I would also point out that we are close to having a similar, though so far non-violent, situation in this country.
Between the constantly changing and dangerous posturing of the democrats (not to mention their lies), the angry rhetoric from the left and the far right, and the media's total lack of responsibility in coverage of the war and the news in general, American public opinion is fractured, confused, and (in many cases) simply withdrawing from the discussion (witness me and my sudden interest in cooking shows).
I don't know how to wrest control of the podium from the left, but we have to figure out a way to frame the discussion so that we aren't always either on the defensive or shouting in anger.
Thank you for an interesting and important historical reference.
I would also point out that we are close to having a similar, though so far non-violent, situation in this country.
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Ditto! My exact thought when I read shrink's post.:::
" A society divided into discordant groups, with the forces of public opinion canceling one another out, leaves no room for a ruling power to be constituted. And as "nature abhors a vacuum" the empty space left by the absence of public opinion is filled by brute force..."
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We have three potential scenarios.
Civil war/anarchy
Submission to democrat platform, ie increased socialism, etc
Conversion of enough Americans to conservative political positions to overcome the power of the dnc media.