the fatal assumption of a loyal opposition

[IamSpartacus]

The American Republican tradition assumes the presence of a loyal opposition. The assumption was/is that a political party has an overriding loyalty to the system of government based on Constitutional Law and adherence to an American Creedal Tradition. This means that even if out of power, a political party will curb its excesses of criticism of the party in power if such criticism 'crosses the line' and threatens the stability of the Republican System. Sometimes though, deprivation of political power can lead a faction to abandon the restraint imposed by the loyal opposition principle. One may use the Federalist/Whig/Republican Party as an example of this tendency. After the Adams loss to Jefferson in the 1800 election the Federalists were weakened and with their active subversion of the war effort in the 1812-14 period, they fell apart and were reformulated under the banner of the Whig party. The policies of the Hamiltonian Federalists transferred to the Clay Whigs. Their chance came again in 1840 with the election of W.H. Harrison who, unfortunately for them, croaked after just 30 days leaving the mantle of leadership to John Tyler who proved to be no Whig. Clay's Mercantilist economic policies were stymied and the Whigs were defeated in 44 by Polk. In 48, the Whigs nominated Taylor who proved to be a more sectional loyalist than a Whig Loyalist and after his death and the succession of the hapless Filmore the Whigs were once again defeated and on the outs. They collapsed and the more extreme amongst them morphed into the Republican party. As a result of the chaotic 1860 election, the Democrats fractured and the entirely sectional party of Lincoln seized power with only 39% of the vote.  During the Secession Crisis, the Democrats still clung to the idea of a loyal opposition by trying to ameliorate the situation by appealing to reason and restraint with an eye to re-unification through diplomacy. The Republicans, however, had abandoned all adherence to the Union as it was and committed themselves to forging a New Union in their OWN image achievable only by means of revolution outside of the parameters of the Constitution of 87. They resolved to take advantage of the opportunity afforded by the secession of the Cotton States by the means of an armed invasion of the South to utterly destroy the stronghold of the Federalist (divided Sovereignty) faction and bring the entire country under the domination of the Centralizers. Thus the Republicans illegally overthrew the Constitution and effected a rebellion which by its success fundamentally changed to united States of America into the United States of America and altered our trajectory in History to our ultimate detriment. The fundamental core belief that government derives its just powers from the consent of the governed was replaced by the belief that the government derives its just powers from the acquiescence of the governed. Jefferson was deposed by Don Corleone. Jefferson's attitude of 'Go in peace erring brothers' was replaced by 'I will make them an offer they can't refuse'. This is still with us to this day.  One may see that this shift in political power produced a radicalization in the political structure which promoted partisanship over cooperation and cemented divisiveness in American politics which has grown ever worse over time. This first successful step along the road to tyranny was complicated by the arrival of foreign collectivist ideologies from Europe beginning in 1848 with Marx. Already mortally injured by Lincoln, the Republic was infiltrated by a radical fundamentally anti-western anti-American ideology which enlarged the damage inflicted by the Black Republicans and turned that mistake into a festering wound. Marxist ideology driven political organizations were granted a voice in the affairs of the country under the delusion that they had legitimate concerns and valid points to make in deciding policy that were still mitigated by the idea of a loyal opposition. What was not and IS not realized is the fact that Marxism is devoted to the idea of utter destruction of everything that came out of the Enlightenment and that means the United States of America in ANY form. While particularly vehement in its hatred of the Jeffersonian version of America, Marxism also opposes the Lincolnite version though not as much. The reason being that the Lincolnite version is much closer ideologically to Marxism than Jeffersonian Republicanism is. Thus as long as the Lincolnite version of America holds sway, Marxism has the opportunity to make inroads into the culture. Marxism has already demoralized the country and is actively destabilizing it and is driving it headlong into crisis. The problem, as I see it, is Americans still believe that Free Speech applies to Marxists and their agents. It doesn't. To apply the right of free speech to an ideology inherently fatal to free speech is committing suicide. Marxists are NOT LOYAL OPPOSITION and they NEVER HAVE BEEN. They are in every sense of the word Traitors and Revolutionists. We have reached a point where tolerance of and facilitation of Marxism is threatening the very survival of this people literally as the ultimate goal of the Marxist is Genocide. This addiction to the fantasy of a loyal opposition must be abandoned and the manifest murderous intent of the Marxist recognized for the evil it is or we as a nation and a people will be facing extinction.  

 

Edited May 22, 2017 by IamSpartacus
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