Friday, November 24, 2017

Democracy is an earned value otherwise it will be taken if we don't safeguard it (#3220)

     What we are seeing with republicans right now is a willingness to steal our democracy from us. From their winnowing of American citizens eligible to vote to their attack on our free society by instituting christian religious fundamentalism into our laws, it is plain for all to see and decide for themselves if we want a theocratic form of government or a democracy. This move to stifle voters in heavy democratic leaning areas is not hidden, it is well documented and by manipulating the laws republicans have been successful in their efforts. Although some court cases later may decide the fate of prejudicial gerrymandering by republicans other efforts to stifle the vote fall along the poll tax spectrum. Manipulation is how republicans proceed and there is little to stop them given their current command of our legislative, executive and judicial branches.
     But their blatant attack on the rights of citizens and the policies of government designed to help those of us who are not filthy rich have begun to stir the type of resistance we are going to need to grow in order to stop the republican advance toward a theocratic/authoritarian form of government. The republican party is not above going to the treasonous extremes of colluding and partnering with our enemies abroad to secure victories at home. Our national government has never been weaker and more susceptible to losing the battle to protect our democracy than right now. So the only other alternative to us the citizens of the United States is to take to the streets and airwaves to demand that our republican representatives back off their push to destroy our democracy, all the while preparing to vote them out come 2018.
     Many in our nation are ignorant to the happenings given the cognitive dissonance and their duty to their peers to follow along like good little sheep. So maybe we deserve to lose the greatest form of government if we are so cavalier about denying that it is under attack. But the many of us who are not ignorant and are calling out for the rest of us to get on board with crushing this attempt by republicans to take that which is the most profound from us, which is our open and free society, will find that we will not go quietly or silently into our future without forcing a showdown. I think of the patriots who have given all for our nation to have the great mighty democracy that is here right now and with all I have I will not dishonor my heritage as an American citizen by letting little punk thieves from the republican party destroy it.

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