Guest Post by Victor Davis Hanson
We are in a Jacobin Revolution of the sort that in 1793-94 nearly destroyed France. And things are getting scary.
The Democratic Party vanished sometime in 2020.
Hard-left ideologues absorbed it. They were bent on radically altering, or hijacking, existing institutions to force radical, equality-of-result agendas that otherwise do not earn majority support.
The American people want affordable power and fuel, and energy autonomy. They do not want a Green New Deal that results in dependence on the Middle East.
They want fiscal sobriety, not a permanent stagflationary economy marked by bank failures, soaring interest rates, crony capitalism, and subsidies for those who choose not to work.
They know no country can exist without a border, much less while offering blank checks to foreign cartels that kill 100,000 Americans yearly.
They demand realist deterrence abroad, not the current woke military whose erosion is spelling the end to American credibility and global stability.
Racialists are eerily embracing discredited Neo-Confederate notions of racial chauvinism, discrimination, segregation, and the old one-drop rule of racial obsession. They are turning America toward a Balkanized war-of-all-against-all.
To implement such an unpopular program, the new Left must radically alter our institutions.
So the “Democrats” periodically threaten to pack the courts, end the filibuster, destroy the Electoral College, and override the states’ prerogatives to establish balloting laws.
They deny the committee assignments of the House minority leader. They engage in stunts like tearing up the State of the Union address on national television. With impunity, they mob the homes of Supreme Court justices to leverage their decisions.
Elites run this revolution, and is a top-down operation.
University deans all but prompt students to disrupt invited campus speakers. District attorneys release violent arrested criminals without bail. Woke generals call their Chinese counterparts to warn them against their own commander-in-chief.
The Pentagon lectures the country on its supposed innate racism – even as the United States continues to lose wars abroad, abandons billions of dollars of equipment to terrorists, and allows communist China to surveil domestic American military bases with impunity.
Words change their meanings. “Racist” now means “don’t dare object.” “White” became the pejorative stereotype used by racists. “Diversity” means tired orthodoxy. “Equity” is a synonym for bias. “Inclusion” ensures exclusion.
Institutions are no longer recognizable. The FBI as we knew it no longer exists. Three former FBI directors either lied under oath to federal investigators or pleaded amnesia in congressional testimonies.
Our highest former national intelligence officers lied under oath to the Senate. The IRS is weaponized against political opponents of the Democrats. The Department of Justice is more likely to send the FBI after grammar school parents than mobs threatening the homes of Supreme Court justices.
Still, to thoroughly erase America, our Jacobins must radically alter our customs and traditions.
So under the cover of the COVID-19 quarantines, Election Day was made irrelevant. In the new America, 70 percent did not vote on the designated day but, fueled by third-party vote harvesting and relaxation of audits of non-Election-Day ballots, extended the vote over a period of several weeks.
Like the Jacobins, names, and dates had to be radically transformed. 1619, not 1776, is now America’s birthdate, and, we are told, it was an ignominious one.
Statues are toppled, and careers Trotskyized.
Biological males suddenly have hijacked women’s sports – destroying five decades of women’s hard-won efforts to achieve equal treatment and respect in athletics.
What triggered the collective madness and this Jacobin takeover?
The Left’s perfect storm of the 120 days of riot, death, arson and looting of 2020? The COVID-19 pandemic? The disastrous two-year lockdown? The 2016 election of the outsider Donald Trump?
All those catalysts and more.
As the country collapses under leftist nihilism, the revolution’s last gasp is to destroy Trump – by empowering him. That is, the leftist legal vendetta is designed to win him just enough empathy to be nominated the Republican Party’s presidential candidate, but then to keep on indicting, gagging, and hemorrhaging him legally until Election Day 2024.
Trump was the first president to be impeached twice, to be tried by the Senate as a private citizen, and to have his private home raided by the FBI. Now he is the first president to have been indicted, effectively ending America’s moral authority abroad.
America now has three potential futures and two are bad.
First, the Jacobins have two more years to finish what they started as the founders’ dream descends into our worst nightmare.
Second, the revolution has so warped our legal system, our voting on Election Day, and the FBI, the CIA, the Justice Department, and the IRS that even a despised, unpopular Left will “win” elections.
The third is that New York Prosecutor Alan Bragg has jumped the shark.
His pathetic prosecution is so patently incoherent, illiberal, and in spirit anti-American that two-thirds of the country will soon conclude the center is not holding. The Jacobins’ reign of terror is unsustainable. And so in 2024, the Left will not be defeated but so defeated that it will be utterly discredited.
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I still have to ask, when will the people say ENOUGH?
