Following from the Quote Of The Day above comes this observation about the political scenarios following Charlie Kirk’s murder, in order of awfulness:
- Popular revulsion against aboveground leftists
- A period of Caudillismo
- Low-grade civil war
Read the article to have each explained.
I’m not so sure that the last two options are realistic in the United States, because at the end of the day I think that the non-hysterical-Lefties (i.e. most of the country’s population) is too civilized for the second scenario (the appearance of a Franco/Pinochet type as the head of government), and indeed the Constitutional subjugation of the Armed Forces to civilian authority is a great deal stronger than in other countries, especially the volatile Latino ones. I’m aware that Hitler’s rise to power came in an ordinarily-orderly society (Germany), but then again we’ve not just lost a World War and had to pay crippling reparations either.
In fact, I would suggest that Donald Trump is the closest we’ve ever come to a “strongman” head of state, and compared to (say) Augusto Pinochet, Trump is a complete softy. And I think he’s unlikely to turn into a modern-day tyrant because he has only three more years in power and he’s getting old.
As for the third scenario (when the switch gets flipped, so to speak):
…it’s not gonna happen. If the second scenario is unlikely, the civil war thing is exponentially less likely.
I know, I know, it’s a little disappointing as we all want to experience the Glorious Day (as Mr. Free Market describes it), but let’s be honest here: it’s been over a hundred and fifty years since our last exposure to that little game, and frankly, I think we’re out of practice. We still vote, for one thing, instead of manufacturing fake ballots.
Plus we have jobs to do, families to raise and laws to obey — unlike those assholes on the Dark Side.
But “highly unlikely” does not mean “impossible”. Something the Left needs to be aware of.
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