It’s tremedously upsetting, and there really can be no mistake (”make no mistake”) that it’s a deliberate, orchestrated plan that isn’t going to be happy until the plan is complete. It isn’t a nudge.
DM you said:
“Venezuela serves as a horrible example and, to the extent that we fail to understand what happened there and how, the chances of something similar happening in the United States increase.”
I would rewrite that to say “Venezuela serves as a perfect example and, to the extent that half the population not only fails to understand what happened there and how, but actually welcomes and embraces it, the chances of something similar happening in the United States approach unity eg; a certainty.”
An interesting game would be to try substituting words, cities, or communities we are familiar with for "Venezuela" in the first sentence above.
Urban ghettos, Detroit, East L.A., Chicago South, Cleveland, Baltimore... it's too easy.
(and too disheartening)
What can we do? Our biggest problems are lack of
1) character
2)faith and attitudes
3)education and reasoning skills
of ~50% of our population
Without a major correction in all three areas, any political reprieve will be very temporary, and we will continue our downward slide.
So how do we correct these systemic problems within the American people?