———a party that’s been hijacked by an extremist fringe———
Meanwhile among the extremist fringe there is constant and loud wailing and gnashing of teeth because the cause has been lost.
They commit hari kari with a sword of some variety of nonvote
...They commit hari kari with a sword of some variety of nonvote.”...
Bert, I’m not trying to be a jerk or to make you look bad. Just so you know, the term you use is actually “hara-kiri”. The “hara” is our core, our gut or belly; “kiri” means “to cut” or “cutting”. Hara-kiri (also known as “seppuku”) was a ritual method of death by disembowelment for Japanese samurai who were shamed or sentenced to death. A samurai often required help from someone who would finish the job by beheading him after his ritual cut.