It's 1776 All Over Again

I wish I knew what President Trump knows.  

From my perspective, it looks like all three branches of our government have been corrupted.  Wimps, all.  The protest that President Trump called for on Jan. 6 seems like a Rubicon moment not only for him but also for the 75+ million people who voted for him.  For those who have forgotten the past, or who weren't taught it, Julius Caesar knew that if he led his army across the Rubicon River on a march to seize Rome, there would be no turning back.  The stakes were that high.  It was do or die.  That's my view of Trump's Jan. 6 call for a descent on Washington, D.C.  He wants the people's voice to be heard.  Loudly.  And in vast numbers.  Perhaps that's the day he throws the money-changers out of the temple.  Who knows?  He keeps his cards close to his chest.

What I've learned about Trump is that he's a fighter, wily in the ways of the street, full of self-confidence and yearning to set things right in the U.S.  Every time he's told he has lost, he wins.  He's the Rocky Balboa of Washington.  You'd best not count him out until the referee yells "10."

When the Marxist revolution occurred in Russia in 1917, its global ambitions quickly spread to Germany.  The German people wanted nothing to do with Marx's utopia.  Having just lost a devastating war in Europe, the common folk in Germany needed a respite as they struggled to recover from the foolishness of their overlords.  More social upheaval was not on their menu.  Marx's dreams were not welcomed in Germany -- at least not in terms of a proletarian revolt against the bourgeoisie on a worldwide scale-- except among idealists in academia and angry anarchists on the street.  German politicians were slow to react.  They preferred to kick the can down the road and let other politicians deal with it.  But the ordinary citizens didn't have an appetite for more turmoil.  Or the patience.  Germany's great depression...a time known as the "Weimar Republic"...was bad enough.  The common folk grew weary of the political inertia...and wearier still of the Marxist troublemakers soon known as antifaschistische aktion -- known these days simply as Antifa.  Antifa's leaders are communists and anarchists still.  Politicians in Germany were slow to react in the 1920s.  Common folks, however, soon grew tired of the antifaschistische aktion uprisings on their soil.  This may help explain the rise of Hitler and his national socialist rhetoric, and why so many ordinary Germans cheered him on.  They loved their country, even though they knew nothing of Hitler's darker motives and insidious ambitions.  All they could see was that he silenced the trouble-makers.  Germans were comfortable with socialism (read: big government controlling business), but they also didn't want to lose their national identity or have policy dictated from Moscow or some other foreign place.  Sometimes it comes down to simple things.  It helps makes sense of Hitler's early popularity among the masses.

Unlike Germany, which like so many other European nations were accustomed to being ruled by kings and monarchs, colonists in America threw off tyranny and instead undertook a bold experiment in which power came strictly from the consent of the governed.  "You can rule if we allow you, otherwise not, but only in accord with our Declaration of Independence."  That was the colonial mantra.  And so they fought, from 1776 until 1787.  If the governed withdraw their consent, the governor has no power.  That's the consensus of those rebels who fought and died.  The small folks rule.  Including big folks, too, such as Washington, Jefferson, Madison and Franklin.  It was an egalitarian kind of struggle.  The French wanted a similar thing in 1792, until they began lopping off heads and screwed it all up.  Had Napoleon not stepped in to save the day, monarch that he was, the French might still be fighting amongst themselves.  At least in England the Queen is but a figurehead of former royalty, though proud and stately she is.

The Constitution was written with the understanding that people are not angels, whether in the household or in seats of government.  Whether that conviction was based on the Bible or Thomas Hobbes, I don't know with certainty.  Nonetheless, our Founders took great pains to insure that political power was divided in such a way that no one group could seize control.  Neither the executive, legislative nor judicial branch could impose its will without the consent of the governed (read: the colonists/citizens).  Each branch of government was meant to struggle against the others, just to keep them honest.  That system has worked well since 1789, when the Constitution was finalized.