THEY WON’T. OUR POLITICAL AND JUDICIAL SYSTEM ARE JUST TO CORRUPT NOW TO PUT A STOP TO IT UNLESS THERE IS AND OUT RIGHT REVOLUTION OR EVEN CIVIL WAR. THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT HAS GOTTEN TO POWERFUL WITH IT’S MASSIVES AGENCIES WITH THEIR OWN ARMED FORCES, HELL EVEN THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION HAS ARMED SWAT TEAMS NOW AS DO THE EPA AND DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR. AND AS FAR AS OUR OWN U.S. MILITARY, THE OFFICER CORP AND UPPER NCO CORP HAS BEEN COMPRIMISED BY THE SCUM IN DC AND EVEN FOREIGN POWERS LIKE THE CHICOMS. SO I REALLY DON’T SEE “WE THE PEOPLE” STANDING SHOULDER TO SHOULDER LIKE OUR ANCESTORS DID AT CONCORD AND LEXINGTON CONSIDERING MASSACHUSETTS ITSELF IS A FAR LEFTIST COMMUNIST RUN STATE NOW.
I downvoted your comment just because of all caps. All lowercase would be better. Is it so hard to hit the shift key when necessary?
CAPS PRIVILEGE
Snuff’s on an Apple II, no lowercase.
We could both use a new computer if you are feeling generous 😉
How? How is this going to happen, Victor? You laid out most of the problems, end with a fairy tale prediction but no details on how this will be brought about.
Yesterday I had an appointment in Harrisonville, Mo. I was early so I stopped in the local library where they have a little display about the Civil War Burnt District.
Four counties were burnt to the ground. 2200 square miles. Hundreds families were displaced. Nothing was left but chimneys. This was the result of General Order #11. Now Missouri was as divided about secession as the rest of the country was and there were people from these areas supporting both sides of the war. It was neighbor against neighbor. Brother against brother. Sons against fathers. It did not matter where your loyalty lies. Your farm was gone. Oh, and they (Union troops) looted all the farms before they burnt them.
Sorry Victor, I’m just not seeing your fairy tale ending happening.
https://civilwaronthewesternborder.org/encyclopedia/general-order-no-11
VDH has a gift for pointing out problems without offering solutions.
VDH is a good goy.
Noam Chomsky is (or used to be) like that; he can lucidly state the problems, but the solution always involves more government.
“The Outlaw Josey Wales” was based on fact, period.
Indeed, including the lawless marauding Union troops…
I reckon so…
The ‘Redlegs’ … post-war thugs …
That last line sounds like those twerps that say sh!t like, ” I don’t like my ______ I LOVE my ______. disgusting
There are a few books about the Quantrill gang in Mo. during the Civil War. First-hand accounts that were preserved of how their raids were done.
If you go to the link I included there is a lot of info about the Border War. It’s more balanced that you would expect.
Mary Christine. I used to live in Harrisonville a few years back and now I’m in Archie. Every year in October they have re-enactments at the Fall festival and in years past there was actual fighting between the actors portraying the North and South. If there were live rounds used it would have been a bloodbath. I live near the Amarugia Highlands and there are some interesting stories written about the Kingdom of Amarugia that existed for a while after the war ended. Google has a few of them.
I agree that there ain’t no happy endings in our future. I’m glad most of my neighbors are on my same page so we will be shooting THE Bad Guys and not our own neighbors. Thanks for bringing up the Order #11 history. Not many people know that kind of stuff happened.
People in the 4 burnt counties don’t know their own history. Most of the families who were sent packing never came back. The only reason I know is because I did a lot of research for an essay I wrote for TBP a few years ago. I grew up in KS so the history I got was John Brown good, Quantrill bad. It’s not black and white like they teach but you already know that.
My grand-daughter plays softball for Archie HS. She has a home game today so I’m headed that direction later. Small world. Heard they might have to close the school because they are having a hard time keeping teachers.
I’ve heard rumors and hope it doesn’t come true. Archie is actually a highly rated district and it would suck if they had to combine with Adrian. Looks like they’re playing Jasper today so that should be a win in the books. Stop by the Fishing Dock afterward if you have time. It’s my favorite watering hole/restaurant.
It is a good school, for a public school. It’s might be long enough off that she will graduate. She’s a sophomore. But her brother is finishing up 6th grade so he’s a few years off from graduation. They would route them to Sherwood.
I can’t stop at the Dock. Gotta get back home and make dinner.
While I have great respect for VDH. I would like to point out that the scenarios below has already been put into effect. Look to 2020 and the midterm elections. The only thing left to decent people is to decide whether to fight or roll over.
“Second, the revolution has so warped our legal system, our voting on Election Day, and the FBI, the CIA, the Justice Department, and the IRS that even a despised, unpopular Left will “win” elections.”
“We’ll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false.”
William Casey, former director of the CIA, upon being asked what the goal of the agency was (in 1981).
I’m in…especially if there will be guillotines.
Fucking racists niggers need more.
You mean the Democratic Party was doing just fine in the last few years before 2020 ?
The big uni party of criminals will help suck the country dry before the collapse of the dollar and a new CBDC.
