QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong, you’ve mentioned many instances that we’re in a section during which this time it is going to be the autumn of republics, whereas the final time it was monarchy. May you touch upon this? It appears that evidently the Democrats on this shutdown need billions for his or her unlawful aliens whereas they damage Americans. Is that this the kind of polarization who’ve been warned about, which brings the home of playing cards crashing down?
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ANSWER: Traditionally, the extreme division between basic political factions isn’t just a symptom of a republic in bother, however the very illness that all the time kills it. The autumn happens when the battle shifts from “how should we govern?” to “who are we as a people?” and is fought with instruments outdoors the established republican framework.
Intense polarization is the warning signal. Political disagreement shifts from policy-based to identity-based. It’s not “I disagree with your plan for the economy” however “You and your kind are a threat to the nation itself.” The political opponent turns into an enemy. We’re witnessing polarization inside republics within the US, Canada, and Europe, to call only a few.
The Democrats see Trump because the “enemy” and always declare it is a disaster in democracy as a result of it isn’t their means alone. We’ve got crossed the Rubicon, and there may be now no going again. This shutdown is the affirmation of the decline and fall of the US, in addition to all the remainder. I warned on the final WEC in 2024 that the Democratic Celebration would cut up, and it’s in its collapsing section.
The Optimates faction of Senators who topped themselves with the title boni (“the good men”), like a decide who calls for to be “honorable” with out incomes that title, was led by Cato, who was a ruthless power-monger. They have been deeply corrupt of their abuse of political norms. They used procedural obstructions, filibusters, and spiritual technicalities (omens) to dam laws and appointments they disliked, making the traditional political course of unworkable for anybody outdoors their clique.
When Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon in 49 BC, the individuals cheered, and the cities opened their gates. He did NOT battle his option to Rome. The Senate fled as a result of they’d no fashionable assist, any greater than our Congress does at this time. Historical past repeats as a result of human nature by no means modifications.
