I have been a life-long pacifist, but I am wondering if our democratic structures have been so damaged by what Thom so aptly calls the "corrupt Supreme Court" that, in the end, the defense of democracy might require more than GOTV campaigns. Throughout our history, Democracy has had to be defended by those willing to take up arms. Diplom…
I have been a life-long pacifist, but I am wondering if our democratic structures have been so damaged by what Thom so aptly calls the "corrupt Supreme Court" that, in the end, the defense of democracy might require more than GOTV campaigns. Throughout our history, Democracy has had to be defended by those willing to take up arms. Diplomacy and "reaching across the aisle" were clearly not the needed response when the Confederacy attacked the United States. We may need to do more than issue sanctions and resolutions, in the end, to stop the likes of Putin and Xi, and Orban, and their army of supporters here in this country. Just sayin'.
I have been a life-long pacifist, but I am wondering if our democratic structures have been so damaged by what Thom so aptly calls the "corrupt Supreme Court" that, in the end, the defense of democracy might require more than GOTV campaigns. Throughout our history, Democracy has had to be defended by those willing to take up arms. Diplomacy and "reaching across the aisle" were clearly not the needed response when the Confederacy attacked the United States. We may need to do more than issue sanctions and resolutions, in the end, to stop the likes of Putin and Xi, and Orban, and their army of supporters here in this country. Just sayin'.