I’M SORRY TO SAY THAT THE ONLY TRUE WAY TO DEFEAT THE LEFT’S PLANS FOR TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF OUR REPUBLIC IS BY FORCE OF ARMS, THE GREAT FREDERICK DOUGLASS ONCE STATED ” THAT A MANS RIGHTS REST IN THREE BOXES, THE BALLOT BOX, THE JURY BOX, AND THE CARTIDGE BOX”. I FEAR WE ARE ON THE WAY TO USING THE CARTRIDGE BOX.
Snuff, I’ll give your audience a reason for all caps.
Your eyesight makes you use them, to more easily proofread your screed before clicking “Post Comment”
If you have 20/20, then all caps come across the wrong way, Sarge.
If you don’t know how to capitalize words or when, all caps is your go-to.
Even if there is an eyesight issue, there are plenty of other ways of writing that don’t require making it look like HE IS YELLING AT EVERYONE.
Type in a word processor with large font. Cut and paste to forum.
TYPING IS ALL CAPS IS SIMPLY THE ACT OF AN INCONSIDERATE ASSHOLE.
GUESS WE CAN ALL TYPE LIKE THIS NOW. BET THIS GETS OLD REALLY FUCKING QUICK.
Fuck off Anon. Take offense in some other venue you miserable asshole.
Keep at it Sgt. Scruffy.
Yank his chain some more.
Just a little yapper Chihuahua
WELL FUCK YOU TOO.
I HOPE YOU ENJOY ALL CAPS FUCKHEAD.
Think of it as a toughening exercise for looking straight into the coming destruction of Sodom and Menorah.
See how easy that was.
If you can read it does not matter, what is said is what matters.
Really? Were upset over all caps? Let’s move on to more important topics and problems shall we?
They love revolutions and plan them. Read their books.
As I’ve mention before I think they are surprised there hasn’t been more upheaval and are cautiously upping the ante.
Knowing this, what is the best fighting option? It’s not exciting but still dangerous.- and it’s not voting for Kennedy or ‘swinging republican’. Pressure is building and a big movement toward noncompliance would be really helpful but it’s more exciting and emotionally satisfying to say just shoot them all. You know that’s why these sites are still allowed online- to release emotions.
If we’re in a war why not fight intelligently?
What is the outcome desired? I think it boils down to,’ just leave me alone’ and to hamstring govt enough to keep it at bay. No utopia there.
Irish Democracy is a viable interim plan for those living in the USSA while the shit-show proceeds to a firey ending.
The Communist-Demoncrat agenda must be resisted by all means, at all costs, as the Trotskyites have NO QUALMS about making dead white and Christian people the sole objective of their ongoing and escalating war.
In this day and age of constant surveillance, the only tactic that works is very small cohesive groups attacking their vulnerable points. As Flea was fond of saying, “The grid is their friend”. It will also become their weapon when the time is right.
A bewildering plurality of denial tactics from legally deputized militias in defense of your county’s seat will bog them down long enough for Orthodox decapitation strikes.
As evident by post-1949 conflicts, Redshield War Colleges have difficulty considering guerilla resistance in depth because such scenarios are beneath their world of tidy garrisons, guaranteed logistics, PMRC contracts, and unlimited currency printing.
The FBI has 10s of thousands of paid informants (not exaggerating) looking for who is going to start the revolution they are trying to foment. I wonder if they are starting to sweat.
Note to Hanson: 1/2 of the American people want exactly what you say they don’t want. (I’m not in that half.)
Delusional piece of writing…Obama and the Clinton machine had already done their evil work…It’s all about looting now, then fleeing to safer jurisdictions…
“And so in 2024, the Left … will be utterly discredited.” That’s a good one. The author should come live in Portland for awhile to better understand how thoroughly brainwashed most people are by the Progressive ideas.
The only viable solution is a divorce. The left can have the shitholes they created and the normal people will get the normal places.
Sounds great. But it would merely be a rinse and repeat unless the noncommunists grew a backbone. Otherwise the satanic cultists would destroy their place and then move onto your nicely mowed green grass and go about destroying that too.
Without a backbone and the courage to stand, defend and repel, they will use the time proven method of incursion and take over as they always have.
No will to keep them out means no way you will keep them out.
The Democratic Party vanished sometime in 2020.
The foundation for this takeover of the democrat party (not democratic) began January 20, 2009 when a foreign born man assumed the role of potus with the stated purpose of fundamentally transforming the United States.
The Democrat Party was murdered in November 63.
>>>University deans all but prompt students to disrupt invited campus speakers.
Forget it, Jake. It’s Stanford.
China starts provocations. LMAO Yeah china is starting provocations.
https://daily.whatfinger.com/u-s-house-speaker-defies-china-meets-with-taiwanese-president-in-california/
On the one hand, Team Blue’s overreach is so blatant that it is obviously intended to backwash them and send the voters running into the arms of Team Red.
On the other hand, Team Red offers little to nothing in response.
The end game is techno-primitivism under rule by ‘apolitical’ elite demi-gods.
This guy should be writing Joe Biden’s SOTU address!