The natural progression of events is descent into totalitarianism, not to more sweetness and light.
The truth is what is important. When people know the truth, then freedom may gain.
Actually I think the natural progression is what we are starting to see; ordinary Americans who are getting really really pissed off and are starting to make their otherwise silent voices heard. We're seeing it in the town halls, we're seeing it in the panic of the democrats as they rush to paint anyone who disagrees with them as thugs and brown shirts.