It is ironic, and sad, to see a vibrant republic, built on the idea of uniting for the benefit of individual freedom, descend into mindless tribalism. Far from being "progressive," leftist radicals have regressed back beyond monarchy to unthinking followers of tribal chieftains.

I see discussions of how the Mueller plan is not to provide evidence of Trump's impeachable crimes, but to undermine his character so much that he loses the support of his own party and is forced to resign. IMHO, that goes nowhere. Nixon resigned because the alternative was in fact impeachment and conviction. Trump faces no such choice, and simple embarrassment is nearly impossible for him as a motivator. The GOP will support him, if for no other reason than the fact that with the Kavanaugh confirmation, he's built a conservative wall against progressive judicial legislation. His lower court appointments have buttressed that, and will proceed at least for another two years now that the GOP Senate majority is more solid.

The more radical the Democrats choose to become, the more support they will lose. For that reason alone, I'm highly skeptical that any call to violent "revolution" goes nowhere, or ends in a disaster of federal martial law imposed on the rebellious (most likely"blue") states.

Thanks for posting, AJA. +1 ;^)

AJA i should like to remind you that the countries march towards socialism was observed and written about many years ago by Miss Ayn Rand.
All who write about it today are simply supporting what she said oh so many years ago.

Always said, we are faced with idiologies 180 degrees opposed. Time tested naturally derived principles or an untimely lack of principles, reversing course back to the dark ages where anything goes...this time without the fear of unseen forces...sounds just like a demonocracy gone wild...were we not warned about that?

anyone notice that article was copyrighted? Owner respected?

A simple way to define the two sides: The producers and the takers. The takers wont give up trying to get goodies from the producers, and the producers dont want to have their stuff taken from them

Great article! My fear that this coming Dimms House of Representatives will further attack the validity of the Constitution. In particular the First Amendment, 2nd Amendment, 4th Amendment, etc. The will try to bend it to their perceived Social evolutionary concepts. I foresee that there will further persecution of Christianity to be politically correct. There are news reports that some states are proceeding along those lines of Christmas displays on personal property. I have a very uneasy feeling about 2019!

From the link: "Prior to 1968, Americans would almost always (the exceptions proved the rule) entrust the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the Presidency to the same party in each election. They would occasionally change the party, but still they would vote for a party to run the government. Not so for the last 50 years."

We can thank our lucky stars! The exceptions (when the President's party also controls Congress) are when we get big new agencies and spending programs.

That's why Trump is a win for us. If he ever did have a plan for a new agency, he wouldn't be able to get it through Congress no matter which party was in control, because he's despised by the Establishment of both.

Excellent summary. I too fear that the "cold" civil war will indeed become a "hot" civil war in the not-so-distant future. Indeed, we've already seen minor incursions in the mob violence which has surrounded the arrests of certain individuals. You can bet that if there is a general economic downturn in the near future (read while a Republican controls the Presidency) that the Democrats will attempt to stoke it into a general revolt and real bloodshed.