Originally Posted by Jeffery J. Haas
It is clear that as much as a third of this nation is incredibly desirous of extreme Right wing authoritarianism.
Part of that 1/3 is likely yearning for Right wing authoritarian theocracy.
The thing is, it is also possible to seduce a third of our country to yearn for ultra-Left authoritarianism, but that's what triggered the October Revolution of 1917, and that's what triggered the 26th of July Movement revolution in Cuba, although that revolution was a backlash against another authoritarian dictatorship on the extreme Right.

Not all revolutions that culminate in authoritarian dictatorship even start out that way, but it is very important to gauge the will of the people in the runup to these catastrophic fractures in leadership and government, because those which do start out that way yell the loudest about subjects like "freedom" or "liberty", and they wax poetic in equal measure about constitutions and leaders who were "chosen by God", and they are quick to react to aspects of the democratic process which might ensnare corrupt leadership, because they are indoctrinated to believe that failure to kow-tow 100% to their authority figures automatically labels one a dehumanized enemy who deserves no "democratic rights", rights which, in true democratic fashion would never consist of loyalty oaths at all costs to anyone, but rather, loyalty or respect to and for established constitutional wisdom and law.

That is the weathervane that tells us when we are deviating far afield of ethics, lawfulness and the very oath taken when in public service.
You cannot quite trust a weathervane to be spinning true when one group is forcing it to spin by shooting at it.
Eventually, if they are allowed to continue apace, they'll lob a rocket at it.

And tonight, that rocket is looking more and more Russian by the minute.

Couldn't disagree more on several points.