(Via Breitbart)
Once again, even though I’m trying not to do a lot of politics on the blog, I have to go there. The weekend’s events involving Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Maxine Waters and a cast of Leftist Loons has brought us to the intersection of a number of things that are of concern to me and I believe of those of you who stop by here from time to time.
I’ve referenced talk about a brewing civil war in our country more than once, and I remain amazed that we didn’t have a big outbreak of rioting last summer in light of the election of Donald Trump and the overwrought theatrics of the Resistance crowd and the more dangerous actions of the so-called Antifa. Given the events of this weekend, I have to wonder if we’ll manage to skate through this summer without major problems. We’ll just have to wait and see.
But this weekend’s worth of calls that seek to cast supporters of Donald Trump as “the other” ought to scare the crap out of anyone with enough intelligence to come inside out of the rain. This is the same thing that was done in, dare I say it, Nazi Germany against the Jews. A group needs to be made the focus of all the anger and the hate–they need to be made “the other”. The Left has tried it with little success against gun owners over the last several decades. Since that hasn’t worked, but more importantly, since their utter rage has left them not in control of their limited faculties, they are now trying it with a larger and more diverse group, supporters of Donald Trump. The popular name for this is “Trump Derangement Syndrome”, but I think that cute name really misses the true danger of the situation.
If they keep this up, or Lord help us, if they ratchet up not only the screaming but start taking actual physical actions against Trump supporters, THIS WILL NOT END WELL. It can’t, not this time. Face it, a lot of Trump supporters happen to be Second Amendment advocates, and I’d wager a lot of them have concealed carry permits and go armed. Put some of them into situations where they are in fear for their lives or the lives of those under their care, and there will probably be gunfire. Somewhere in that vicinity, the feces will impact the air impeller and It Will Be On. The 24 Hour News Machine will blow any incident totally out of proportion within 30 minutes and as one of my favorite movie lines goes, “This business will get out of control. This business will get out of control and we’ll be lucky to live through it.”
I believe the diversity of Trump supporters also brings an element of danger to this that is underappreciated. While there are certain large groups that are mostly behind Trump, you can find his supporters spread across every demographic you’d care to name. There are Trump supporters in double digits in every minority, age group, labor skill and locality. While it may only be in the teens or it may be 90%+, they’re out there. The same goes for those who oppose Trump. With this sort of divide, neither side can safely assume that they can act with impunity anywhere, but both sides will be foolish enough to do so. This will cause further problems.
Scott Adams (of Dilbert fame) has a long but good video on this subject. As someone who is generally apolitical, I find his take on the subject highly interesting. I have to wonder if the fence sitters are beginning to decide that they are going to have to join one side or the other. This is a behavior often seen before large social dislocations begin in earnest, and would be another sign of Bad Things to come.
No one can say for certain what is coming. I think the signs aren’t promising, but they haven’t been promising before and things have quieted down and worked out more or less OK. I’m really going to be watching this carefully and staying alert for signs of airborne feces. I suggest that you do the same.
