America at War—With Itself

Townhall.com ^ | February 2, 2019 | Stephen Strang

[CopperTop]

"..World war two united the country and by the late 40s things changed for the better and people became more tolerant of our differences.."

Yes, we're in need of an "E-Day" type event. d;^)

[central_va]

But all those things have been challenged by the liberal establishment, which is why many are calling for a Constitutional Convention to redefine who we are and what we believe as a nation. This would be a disaster for many of the basic rights we have taken for granted for the past two centuries. Who knows what a new constitution would look like. But for those intent on changing our country to be more godless and socialistic, it would help them achieve their goals.

Ok, the only peaceful option is off the table for this myopic pissant.

[Nuc 1.1]

The marxists are in open rebellion. They intend to destroy the Constitution and with it the Republic. It is so easy to see. Plan accordingly.

[YogicCowboy]

No. The communists created this war. The Frankfurt School has been at it for almost a century.

[sergeantdave]

“But in our current condition of cultural, educational and moral collapse, there’s no guarantee the republic the Founders gave us can survive.”

Complete bull. This writer is a wimp.

If you really want to find out how tough American leftists are, walk into any liberal bar and try to pick a fight.

It can’t be done. It’s impossible to fight leftists. They crap in their pants, they cry and they run away.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

I lay the blame more than anything else at the feet of the main stream news outlets. They have systematically undermined any effort to see the nice side, or positive results of the present administration. Their reports are toxic waste.

It is the ultimate result of “If it bleeds, it leads.” That puts journalists on the lookout for bad news reflecting badly on society. Real or otherwise. When journalists claim to be objective, they know that they are negative. The implication is that “negativity is objectivity” - which is a fine definition of cynicism.

Cynicism towards society corresponds directly to naiveté towards government - and viola! You have socialist propaganda.

[rightwingcrazy]

No need for fighting when poisoning minds works so well.

[robowombat]

There is some truth in the Spanish analogy, although as with all analogies it has to be examined closely. The SCW was rooted in royalitist-Catholic resistance towards steadily radicalized secular-leftist liberals that had gone on for over a century. The point was the Army got a lot of support from mostly apolitical middle class people who became convinced the left was using the Republic as a vehicle to set up a Leninist style social revolution. The leader of the left socialist in the Cortes Largo Caballero liked to style himself the ‘Lenin of the Spanish Revolution’. If Catholics and the middle classes had any doubts about what the left was planning the steady descent into armed violence in the last two years before the July uprising removed most doubts. Assassinations, mostly by leftists of all stripes, and attacks on church property, Malaga had over 20 churches burnt during this period, were good indications of what would happen when the real revolution happened. The final straw was the assassination of Calvo Sotelo, the leader of the Catholic Right in the Cortes. Sotelo was openly taken from his home by members of the urban gendarmes, The Assault Guards, and shot to death Chicago style and dumped on the side of the road. This would be roughly like Rush Limbaugh being arrested by the FBI and then found murdered on the roadside. The Army moved up its coup planning but instead of a swift seizure of power the left was on the alert and pretty well armed and overwhelmed rightest forces in most of the big cities, So instead of a coup a real civil war ensued. One in which Franco made sure as many leftist as possible would be executed or driven into exile.