[Savage Beast]

Long ago, my father's elderly brother, a wise and brilliant man, told me that one day America could well go the way of the Roman Republic.

I believed him.

I believed in his great wisdom.

However I did not think it could possibly happen in my lifetime--or even in the lifetime of my grandchildren--and, considering the enormous internal strength of the American People, the American Government, the American Dream, and the USA at that time, I could not imagine how it could possibly come about.

Now I know.

Now I know only too well.

[stevio]

I saw the cracks in our foundation while growing up when good people shrugged off the societal decay as “This is America! it can’t happen here”, the arrogance of the union workers, and looking back now, a luke-warm Church. Like you, I didn’t think it would happen this fast. Although, I’m surprised it’s not worse too.