Why isn’t Bill Ayers the chief thug? Really... His type often has power in third world hellholes. What did we do right to keep him on the outside?
Seems to be a fairly equal distribution of good and evil in Western countries...
When the country was young Thomas Jefferson and George Washington types were being pushed to the top... And now? A “Jefferson” might be working in a tech company or library...not at the top of government. Hitler and Stalin types are here in the US too... but our system doesn’t move them to the top...
Some healthy incentives are working.
The problem is totalitarians have rewards for their evils.. taking over a country like the US has got to be one of the biggest plums in history. They HAVE motive.
Our on side we want people to stay free... our ‘motive’ is to feel good about doing the right thing. Not quite as powerful...
You know... trying to write this I understand why you feel it’s hopeless... It’s not - but I understand the feeling.
We have motive as well, but apparently no desire. I hope you are not missing my points about the dire need for conservatives to convene for planning in order to organize for action. No amount of talk will help, nor will piecemeal replacement through elections. The institutions of learning and power must be staffed with at least an equal share of "our people". The voting records of our elected officials need to be monitored and then voters need to be swung to eject malfunctioning representatives. Malfunctioning officials in state and federal agencies, including schools, need to be called to task.
The only hope is through planned political activism. Do you think conservatives will actually carry through? Hell, you won't even respond to these pleas.