Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Commentary: Our Republic Endures Only When Political Enemies Can Retire in Peace
Sometime during the latter part of the 18th century politics took an unprecedented turn in the English-speaking world: it ceased to be dangerous. Although little appreciated by scholars for its historical consequence, perhaps because it consisted of non-consequences, things that didn’t happen, it was essential to the development of modern democracy. Up to that point, in just about every time and place, politicians who lost high office, or failed in grasping at it, faced the possibility of imprisonment, confiscation, exile or death. Now in Britain and America, then increasingly elsewhere in Europe, and eventually in places even further afield, loss of office, while not pleasant, was no longer lethal.
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Lefties are nothing more than kindling for hell's fire. That's how I like to think of it. But I really don't think the lefties can remain on the margins of civility much longer. They'll do something stupid (it's the only thing they know how to do) and Fort Sumter 2.0 will be upon us.
ReplyDeleteCivilization had a nice run. But it's over.
ReplyDeleteWith the current persecution of Trump, the civility of leaving the loser in peace is obviously an artifact of a bygone era.
ReplyDeleteNever let a crisis go to waste
DeleteIf there is no crisis create one
Put together a think tank of your friends to work on solutions for rhe crisis you created
Claim the think-tank has an answer for the crisis you created
Allocate billions for the think-tank of friends working on the crisis you created
Pay off your friends
Wash and repeat as often as possible
JD