I’ve not been feeling well these last few days. Old age and overdoing chores reminds me that this old paratrooper in semi-retirement has to pace his self!

OK, enough of that! I’m doing some reading right now (while avoiding strenuous chores). It is an eclectic mix of reading two fiction books, doing a beta read for a great fiction author who is also a friend, reading a few geo-political books and essays about the past and the current world, and reading news articles that seem to support those geo-political thinkers.

I think we can all agree that the world is in a bit of a mess right now. We can also agree with the latest Real Clear Politics Average of “Direction of the Country” polling:
Period – JULY-August. Right Track – 23.2%; Wrong Track: 69.9%.
About 70% of the nation (give or take polling errors) believe this nation is on the wrong path. I’m one of them. I’d bet a pension check that you are too.

So what do we do to get it back on the right track? I believe that the primary reason for the country to be on the wrong track is the result of us being a failed democratic federal republic and the Democratic Party’s successful attempt to turn our society into a socialist society. What a dichotomy!

Even before Karl Marx there were many philosophers who believed that the “people” should be the ones who make decisions about their own reception of the resources provided by the communal efforts of those “people”. A superb idea. As we all know, almost every effort to make that happen ended up in failure for the simple reason that the “people” eventually or quickly lose their influence to an elite few. That elite few are supposed to be the altruists that always do the right thing for the “people”.

And the people find out that those elites really aren’t all that altruistic. They become the selfish elite, doing everything in their power to fool the “people”.

Our elites have tried to create their own dynasties in recent history. The Kennedys expected for John and Robert and perhaps Teddy to all serve as presidents. However, two of them were murdered and the other became an alcoholic murderer, and therefor, unelectable. The Bushes had high hopes to make Jeb the third Bush President. The Clintons and Obamas still have some unraveling thread of hope to create a dynasty by electing their ElenorRooseveltistic spouses. Their hopes were dashed when the real, Christian-leaning, conservatives, and more than a few reactionaries, decided to stir things up by nominating and electing a non-politician and egotist, throwing a monkey wrench into the works. However, if Mr. Trump had not been elected, I think those dynasties probably would have had significant success.

They only managed to steal the 2020 election to elect a dementia-ridden puppet in order to remove the populist Mr. Trump. Their hopes are still alive, though dwindling.

What do we do to get the country back on the right track with all these obstacles in our path? It is time to dig into our hearts and our pockets to get rid of the Republicans who have tried to “get along” with the communists. Their acceptance of compromise almost never gets us back on track. We lose, inch by inch, foot by foot, and mile by mile.

Those likeable fools must be removed from office, and every position of influence they occupy. (It is too late, Tony Gonzales. We have seen your true colors. We will end up supporting you this year, rather than electing a Democrat in TX-23, but you have been warned.) That means we have to vet every person who wants to run on the Republican ticket to ensure they are indeed representative of our values. Vet them thoroughly! Then, support them like mad to ensure their electoral victory is high enough to overcome the shenanigans of ballot harvesting and machine manipulation.

And that is only a beginning. Our nation is often not ruled by law. We have created a federal bureaucracy that rules us by regulations created by foolish “do-gooders”. For us to survive as a federal republic, we must get rid of those well-meaning idiots who occupy civil service position in the Executive Branch of government.

It is they who prevented many of Mr. Trump’s policies from being enforced. They delayed, ignored, or otherwise blocked policies that would have reversed many of our problems. Often, they did it just to keep employed. There are about 2.8 million civil servants in government! If we can get rid of them using Mr. Trump’s failed Executive Order that would have created a process to get rid of the dead wood and obstacles to his policy changes it would be beneficial. https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/522339-trump-order-strips-workplace-protections-from-civil-servants/

Again, only a beginning. Will you do your part? Get involved! Get vocal! Learn what is going on behind the closed doors of our city councils, our county commissioners, our state and federal representatives. Donate what you can to good representatives, local and up the chain. Help them by volunteering as poll workers or poll watchers! Make sure your and your neighbor’s vote counts!

We can do either these things, or expect a socialist America . . . or another Civil War.