The article is spot on. I am already convinced that, outside the convention in Milwaukee, there will be a mess while outside the convention Chicago there will be shocking violence and destruction. Beyond that I could easily predict a leftish version of the Jan 6 riots with fewer federal buildings involved, but far greater damage to prope…
The article is spot on. I am already convinced that, outside the convention in Milwaukee, there will be a mess while outside the convention Chicago there will be shocking violence and destruction. Beyond that I could easily predict a leftish version of the Jan 6 riots with fewer federal buildings involved, but far greater damage to property.
People are lashing out because the change has become unsettling. Old institutions are fading and new ones are fading faster. As an example, DEI was born, suffered through life despite being loud and direct, and then died in the course of about 36 months! Some people deeply the tenants of DEI and now it rests in the dustbin next to Jim Crow - and that must hurt. The idea of genuine conservatism, as Eisenhower might espouse, is dead. The idea of genuine progressivism, as Teddy Roosevelt might espouse, is equally dead. For now, personality and individualism are propped up not by self-reliance but an odd form of digital tribalism that genuinely has no roots and no real path.
Yes, it could be 1968 again, but my absolute hope is that we get over fast so we can enjoy the next American era.
The article is spot on. I am already convinced that, outside the convention in Milwaukee, there will be a mess while outside the convention Chicago there will be shocking violence and destruction. Beyond that I could easily predict a leftish version of the Jan 6 riots with fewer federal buildings involved, but far greater damage to property.
People are lashing out because the change has become unsettling. Old institutions are fading and new ones are fading faster. As an example, DEI was born, suffered through life despite being loud and direct, and then died in the course of about 36 months! Some people deeply the tenants of DEI and now it rests in the dustbin next to Jim Crow - and that must hurt. The idea of genuine conservatism, as Eisenhower might espouse, is dead. The idea of genuine progressivism, as Teddy Roosevelt might espouse, is equally dead. For now, personality and individualism are propped up not by self-reliance but an odd form of digital tribalism that genuinely has no roots and no real path.
Yes, it could be 1968 again, but my absolute hope is that we get over fast so we can enjoy the next American era.
Well stated...I hope for the same but am prepared for the ugliness and how to deal with it!!