The price we pay...

This group of authoritarianists we have in Washington are doing NOTHING to pull us back from the edge. On the contrary, they are behind us - pushing. 

As Obama's former pastor would say, "America's chickens, have come home to roost." Say what? Like what? The year - 1968. The place - Chicago, Illinois. The event - the national DNC Convention. In many people's opinion (including mine), this was the start of the great unraveling. Or as some call it today, our impending National Divorce.

Good vs. evil. Freedom vs. authoritarianism. Lawfulness vs. lawlessness. This is what a National Divorce looks like. Is there any hope for reconciliation? For some kind of national marriage counseling? I wonder. As a long time resident of this country, I have seen this change materialize. From the turbulent 1960's, to the start of the great divide in the 2000 election. We had a temporary respite from the 2001 terror attacks, but shortly thereafter, we were at each other's throats again.

And now - in the final quarter of 2021, we are at the precipice. The edge of the cliff. This is the price we are all paying, for what started in the 1960's. The toxic brew made up of many things. The season of love. Woodstock. Anti-war protests. Disrespect. And of course, the grand-daddy of them all. The Great Society. The LBJ program which backfired, that laid waste to many families - many of which, were of color.

As part of this price we are paying, how do we move forward? I mean, short of separating the red states from the blue states? Do we amicably split the people, the assets, and the talent? Or do we do it the old fashioned way, like we did it in 1861? That particular war, is to date, the bloodiest we ever fought. Do we really want to go down that path again?

This group of authoritarianists we have in Washington are doing NOTHING to pull us back from the edge. On the contrary, they are behind us - pushing. If you are the praying type, keep praying for our country. We are on dangerous ground right now, very thin ice. Maybe divine intervention is our only hope.