From column I read today not by me.
The author points out the signs that democracy is dead. You know them. Anyone with a brain knows them. And then he lists the evidence. He concludes that we’re all intentionally blind.
And what do we see?
Nothing; that is, we see and deny, we see and repress.
We aren’t stuck; on the contrary, we’re advancing, and we’re already at stage 4.
Democracy is behind us; it has done its bit, it can go home. The mob is already there, in the living room, on television. If it doesn’t need democracy anymore; democracy will be cast out with the weak and the unfortunate.
We’ve gotten to the edge of the abyss. But only when we reach it will we see it.
Only right on the edge can we look back and say: Oh, what a pity. We knew we were close, but not that close. Too late.
Happily the quote above is not about the United States. It is about Israel. It appears in Ha’aretz, written by a distinguished journalist, Yossi Klein.
You could say the same things about the United States. Although in a bit of good historical news, Vice President Pence was not bumped off for opposing Trump’s coup in January 2021.
Klein’s conclusion is directed at Israeli youth. It applies here too.
The smart and talented young people also see the direction. And they’re still here. I don’t understand why they go like sheep to the slaughter. They could still change direction, find another way. Fight for it – or flee. That’s the choice.