THE PSYCHOLOGICAL PANDEMIC

I am seeing evidence of rapidly spreading serious psychological disruptions in our nation. These mental viruses are nothing new, but now they are escalating into potentially very harmful, even deadly consequences.

Among the symptoms are, in the male population, an increasing focus on attempting to solve all difficulties with violence. We have always had indications of this illness, but now it is taking on more of an institutional context. I speak, of course, about self-identified Republicans, or “conservatives”.

Both these titles are false. There is no authentic Republican political
party. It has been killed by one form of the virus that turned the party into the cult of sedition. They have nothing to do with conservatism as it once existed. Just ask George Will of the Washington Post, one of the relative few remaining true conservatives, but no longer a “Republican”.

The cult is composed of, or supported by, nearly half our nation, roughly 93 M people.

Frightening, right?

The goal they will not admit is the destruction of democracy, and anything that can be called “liberal”, meaning all citizens belonging to the Democratic party. The cult gives no thought regarding, if they are successful, what form of government will replace our imperfect democracy.

There are two probable outcomes: anarchy and dictatorship. Anarchy, if it bursts forth, will soon be replaced by dictatorship. The usual form of dictatorship in…