Apostate activism in the visible Church parallels Leftist activism in society. Both use the same tactics.
They leverage their marginal status by sticking together and excommunicating anyone who dissents from the program. They use a constant (albeit anonymous) stream of abuse against anyone who gets in their way, but they howl like worn brakes whenever someone identifies what is wrong with their agenda. For example, while the Shrinkers were busy destroying doctrine in the ELS, WELS, and LCMS, anyone who questioned them was "lazy, brain-damaged, senile, contentious, legalistic, and always finding something under a rock."
Best of all, the Left and the Apostates love to have nominal conservatives in positions where they can advance the agenda by appearing to be moderate, reasonable, and willing to negotiate. By appearing seriously concerned, they block what needs to be done while demoralizing the faithful. For example, most people would call WELS DPs "conservative," and I have often heard Glaeske and others called "conservative." But who will block the Love Shack clean-up ordered by the convention? The Doctrinal Pussycats will.
Bush I and II did their best to destroy the conservative base in American society. Barry-McCain, once elected, did their best to communicate their loathing and contempt for the LCMS conservatives who elected Barry. The Bush team paved the way for the Obama victory, and the Barry team made it possible for the LCMS Left to get their candidate permanently installed.
In the visible Church, the confessional Lutherans need to get over their need to be loved by Apostates. That will never happen. The Apostates have their own support system, and it is extremely effective. If they savage the Second Table of the Ten Commandments, losing everything to fast women and slow horses, their people say, "They are only human." If they savage the First Table, which is far more serious, the conservatives say, "Oh! They are so creative!"
