On day one, the new administration is using military force to squash a rebellion that doesn’t exist. We are told to sit back and watch the political process and it’s celebrity endorses dance and preen on screen.
The inauguration of Joe Biden will happen without protest. This transition of power will happen without a single voice of dissent against the new president and his administration, unlike the raucous protest that greeted Trump four years ago. On Jan. 20, Americans will be unable to petition their government for a redress of grievances.
Instead of Americans gathered to witness the swearing in of our new, democratically elected leader, there will be rows upon rows of flags, and 25,000 national guard troops to watch them wave in the wind.
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were all in on the summer of outrage, the nightly protests that lasted from late May well on into September. These thousands of protests were a boon to their campaign. The fiery assault on America's cities helped propel Biden and Harris into office, and Harris, for her part, promised that they wouldn't stop even after the election.
The summer of BLM protests were justified according to our new leaders, but hearty protest from their opposition is something they simply cannot and will not stand for. For sure they've got reasons for squashing opposition voices, and reasons to bring in more troops that are even remotely necessary to quell dissent in the capital.
The Capitol Hill riot is being used as a reason to quell oppositional political expression, as is the ongoing coronavirus. These are crises, and Biden is an expert on labeling crises and then using the crisis to propose sweeping rules that trample American rights and freedoms.
On day one, the new administration is using military force to squash a rebellion that doesn't exist. On day one, we are told to sit back and watch the political process and it's celebrity endorses dance and preen on screen.
President Trump was mocked and derided when he ran for office in 2016. No one thought he could win. As the numbers rolled in on that fateful November night now more than four years gone, the nation’s media and culture classes were horrified. The next day, they began to protest in earnest.
Hashtag "resist" was born, which meant resist everything. It meant do not give Trump credit for the good things—like the economy, peace in the Middle East, or any other of a number of America first policies that helped our nation. Instead, the plan the left enacted was to deride his achievements, call any success a failure, and espouse hatred for Trump's supporters.
Trump's inauguration in 2017 was both protested and mocked. His presidency was accompanied with a constant barrage of accusations as to his lack of legitimacy. Democrats and pundits alike claimed that Trump and his foreign acolytes stole the election. Evidence that was touted as rock solid never materialized. Yet the accusations of theft continued to the end of his term.
Biden will begin his term without protest. No one will be out in front of the Washington monument shouting "not my president," primarily because no one is allowed to be out in front of the Washington monument. Dissent has been disallowed.
As we gather before our screens big and small on this Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, let's remember that the only reason there will be no protest is because our new president does not wish it. As we watch Lady Gaga strut her stuff, as we witness Hollywood celebs and leftist pundits coo and awe over our new leaders, let's remember that this unity was achieved through a flex of force.
Trump is out of office, and while for many this is a cause for celebration, there are 74 million Americans who have not been invited, warts and all, into the fold. Trump supporters, the make America great again crowd, hear from the winning opposition that they, their lifestyle, their views, are the problem. They are told by elected leaders that their America first values are racist, white supremacist, and that they need to be deprogrammed. This is the message from across the Democratic spectrum.
But these 74 million Americans, who will be watching the inauguration on screen like so many sports matches this year which they were also prevented from attending, will not be idle spectators to a new administration that actively squashes their dissent through use of military might.
The hearty opposition led by Trump will not dissolve in the wake of his departure. These working class Americans put rights and freedoms first and do not want to be told what to think or mocked for their beliefs.
They will reform as a hearty opposition, not of violence but of reform, the type of which both the GOP and Democrat party are sorely in need. They successfully took down Trump, but the Americans who still support the values they feel he represented aren't going anywhere, no matter how many troops are out on the Washington Mall.
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