G.O.P.: A lack of quality control

 I have just watched a video on the YouTube channel called Blanco Lirio on the crash of the Pakistani International Airlines plane in Karachi in 2020. The host of the channel, Juan Brown, goes through the entire sequence of events which led to a crash which killed 91 people.  He reports on the written analysis of the causes of the crash, which was made by the authorities.

There were a number of cascading events which were recorded. These eventually led to what is called an unstabilized approach, damage to both engines resulting in loss of power, which then caused the plane to descend and crash into a building.

There are people now who believe that one of the two major parties in the United States is on a dangerous glide path to disaster. One of the causes for the situation is – – to borrow from airline safety jargon — a lack of quality control. We have had another example of this today, according to the New York Times.  It seems that the Senate GOP leader, Mitch McConnell, will not continue in his role after the end of 2024. The New York Times says that a part of the reasoning of McConnell is that he knows he is out of step in his foreign-policy views with the presumed Presidential nominee, Donald Trump.  Putting aside for a moment the major questions about the ability of Trump to run for office under the 14th amendment, this demonstrates that the GOP is putting the needs of one man ahead of all other considerations, including the needs of the American people. What do I mean by this?  This indicates, in effect, that the grand old party cares more about power than it does ethics, or even the safety of the country.

How this plays out, is yet to be seen. But it is clear that the party, and thus the country is in danger of putting into the leadership role of President a man who has openly declared his opposition to the constitution.  This opposition would lead to autocratic government under Trump very soon.  I will have one or two recommendations about actions which can be taken based on many years of following American politics, plus considerable study, reading, and thought. You are cordially invited to return here and check out these recommendations in the near future . 

1932: Year of Decision Has Important Lessons for Today

 

The rise of Hitler was so different from the rise of Franklin Roosevelt as to call into question the very title of this book.  And yet the juxtaposing of these two figures from World War II in their year of ascendancy is taking.

The book alternates chapters between Hitler and Roosevelt.  In this way both figures exist together, yet separately. The choice two different countries made is apparent.  But in America, the United States already had a long history of democracy, whereas Germany's democratic history was short indeed.  Thus, Germany was susceptible to fascism in a way American fascists could only dream of.  

Now, in 2024, we have an ill-informed American public, most persons of which are insufficiently schooled in the the history of the rise of Hitler.  This book helps remedy that lack.  

But even with books like 1932, the right-leaning capitalist media of America with its emphasis on the trivial and superficial, presents American patriots with the task of overcoming the intellectual torpor, and simple ignorance of a very wide swath of the public.  We can only hope and pray that the ground-level efforts of the people will overcome the propaganda front of smoke, and clouds, and mirrors. 

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