One Republic, Two Republic, Red Republic, Blue Republic

For all the latest blather regarding “civil war” and “insurrection,” President Joe Biden’s administration and its leftist enablers certainly are not doing anything to quell those growing concerns. In fact, it is only further intensifying and fomenting them with blatant attacks upon and disregard for the Constitution and liberties guaranteed every American citizen. In particular, free speech enumerated in the First Amendment and gun rights protected by the Second Amendment - the latter incontrovertibly securing the former. Yet, we are only in the early stages of Biden’s supposedly “unifying” presidency.

Despite rhetoric to the contrary, the United States indeed is a house divided along extreme ideological and polarizing lines. Perhaps, irreparably given the damage caused by hostile partisanship and tone-deaf politicization over the past several years. For leftists, the only way to heal these fractures, in their warped mindset, is to comply and heel to their authoritarian demands. Otherwise, one faces the prospect of cancellation, your personal life, career, etc, destroyed for no other reason than not acquiescing to and embracing the liberal mob and their radical agenda and policies with which you disagree.

Leftists currently are attempting a Soviet-style censor and purge of media outlets they accuse - without actual evidence or facts to support the allegation - of spreading disinformation and lies. In other words, conservative and other right-leaning news organizations that do not conform to and report leftist falsities espoused as the only prevailing truth. Any dissent from this perspective is not allowed in their delusional and hypocritical worldview, and will be met with exacting persecution. Maintaining “lines of communication” is vital in any conflict; propagandizing the narrative is as important in order to control the masses.

Speaking of control, Democrats, and liberals in general, have a longstanding inability to understand “shall not be infringed” when it comes to gun rights. Despite counterarguments, the Second Amendment does not cause gun violence; in fact, most statistics indicate a reduction in violent crimes due to legally armed citizens. Gun control measures are continually aimed more often than not at law-abiding gun owners and would make them criminals, while failing to address the circumstances that caused the violence. Naturally, the party of slavery and Jim Crow does not want anyone to have the means to defend themselves as inscribed in the Constitution.

What has been the response from conservatives and right-wingers? For starters, to paraphrase, some people did something at the thingy, you know, the thing with the government people weeks before Biden’s inauguration…but what difference did it make? Certainly, you heard about it in the predominate 24/7 news cycle. Never mind that it was a roguish mob intent on…what exactly? Overturning an election? Stirring up (un)civil war, pushing forward an (un)armed insurrection? Or, did a majority simply wish to have their voices, and concerns, peacefully heard, while a minority acted idiotically and in an ill-advised manner?

Well, who really knows, but rest assured that zealous Democrats undoubtedly will persist in pursuing yet another exhausting, wasteful investigation into the matter. Simultaneously, they fail to feign even the slightest interest in election integrity concerns and investigating conspicuous irregularities that precipitated the situation in the first place.

A proverbial line has been drawn in the sand between left and right ideologies. This is a perilous fight, but the banner still waves over the republic. For now. The task is to keep and maintain its principles and values against those committed to and intent upon tearing them down. Those who believe themselves our saviors, rather than instigators of their own folly. For if they prevail, it will be nothing less than the very dogmatic cultism and authoritarianism from which they have deluded themselves to believe we, the people, need saving.

©2021 Steve Sagarra

Nevermore When the Levee Breaks

Leftists, aided by their radical Democratic enablers, seek to institute, normalize and reward numerous bizarre, disturbing and fringe attitudes, behaviors and customs that are ruinous to society. Meanwhile, they simultaneously attempt to control, marginalize and purge ordinary, rational and universal ones. These people should be admitted to an insane asylum not Congress...but, to borrow from Mark Twain, I repeat myself. Yet, why should we be surprised? After all, The Jerry Springer Show et al have been playing out in real life for years, allowed to fester unabated until terminal malignancy has rotted our core.

