It appears the left is getting so close to their victory they are getting impatient. Sort of a “I’m so close I can taste it” type of thing. This is from Woody Allen:
“It would be good… if [President Obama] could be dictator for a few years because he could do a lot of good things quickly,” Allen is quoted as saying.
Allen is also to have said: “I am pleased with Obama. I think he is brilliant. The Republican Party should get out of his way and stop trying to hurt him.”
I read this last night and spent a lot of time thinking about it as I went to sleep and after I work up this morning.
My first thought in response was Allen would probably think it was a less desirable situation that he thinks because the health care system would probably be heavily strained by all the lead poisoning that would result from such a change in our form of government.
Then this morning I thought, “No. That wouldn’t happen. The military would be required to implement it and the leadership would quietly and firmly tell him that they took an oath to defend the constitution from all enemies–foreign and domestic. But then it occurred to me that the military course of action would probably be to replace Obama with the next in line to succeed the President. I’m not certain what Biden would do but I am of the opinion that Pelosi and the Marxists in Obama’s cabinet would all be inclined to take the role of dictator. What would happen if all the Commander-in-Chief replacements said their position was that a dictatorship (or the equivalent) was what was required?
Bear with me for a minor tangent…
Last week a friend (who I think I might have already known had a gun but he does not identify as a “gun-owner” like many of my friends) was on a rant about the debt, the bailouts, the health care farce, etc. and said he was about ready to get out his gun and start oiling it. He might have to start shooting pretty soon he said. I asked, “Who would you shoot?” After a long pause he said, “I would figure it out.”
This is would be the problem the military would be faced with. If there is just one or two (or 1000) people that are a threat to our form of government then the solution, even though “messy”, illegal, and perhaps immoral it would still be plausible to implement. But what if it is 20% of the population that is intent on enslaving the other 80%? Do you still think it could be done? Before you answer keep in mind that only about 1% to 2% of the German population was involved in the Holocaust and yet that small percentage was not stopped by the vast majority. Predators have a different mindset than gives them an advantage in many situations.
I don’t know the answer. But I do know the left is getting impatient and that recent gun sales show people who value their freedom are contemplating such solution to the looming threat.
I hear the phrases, “It could never happen here” and, “They’re just a lot of talk” and, “That’s crazy– no one would be THAT far over the top– you’re just be paranoid” echoing down through the generations, spoken by the ghosts of the millions murdered by their own governments.
I can’t decide if the Woody Allen quotes are funny, tragic or alarming, but for certain they were being said a lot, almost verbatim, about 80 years ago. In Europe.
I think in your hypothetical situation, if all of the replacements said they would be a dictator then you’d see the military take over with one of their own in charge, and then a special election. Or maybe one of the successors would break with the rest in a chance to become president.
You might also see the state governments decide on what to do, and pick a temporary leader.
At that point its all fantasy, because if someone wanted to throw out the Constitution to become dictator, a piece of paper can’t do much to stop him. All hell would break loose.
Ole woody and his friends think the same way the Jews that “helped” the Bolshis in 1917 did. How’d that work out for them?
That COULD end up being one of the good things that would come out of their attempt this time.
I believe that a “bloodletting” will be very necessary. And maybe much larger than you think. If the 20% Who want to enslave the 89% are removed, will we continue to provide the handouts to the other 30% who helped to put them in power? If not, what then? We have a whole generation of people totaly unable to provide for themselves. Hard questions.But if the “Reset” is not complete, we will revisit this problem.
The “It can never happen here” statement is either wishful thinking or ignorance of human history. It will happen here. What do I mean by “It”? Look back in history and find out. The scenarios are too numerous to list here. A weak, demoralized, legally disarmed people are at the mercy of any viscious bastards that wield power. When they come after our weapons it won’t be to “protect the children”.
Also, as mentioned above, no piece of paper is going stop anything. If one thinks the thugs in power currently respect the US Constitution whatsoever, I have a nice piece of swamp land for sale in the Everglades.
The fact that the west coast of the USA was inhabited by armed farmers and kept the “Japs” away should be a lesson in the value of an armed people. The current danger lies within our borders and is gaining strength daily. More and more fools are letting down their guard and sleeping with the sheep.
That reminds me. I need to order more .223 Remington and .308 Winchester.
Thanks for the reminder Joe.
VIPs have evacuation plans. Our elected and appointed officials will clear out of DC before the pitchforks get over the bridge.