“Restoring the republic should be welcomed by citizens dedicated to our nation’s founding principles.”
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This statement is a bit naive. The only thing Americans welcome is more bread and circuses. We also obsess over material things. No longer do we ask what we can do for our country but rather what our country can do for us. What used to be the heralded Land of the Free has become the Land of the Freebie.
The American character has changed profoundly over the past couple of decades and is much different today due to sweeping demographic and cultural influences. Few really cherish freedom and the nation’s founding principles anymore. We are easily distracted, misled and manipulated by our corrupt institutions and an overbearing government. We have been methodically conditioned to accept this as “normal”.
Only significant amounts of fear and pain change people and cause them to reassess their views and attitudes. Until that point is reached nothing will happen to ignite any kind of popular revolt against the Left and its overbearing instruments of power and control.
I’m afraid you are right. The majority of people “dedicated to our nation’s founding principles’ are aging out and passing from the scene. The country’s “founding principles” have scarcely been taught to recent generations, and are unknown to the bulk of the populace today. Just ask any current student what “federalism” means and why it is desirable. Ask about the 9th and 10th Amendments. You will draw a blank stare. If you really want to mystify them, ask about the role of natural law in the founding of the republic.