They\u2019re nuts. <\/p>\n
For the umpteenth time, they\u2019re nuts.<\/p>\n
The more I look at the whole \u201cConfederate flag\u201d controversy, the more wrong it looks. <\/p>\n
Look- the regime, if it wants any chance of surviving over the long term, must have the support of its largest demographic. Obviously. You cannot govern successfully, if at all, without this crucial component.<\/p>\n
That being the case, it boggles the mind that it\u2019s currently engaged in an apparent fight to the death with said demographic. It\u2019s insanity. In no way is any of this logical or reasonable on any level.<\/p>\n
The regime is going to, at some point, be forced to backtrack on all of this, probably after some kind of disaster of some sort. It has to, logically. This WILL be the case at some point. So I don\u2019t get why it is so determined to make its future harder for itself.<\/p>\n
The regime has lost control of itself and its senses. <\/p>\n
It\u2019s like it\u2019s trying to govern based on emotion- like its pride has been hurt in some way, say by Putin, so they\u2019re lashing out at what they perceive to be a weaker party, my demographic, to make themselves feel better. In short, they’re being bullies.<\/p>\n
This is sick and wrong. You cannot govern like this and expect people to follow you.<\/p>\n
What they\u2019re doing is insane, and I don\u2019t say that lightly. This could easily be the domestic Waterloo of the liberal government.<\/p>\n
Already, sales of Confederate merchandise are soaring. Even I, a proud Midwesterner, am going to buy some, because 1) I want to make a point, 2) Confederate stuff is now outlaw and thus \u201ccool\u201d, and 3) I want to have a badass story to tell my Grandkids one day. Sooooo I\u2019ll definitely be hunting down some choice gear this week.<\/p>\n
And I say that as someone who has never, up until this point, even considered buying Confederate anything.<\/p>\n
They\u2019re nuts. <\/p>\n
One more point- they\u2019re also desperate. As an outsider, it looks to me like they\u2019re also trying to relive the past in some kind of sick way. As I said in my last post, the Civil War was over 150 years ago! It\u2019s been decided! But the regime has had its pride hurt so badly lately that it\u2019s like its trying to \u201cre-win\u201d the Civil War to give itself an ego boost.<\/p>\n
But this is nuts. There are no guarantees in things like this. Re-opening the wounds of the Civil War may uncover things that the government isn\u2019t prepared for.<\/p>\n
And there is no guarantee that, if in trying to \u201cre-live\u201d their successful wars of the past, that this time around, they\u2019ll win them again.<\/p>\n
Who knows? Maybe this is the start of Civil War II, and things will turn out differently this time.<\/p>\n
They\u2019re nuts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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