On Thursday night, Paul Pelosi, husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was hospitalised after a crazed intruder broke into their house and hit him repeatedly over the head with a hammer. The assailant seems to have been mentally unwell, with a history of raving about all sorts of contradictory ideas, but that hasn’t stopped Joy Reid calling him a “MAGA extremist” (the new ‘Nazi’), and claiming that the Republicans are using “hateful rhetoric” to whip their followers up for a Civil War. Oh, the irony.
Yet with the Mid-term elections just two weeks away, there is no doubt that tensions are rising on both sides. Republicans have good reason to doubt the integrity of America’s elections. Many are turning out to defend voting integrity by ballot-box watching, ensuring that One Person, One Vote is upheld. They’re taking their guns with them, just in case.
The legacy media have responded by labeling these people ‘vigilantes’, claiming that they are intimidating people into not voting. Democrats are starting to confront the Republican election-watchers, accusing them in turn of thwarting democracy.
Trust has been completely lost on both sides. The worst motives are assigned to political opponents, while the worst corruption is excused from people on the same team. The result is a nation divided, unable to find any common ground.
In the week in which Elon Musk has now bought Twitter, hoping to create an inclusive Town Square where all points of view can be given fair hearing, we ask: can Americans come together, or is it too late? Is Civil War now inevitable?
Show Notes:
“Tucker Carlson: The US is about to run out of diesel fuel”. Fox News / YouTube. October 28, 2022.
“Three Reasons There's a Diesel Shortage in the US”. Bloomberg Markets and Finance / YouTube. October 22, 2022.
“Progressives IMMEDIATELY Cave On Ukraine Diplomacy”. Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar / YouTube. October 26, 2022.
“All Things Re-Considered: LGBT Dinosaur Emojis & NPR's Compassionate Look at Antifa”. Peter Boghossian / YouTube. October 27, 2022.
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Is America Heading For Civil War?