"Rook" said the following article appeared in his local paper.
Todd Vaughn Tiller
We are experiencing a clash of ideologies in this country that has been escalating rapidly since the election of Donald Trump, with no end in sight. It would not be unreasonable to call this a war of ideologies.
No one living has ever seen anything like it, but America has. This same type of deep division preceded our nation’s bloodiest war, a war that pitted brother against brother and nearly destroyed our constitutional republic. Let’s compare and contrast what we are currently experiencing with that earlier clash.
Two unresolvable issues led to the Civil War. The first was a hot button moral issue surrounding the issue of slavery. The second was a hot button political issue surrounding state’s rights. Both issues were the product of our fledgling nation’s Constitution, which stated that “all men are created equal” with “God-given inalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”
The Bill of Rights and amendments thereto clearly articulated a list of specific individual rights, and slavery was an inescapable contradiction. The Constitution also clarified the relationship between state and federal governments and generally defined the rule of law concerning the function of governance.
The extent of state’s rights is still a problem as can be seen with sanctuary immigration policies and the legalization of drugs. Individual rights are still the center of contentious debate, including issues of right to life, gun ownership, environmental regulations, religious freedom and a myriad of others. This time, however, there are some big differences.
We are currently experiencing an ideology that openly declares an intention to “fundamentally change” our country and our Constitution in nearly every conceivable way. Progressive socialism has hijacked the Democratic Party and the minds of nearly half the nation. If it’s proponents gain power, America will experience another civil war.
That is why when liberal kooks like Obama get elected the sales of guns and ammo skyrockets. Look who we have in Congress right now: Ilhan Omar, a "death to America" muslim; Alexandria Ocrazyo Cortez, who holds Castro in high esteem; Rashida Tlaib, another radical leftist muslim. What are voters thinking putting people like these in charge? Guns and ammo surge in the face of a plummeting stock market. Sound the bugle, the war is already here.
Posted by: Gunny | March 19, 2020 at 09:54 PM
How do we go back and properly educate and Americanize the last 2 generations? How do we say to Islam, “Not in my house?”!! How do eliminate the increasing number of antiAmerican hate groups? How do we find a way to instill morality, ambition, gratitude, imagination, a desire/need to live an inspired life into the minds of socialist brainwashed youth, parents, educators? I’m afraid we don’t until we’re faced with destruction.
Posted by: Legion | March 20, 2020 at 08:08 PM
This corona virus attacks the lungs in a novel and terrifying way, like a weaponized virus. It's no coincidence that China's Military Biochemical Research Center is located at Wuhan. Could this be a clandestine "first strike" by China to gain world dominance? One and a half billion people is a big edge already. As the rest of the world grapples with the contagion, China announces NO NEW INFECTIONS at Wuhan. Could the Chinese military have already prepared a defense against their own viral weapon? Will they gain dominance in world economics by withholding medications from us?
Posted by: Ruwanna | March 22, 2020 at 01:36 PM