statements reveal their partisan anti-Trump agenda, have created American heroes in those who peacefully continue to oppose this abuse of power.

Both at home and abroad these conservative icons shine brightly. Just like the founders of the American Republic, they embody the spirit of defending liberty even at a steep personal cost. As the left continues to engage in malice against the principles of the United States, we should look to these heroes for how to respond.