Using traditional indicators and factors for setting economic policy? Who needs such key markers, when gender, ethnicity...the climate change boondoggle...exist to utilize and take precedence! Get woke, fool! Radical Democrats, emboldened by their leftists conspirators, are as economically illiterate as a certain New York Times columnist/”economist” - who shall remain nameless, but who has been and always shall be an idiot despite what Nobel believes - when it comes to the economy. Then, there is the foreign policy that practically treats the United States not as a sovereign nation, but rather as the gullible host of foreign nationals hostile to the nation.

With all of this in mind, calls for unity ring hollow when actions and statements do nothing but further divide and escalate political unrest. Dictating one-sided and insincere terms that do the opposite are not the path to unifying, bipartisan cooperation. Yet, it is the fault of the electorate (yep..that's you, ya filthy animals!) for consistently electing politicians who persist in doing nothing other than maintain the constant back-and-forth status quo. They would rather consolidate and hold onto their narcissistic power than work together to solve issues beneficial for everyone.

Honestly, there would be nothing better than for Joe Biden, a once shrewd politician, to have orchestrated one of the great long cons in history. For months, he has come across as absent-minded and frail, raising concerns about his durability to endure the presidency. Could it all be an act? Suppose he recognized the threat the extreme leftist elements represent, yet realized the importance of their support? He presents the charade of a shell of a man, capable of winning but most likely unable to serve out his full-term as president. Then, upon his inauguration, he becomes miraculously coherent, thus blocking their radical agenda.

One can dream.

Then again, life is but a dream. An exceptional American dream. A dream that can only be destroyed by those who do not, and never will, believe in it. Many have tried to tear it down; all have failed. So, again to borrow, are you feeling lucky? If so, then call down that thunder and see what happens; guarantee, you will not like the outcome from that perspective. Shall we, the people, perish from this earth together forever, continuing to live in fear of that inevitable outcome no matter what, or shall we build a permanent, prosperous future for all?

The choice is yours.

©2021 Steve Sagarra

Last American Shrug

Rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol, inciting chaos and violence in supposed defense of democracy, only managed to hand Democrats yet another political, if not moral, victory. What they will fail to realize and understand is that they played right into the leftists’ playbook. Democrats and leftists now will lay claim to and advance the idea that they are saviors of the republic, holding back the right-wing mob from destroying it; even more, they will have a mandate to implement an agenda that erodes our Constitutional rights thanks to that circumstance. All at the behest of elitists, casting themselves as our betters, who want us fighting each other so they can further usurp power and exert more control over everyone and everything.

Some will point to, and possibly even prove, that leftists rogues infiltrated and goaded the crowd into rioting. This would not be a new tactic concerning benign protests that erupted into something far worse, as witnessed over the course of last year's rioting throughout the country. It does not matter. Americans, as well as a global audience, watched on national and international media outlets as a supposed peaceful rally of alleged supporters of President Donald Trump indisputably turned into chaos and violence in the nation's capital. Despite attempts to portray the rioters as patriots, this is more Reichstag fire than Lexington and Concord.

This begs the question of how, and why, the Capitol could be breached, especially on a day everyone knew for weeks undoubtedly would be contentious if not volatile. Reports and photos indicate certain local and federal agencies performed their duties admirably and in accordance with protocol to protect civilians and government officials alike from the mob. Yet, why, on this particularly important day of elector vote counting, was the Capitol not locked down tighter than many states during the height of the pandemic? Governors from surrounding states eventually did mobilize their National Guard units, but only after the escalation of events.

Despite the obvious extreme divisions that currently exist, even before Donald Trump ascended to the presidency, the belief is that the United States needed this moment in order to once again move forward truly as a united country. There must also exist the belief, and hope, that out of the ashes it will rise stronger, even if it may take time and considerable effort to reconcile and come together as a whole nation. This is not the first time facing such a dire precipice, and, certainly, it will not be the last. Where all of this leads is left either to those who care to work together to keep a republic, or to those wishing to continue on this extremist path and descend further into the madness.

By providence, may the latter never be allowed to prevail.

©2021 Steve Sagarra