== Individuals hate historical past ==
Half of us are too future-obsessed to care a lot about dusty previous dates and dustier previous ‘heroes.’ The opposite half wrap themselves in nostalgic just-so tales, with a view to justify their present-day obsessions. That divide crosses celebration traces, although extra one or the opposite. However that is not the purpose, which is that…
…fashionable Individuals are usually ignoramuses about stuff that basically issues. My mother and father – and laborers and taxi drivers – might quote Jefferson, Lincoln, FDR, Adam Smith and Marx. In the present day, do younger of us even know Groucho?
It actually does matter, as as to whether we will save the American Experiment. As a result of you’ll assist the present battle higher – on this period of benighted, shallow schooling – should you really know one thing.
(Right here you go, making the task only a bit simpler to swallow.)
And sure… this may very well be virtually helpful. Possibly Paine will provide help to to slap sense into these ‘summer season troopers’ . Supposed liberals who’re throwing up their fingers and wailing in smug resignation that all-is-lost!
Once more, we want reminders that immediately’s crises ‘rhyme’ with the previous.
As a result of none of that is with out precedent. The exact same cultural/psychological rift has riven the USA since 1778, when Cornwallis knew he’d discover extra romantics – extra loyalists to the King – down south.
The 1860s “Civil Battle” was solely Section 4 out of eight or 9 occasions this fundamental tradition rift has erupted. See Civil Battle Phases.
This present section differs in some methods — former problems with independence or slavery at the moment are changed by immigration, and zillionaire lucre-grabbing, and KGB puppetry… however above-all anti-modernist hatred towards each single fact-using career, from science and legislation all the way in which to the US navy officer corps. (Watch any night of Fox and you will see; the essential theme is spite towards smartaleck professionals.)
Furthermore, this time the confederates have discovered the overseas backers that Jeff Davis couldn’t, again within the 1860s. Of their pal, “ex” commissar Putin and his “ex” KGB and “ex” commie oligarchs and their petro-prince and inheritance-brat allies.
Oh, and certain, the Union’s nadir is deeper, this time, than it was even in 1862, as this time the Confederacy captured Washington D.C. — and is now dismantling each single energy that made America, since 1945, the best nation of all ages.
After all, it won’t stand. Whether or not our path forward begins with a Normal Strike by all the nation’s good individuals — and 100 million others who’re sensible sufficient to worth good individuals…
…or else a vital mass of vestigially-loyal conservatives get up to understand that they’re killing the goose that laid all their golden eggs…
…or leaks gush from the mountain of blackmail kompromat that retains GOP politicians in-line…
… nonetheless it occurs, we’ll be again! (As a kind of vestigially loyal Rebublicans would say)…
… although it should start with the Union getting new generals, because it did in 1863. Leaders able to devising recent ways.
It might begin by rediscovering Thomas Paine! If any of you’ve got any backbone, curiosity, consideration span or ANY sense of historical past, go now and learn The American Disaster and Frequent Sense! The 2 quick pamphlets that impressed these first US revolutionaries — moist and shivering by a frozen river — to face again up and shout “No Kings!”
You may also rediscover Frederick Douglass, when you are at it… earlier than it is too late and we should (alas) rediscover John Brown.
== Or rediscover the identical spirit in sci fi! ==
Or begin with Robert Heinlein, who denounced exactly this very same recurring cult insanity!
“It’s a truism that nearly any sect, cult, or faith will legislate its creed into legislation if it acquires the political energy to take action, and can comply with it by suppressing opposition, subverting all schooling to grab early the minds of the younger, and by killing, locking up, or driving underground all heretics. That is equally true whether or not the religion is Communism or Holy-Rollerism; certainly it’s the bounden obligation of the trustworthy to take action. The custodians of the True Religion can not logically admit tolerance of heresy to be a advantage.”
Do comply with the hyperlink and see extra about how Heinlein — too lengthy maligned as some type of right-winger fanatic — was keenly conscious — and fearful — in regards to the fascist/accomplice/know-nothing, modernity-hating facet of America’s deeply rifted character. Its perpetually cultural schism!
Jiminy! Heinlein wrote that within the early Fifties! Is there something he did not hit proper on the top? Heck, he even nailed the dominionist “Prosperity Gospel” so well-liked amongst Ted Cruz sorts, promising fervid followers that their “materials heaven right here on earth” will come by righteously seizing the property of unbelievers. (Late observe: a prosperity gospel preacher keynotes Donald Trump’s inauguration.)
In Heinlein’s Future Historical past, America’s “Loopy Years” had been adopted by a vicious theocracy. One which Margaret Atwood immediately cribbed for The Handmaid’s Story. One which – in his SF timeline – we solely handle to flee by a REVOLT IN 2100.
Oh, I’ve confidence it will not take that lengthy. Although now we should gird ourselves for a tricky struggle.
== However it can occur ==
Proper now, the accomplice facet of American nature — anti-modernity because the 1770s — can not conceive that their blue neighbors have any gumption or guts. However they need to think about what Sam Houston stated, when he urged Texans not to hitch the Confederacy, in 1861. That:
“Our Northern cousins are cooler in spirit and slower to anger, however when lastly roused will reply with implacable momentum.”
Texans ignored his knowledge, as immediately’s MAGAs ignore the utter illogic of waging all-out struggle vs ALL truth utilizing professions, from science and educating, drugs and legislation and civil service to the heroes of the FBI/Intel/Army officer corps who received the Chilly Battle and the Battle on terror.
However you can level this out:
“Hey neighbors. Truth of us – (name us ‘nerds’) – are cooler in spirit. (And those that personal weapons preserve them locked-up.) However luckily, America received most civil struggle phases, when accomplice fevers raged… and after profitable, delivered ‘malice towards none and charity for all.’
A neighborly kindness that may NOT be proven to us, if the Mission 2025 Trumpist brownshirts win.
So go forward and march and chant and wave indicators.
Maybe unfold phrase in regards to the coming, inevitable, Normal Strike by each truth utilizing career of parents who really know stuff.
The confeds’ll sneer: “So? who will course of and ship your meals?”
And you may reply: “A health care provider can drive a truck and the oldsters sending you electrical energy can kill and pluck chickens. Let’s examine you do the alternative.”
Nonetheless, we are going to by no means win with out new generals, as when the Union moved from 1862 to 1863.
And YOU will play no position in devising new ways, until you strive. Please strive. Begin by really finding out the context, the historical past, the premise for all of it.
== Footage are extra persuasive ==
Look on the faces of Trump & Lavrov & Kisliak in January 2017, Trump’s first visitors within the Oval Workplace, lengthy earlier than any ally, guffawing that the USA had fallen to them. Learn the caption. And bear in mind Trump raving that he “fell in love’ with Kim Jong Un. And none of you’ll be able to title – on a guess – any severe motion by previous Two Scoops that ever set again even a single curiosity or need or command of Vladimir Putin, as he steadily rebuilds the USSR.
This is the reason nearly all of DT’s former nationwide safety of us, from Protection and State to intel companies to serving officers referred to as him a direct risk to the nation.
These of us will all be arrested, throughout the following 12 months. And already, amongst all of Trump’s appointments, there can be no additional ‘adults within the room.
The adults should be us. In a coalition that values the pragmatic return of legislation and info and tolerance and progress… but in addition grit. The grit that is at all times core to being Blue.
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* Or had been you so triggered that I quoted Paine utilizing the phrase “males’s” that it drove all else out of your thoughts? Proving that you simply… sure precisely you… are the issue that shattered Kamala’s coalition and put us on this mess. Precisely you.
