People who call themselves “conservative” would say that they believe in The Constitution. Not only do they believe in it — in the general sense — they believe in it — chapter and verse. In other words, don’t bloody monkey with it. On behalf of the Founders’ vision, that hard core attitude on the part of Conservatives is commendable; but their attitude didn’t stop the Supreme Court from butchering The Constitution as if it were nothing more than a dime novel. Now that Socialism is taking over the country, true-blue Conservatives are going apeshit. You will forgive the foul language, but the English language gave us vulgarity for a damn good reason. Conservatives aim their hostility at Democrats, as if those treacherous and treasonable Lefties are the culprits that gave us Multiculturalism, Cancel Culture, BLM, PC, Woke, Astronomical Debt and Climate Change. So sorry, Matilda, but you need to know that the DEMS aren’t single-handedly responsible for America’s descent into the cultural wasteland. True, they wrote the playbook. But the rest of Americans, represented by ineffectual and often two-faced GOP officials, have stood by apathetically, year by year by year, and shrugged their defeatist, slumping shoulders. Which brings you to an inconvenient truth. By now, you should finally look at history and realize that the only generation of Americans who were doggedly devoted to America’s founding principles happened to be — the Founders themselves. If you bother to put aside a natural tendency to rationalize, that assertion shouldn’t raise your hackles. In recorded history, despite the brilliantly democratic contributions of Athens and Rome to Western political thought, all nations and all peoples have always chosen to live under one form of dictatorship or another. The Founders’ ideas of individual sovereignty and free enterprise economy were decidedly preposterous. The Founders understood their idealistic tendencies. They knew their creation was an audacious, if not quixotic, leap of faith. But, pragmatically, they knew also that recorded history was not on their side. Consequently, they labored to put in place all sorts of checks and balances to prevent America’s eventual plunge into some sort of tyranny. They even predicted that probability. And why not? People the world over eventually choose tyranny. They want rulers. Someone to make the decisions. Someone to abolish terms like responsibility, accountability, self determination, self reliance and self interest. Undeniably, for the mass of humankind, there’s something comforting about subservience to a ruling power. The majority willingly trades overrated freedom for the assurance of underrated security. You can roll your eyes and snicker at this allegation. Roll away as the 1st Amendment weeps. Snicker away as free speech and thought are mandated and monitored in the workplace. Smirk as Big Tech bans a President. As Big Media engages in propaganda and outright deceit. As Governors ban the distribution of therapeutic drugs. As government education indoctrinates children. Abolishing and controlling speech is always, always the first step on the ladder of tyranny. Nazi Germany didn’t have the Internet. It simply burned the books. First, regulate speech. Second, regulate the right to bear arms. But the Left will not unilaterally ban weapons. Definitely not. No, begin with mandatory gun registration. Broaden qualifications. Prohibit certain classes of weapons. Record and restrict ammo sales. The gun bills are on lawmaker’s desks today. BTW, you can forget the rest of the Bill of Rights, as important as they are. Things like Due Process. Unreasonable Search and Seizure, etc. By default, they are inconsequential. America’s Left — call them what you want — Liberals, Progressives, Marxists — want to amend, modify, reshape or abolish the 1st and 2nd Amendments. These two amendments are the final barriers to Absolute Power. The Federal Government already has its hooks fastened to Education, Healthcare and the Financial System. If the 1st and 2nd fall (and they are on their way), you can kiss your free ass goodbye. It’s true that America’s grass roots, including some Democrats, support The Constitution; but a minority trashes it. Conservatives sit around in social groups and talk about injustice, but a minority slaps them silly. So, naturally, you want to know why this tail wags the dog. To repeat, here’s why. Socialism, Communism, Statism, Marxism, Kings, Queens and Dictatorships (Hard and Soft) — have survived and ruled the Earth because the people want it that way. It’s in human nature — it’s in your nature — to submit. So stop whining because Biden lets illegals flood the country, or because he wants you to pay for transgender sex reassignment surgery, or because he wants America to once again be dependent on foreign countries for energy. Sit back. Drink your wine. And trust your congressman. He wants only what’s best for you.

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