But what happens when all three branches of government have been corrupted and begin to work in tandem?  The short answer is, Hades in a hand-basket.  Tyranny redivivus.  And a two-tiered justice system.  That's what Trump inherited.  And now here we are.  Quite simply, it's 1776 all over again.  As Jefferson recognized, the tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.  He was thinking not only of his own moment in time but also of moments that likely would come again.  If anything, our Founders had foresight.  They understood human nature.  These days, the problem can be resolved digitally.  And morally.  Or with paper ballots.  Or so we hope.  Or else.

People misunderstand President Trump.  He is an unabashed nationalist.  MAGA has been his mantra, just as Deutchland uber alles was for Adolph Hitler.  Americans are tired of the Antifa and BLM destructiveness, just as German citizens tired of social unrest before the rise of Hitler.  Then, as now, people want an end to madness.  Trump and Hitler both were nationalists, as were Winston Churchill, Indira Gandhi, Golda Meir, Margaret Thatcher, Simon Bolivar and Sam Houston, to name a few.  Any comparisons between Donald Trump and Adolph Hitler end there.

What countries has Trump invaded or tried to overthrow?  Last time I checked, he wants us out of endless wars.  Plus, his foreign policy strategy in the Middle East and Asia is to incentivize those nations to work out their own regional problems to their mutual benefit.  He's not a naif.  But he is a deal-maker extraordinaire.  He strives to build coalitions and create win-win outcomes around the world.  He helps as best he can, short of starting a war.  He hasn't hesitated to point out hypocrisy when it comes to NATO contributions, EU duplicity, the Bilderberg "reset" and the CCP dragon in China.  If anything, he's too honest.  A straight-shooter.  Politicians and money-changers don't care for people like Donald Trump.  He forces them to show how duplicitous they are.  They aren't accustomed to it.  So they carry daggers beneath their cloaks, hoping for the opportunity.

Has President Trump beefed up the military.  Hell, yes!  Bigly.  It's his way of saying "Don't tread on me."  How American!  Yet he makes enemies of domestic industries that make bombs and bullets for profit, since he doesn't appear inclined to use them, which means their profits go down.  Does he want a border wall?  Of course.  How else to demand legal immigration?  Does he want small businesses to thrive?  Naturally.  They are the backbone of our entrepreneurial economy.  Ever heard of Mike Lindell, the "My Pillow" guy and former crack addict?  No wonder the globalists on Wall Street and Washington dislike Trump.  The globalists quit caring about you and Mike Lindell a long time ago.  Lindell caught a break.  Many don't.  And Washington D.C.'s response?  They sprinkle stardust in your eyes to the tune of a one-world village and global harmony, all the while shipping your jobs overseas and shuttering  factories while convincing you we are now a service and consumer economy.  No hard work necessary, unless you possess the skills needed to take care of the well-to-do, or else dig ditches.  

Keep in mind, of course, that globalist counterparts around the world never cared for you to begin with.  So don't count on them for succour.  And God help you if you believe Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and their Washington friends care for anything more than your vote.  They don't.  They are not in it for you.  They are in it for themselves.  I pity those who miss this point about humanity's inherent selfishness.  And, no, I don't exempt most Republicans.  The biggest difference between a weasel and an otter is spelling.  Both are carnivores.  They don't care about you, period!  Trump does.  He has your back.  He's the most un-political President we've had in a long time, which makes him the most honest politician since Andrew Jackson and Davy Crockett.

Let me repeat myself.  Washington's professional politicians only want your vote.  And their cronies in the deep state cheer them on.  If we allow the 2020 election to stand, despite the obvious fraud, those folks will never care about your vote again, and you never will need to vote again, at least at the national level.  It'll just come down to backroom deals.  Just ask the folks in Venezuela.

Justice demands a higher standard.

It's 1776 all over again.  Thomas Jefferson was prescient.

My next topic will be covid.  If you still wear a cloth mask, I pity you.  Still, it benefits the Bilderberg "reset" plan far more than you know.  Just ask Jeff Bezos.  Amazon is killing it.  Don't be a lemming.