Monday, October 17, 2016

Preparing for a Political Rebellion?


Are we preparing for a political rebellion? I read a Facebook post published by Dan Rather recently who discusses the risk of a political rebellion in favor of Trump-like ideology. In reading this post where Rather discussed our Founding Fathers and what a true youngster The United States of America really is, it got me thinking that a rebellion might not be as far fetched as once thought. Our government is really nothing but an “experiment” as Rather called it, which makes it seem very much a fragile system at best. It’s easy to think our political system is solid, made up of unbreakable rules bound by our Constitution. But is it?

It has become unmistakable in recent months that our nation is torn. We are divided and not just in political partisanship. The principles that formed our nation are being challenged. The very basis that our country has been thought to stand on is being called a fallacy. The structure is starting to break apart. After 240 years, are we seeing the potential end of our political government as we know it? There is a quote by Heraclitus: “The only thing that is constant is change”. I think most people feel as though they’ll never see anything as substantial as a political rebellion in their lifetime, but it has to happen sooner or later. There is always a time where we will have to fight for what we feel is right, even if it means fighting against each other to protect what we have in place. As Dan Rather states, “Almost every change of government in world history has been accompanied by bloodshed.” I hope for our country’s sake, this is not going to be another one of those times. However, if this election season is nothing else, it can certainly be seen as a precursor to something as dangerous as another civil war.



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  1. The election of 2016 bears striking similarities to the election of 1860.

    A likely flashpoint will be when the President orders the FBI/DEA/Homeland Security to use armed force to enforce a federal law, and a Governor refuses. This could be over drug laws, immigration, abortion, gun control.

    When this happened in 1957, the National Guard troops in Arkansas followed the orders of President Eisenhower rather than Governor Faubus. The presence of the 101st Airborne undoubtedly helped stiffen their resolve.

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  2. Your post really gets me thinking about this and how real of an issue it is. I do agree that this election could lead to something, maybe not a full on rebellion but still a serious problem in our government. I never though of our system being new but when you really think about it, it is new and it is still growing and learning and rebellions are the scariest way to start over. I seriously hope this election or anything else going on in our government does not lead to another war.

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    1. We *already* have a serious problem with our government. As in, it's not working. The inability to pass a budget and confirm Supreme Court nominees is the the tip of the iceberg.

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