Civil War coming ?

[Dill]

(07-12-2022, 12:28 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: Hi, my name is Matt and i have been saying something similar since 2014-ish. All the literature on the topic of the fall of democratic societies points to this occurring. The warning signs are there and have been for some time. It's why the attempted coup must be taken seriously. It's why efforts to undermine democratic processes must be taken seriously. We have one political party capable of exercising control greater than their proportion of the citizenry and they are using their power to remove the voice of the people. Straight up.

What he said. 

And I've been saying something similar too, whenever I advocate teaching students and the public about the history of authoritarian regimes--especially where they have emerged from democratic states. Stop focusing on bad individuals as simple causes and start recognizing the social/economic conditions that turn voters to authoritarian leaders and solutions.  That includes especially mass disinformation to paralyze rational policy making, and the concomitant undermining of confidence in institutions necessary for functioning democracy, starting with a free press, science, and public education, while at the same time developing an alternative source of authority in the Fuehrerprinzip (leader's word above law) and a party out to save the country from those who don't deserve its fruits. 

Trump threw up many authoritarian red flags in 2016, but millions were either unable to recognize them for what they were (sure he's a bad character, but he will grow into the awesome responsibilities of the office; or we only need someone to sign the bills we place on his desk), or regarded them as positives--exactly what they wanted.