The U.S. is marching towards full martial law. From Eric Peters at ericpetersautos.com:
Perhaps the greatest weakness conservatives have is their belief that you can have authoritarianism and liberty at the same time. One example of this intellectual disarray is the typical conservative’s support for the War on Drugs – which is in fact a war on liberty. The conservative does not see that if he supports the arrest/prosecution and punishment of people who smoke pot he also supports the arrest/prosecution and punishment of people who drink alcohol. That it has snot happened yet does not mean it can’t – much less that it won’t.
The authoritarian principle is the same.
Conservatives have a tendency to venerate authority – cops and even more so the military – even though both work for the government and the conservative says he is leery of government.
That is a hard circle to square.
The latest example of this is the general conservative outpouring of support for Trump’s deployment of the military on the streets of Washington, DC. and – with Chicago next, apparently. It is understandable why conservatives – and people, generally, support this. The streets of DC are dangerous for people who aren’t criminals, in part because people who are not criminals have been disarmed and so cannot realistically defend themselves against the criminals, who are well-aware that their victims are likely defenseless. It is interesting to point out here that in areas where non-criminals have the right to defend themselves against criminals, there is less crime. No national guard needed.
The dragstrip is two miles away to the Northwest but you can hear the runs of the dragsters.
I do support Military Tribunals for commie RAT POS traitor vermin and if people want to pickle their brain with drink and drugs, it is not my business.
The Grand Old Politburo (R) verses the CPUSA (D) in the wrestling chair kayfabe kabuki but there is NO political solution and they both want the same thing.