Europe did it differently. There, as would happen so many times elsewhere, the murders and beatings and bombings and general uproar played on the Euros' passion for order and, since most places were "civilized", the Fascisti and the Commies would get their way. Not so in Germany, where there was a strong counterweight to the Red Front which very often handed them their heads. They also had uniforms tailored by Hugo Boss.
With the attempts on Donald Trump's life plus the murder of Charliue Kirk, of whom I had heard but never followed except to see the blurbs of how he would hand various Lefties their heads in debates, it becomes a bit more clear we're reliving Japan's turmoil 100 years ago; whether we're about to relive Germany's has yet to be seen.
The hook here is that, while the Euros crave order, the Americans crave freedom,which has put the faculty lounge crowd on the wrong side of so many 80 - 20 issues. The last time the Feds tried to impose "order", the American people got restless in less than a year. That was the lockdown. Now it seems the bad guys want to scare Conservatives into silence. Few things might be apt to cause a revolt quicker.
Whether Conservatives are going to start bushwhacking Lefties orators (which, of course, would be playing into the Lefties' hands) is up in the air, but I doubt trying to repress the 1st Amendment rights of Conservatives, as they did on J6, is going to go over well and doubtless will have consequences.
Which leads to a truism going back to 20s Japan that echoes through history. When you go looking for a war, you often get more war than you can handle.
The Krauts, as well as the Nips, found that out. So did the Sioux at Wounded Knee.
Whether the Commies do has yet to be seen.
UPDATE: Trump says they've got the guy. His father and minister turned him in. Now let's see if he joins the Vince Foster/Epstein club.
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Yes to the echoing truism noted. Something deep has been stirred with this assassination.
Tonight, there was a memorial service for Charlie Kirk held in our little town's square, where the Biden, Kamala and BLM supporter's used to gather, wave signs and shout at passing cars and bicylists. Not only has something been stirred, something has shifted.
Like yourself, ed, I hadn't yet followed Charlie Kirk other than to occasionally see him in action on YouTube and I was impressed with his ability to engage with people as though their opinions were something he needed to hear and understand before proving them wrong. I'll bet he siphoned off more than a few would be liberals with his arguments. If so that would explain why they -whoever they are - wanted to kill him.
Hopefully his life was an inspiration to others to do the same. That's not as satisfying as striking back but a legion of Charlie Kirk's would be a viable threat to the commie cause.
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