Blogging friend Brosephus doesn’t speak often, but when he does, his words have meaning. Today, he asks a relevant question: When does democracy begin to defend itself? Some food for thought here, folks …
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the second American Civil War. If you haven’t already realized it, we’ve been living through a war since December 2008. War has not been officially declared, however I’ll suggest that the moment the GOP decided to go full obstruction as opposed to actually governing in the best interest of America was the day the war began.
I can already hear the questions and see the puzzled looks. “What war?” you ask. “Isn’t war supposed to be violent and deadly?” Well, the Cold War between the US and Russia was fought for decades without direct battle. Likewise, the second civil war thus far has not been fought as a traditional war.
This is a war against the Constitution itself, and the fight became visible on January 6, 2021. Since that time, we’ve had numerous people convicted for their actions that day on charges that include seditious…
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Filosofa's Word 
Every once in a while I tell myself….
‘Nah. You were exaggerating. Letting the bad news get you to see only the dark side. Look at the mid-terms,’
Then I think ‘But Hitler’s Party got wiped out in a few early elections’
This civil war has its roots back in the 1980s and the Culture Wars, it’s been escalating; the crisis point not being Trump’s vile mob on 6th January 2021 nor his ‘Stop the Count’. No it was the failure of the Republicans to say on the 7th January 2021….Enough A/Hole. You Are xxxxing well fired!!’
I still wish to be proven wrong about the future.
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Yes, I’m afraid we should not use the midterms to project 2024, especially given that the Republican Party has already announced in more ways than one that they will lie, cheat and steal to win in two years. You’re right … the fact that the Republicans did not immediately denounce the person behind the attempted coup, and to this day still have not done so, but continue to pander to him, speaks volumes. Much can happen in two years … it will be an interesting time, an ulcer-inducing time, and the outcome is not likely to be peaceful. Sigh. I really want to move to Switzerland right about now!
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Keith’s post on ‘Irrelevance’ lays out a scenario that there are sections of the Republican Party who are returning to sanity.
We can only hope their strength prevails.
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Hmmmm … small sections, I fear. The maga crowd is still as obnoxious and vociferous as ever … in fact that is the topic of my post for this morning (Friday).
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Brother Love come back. We need you to testify upon them and get them to repent.
(I’m trying to be restrained here)
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Shows like the xfiles made fiction out of this kinda stuff. Unbelievably we have moved dangerously close to fiction becoming reality.
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A good point! Not a comfortable one, but a valid one, for sure. We are moving into the Twilight Zone. Sigh.
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I always appreciate your politically informative blogs Jill. Happy Holidays
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Thank you!!! I hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday season as well!
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America should heed every word and come up with some answers if they decide that Democracy is to continue.If not, omeone had better spell out the consequences of an autocracy and America’s standing in the Free World.
Cwtch
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More and more, it seems that nearly half the people in this country would gladly trade democracy for autocracy. Of course, they don’t understand those consequences, haven’t bothered to read their history, but as they say, “ignorance is bliss”. Sigh.
Cwtch
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