It seems unlikely that we’ll have elections anymore, not like we used to. Events point that way, at least to me. Why? It’s something that a columnist said once. I think it was George Will and it occurred at the height of Newt Gingrich’s power. He was altering forever, and for the worse, the stature of political discourse in America. He was drunk on success as was the political party he managed. Known as part of a group of sycophants known as “Reagan’s Robots” he saw a country not governed by thought and compromise but by one-party rule with his party ruling forever.
Then the columnist said something prescient. He said a
ruling party should always temper its actions based on the understanding that
the opposition party might be in charge someday and use the same power and
tactics.
In other words, what happens when your enemies enter your
castle and seize your weapons?
I think this current bunch, at least some within it, is smart
enough to know that. With that knowledge and the power they have built with help
from controllers of information outlets posing as news sources, there is little
indication that they will countenance competition. Why should they?
They have the police.
They are assuming control of the military.
They have both houses of Congress.
They have the United States Supreme Court.
They have the money.
They have a large base that has eliminated morality and
ethics from its religious beliefs.
They have control over the flow of what is called information
in this age.
They have blame-victims aplenty to instigate fear among the
populace.
They have an embedded belief that there is never enough
wealth or power.
Conclusion? Anything resembling a popular election must go. It should be
easy in the great scheme of things.
Hitler proved that.
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