Blood On the Rise is Following Us

This is how liberty dies . . . 

. . . with the use of force.

Trump just federalized the California state National Guard unit and sicced the troops on protesters demonstrating against ICE removing immigrants from various locations in Los Angeles.  Innocent bystanders have been arrested along with demonstrators.

Suddenly, going to the No Kings Day protests coinciding with the big Army parade in Washington doesn't seem like a good idea.  

But it is.  And anyone who can go should.  Anyone who can't go should be there in spirit at least.  Because if Los Angeles - the scheduled sight of the 2028 Olympics (it may be time for my to write another open letter to my Olympic heartthrob Janet Evans!)  - isn't safe, what locale is?

If we're not in an Amerikanisches Reich yet, we're certainly close.

When the Reichstag moment does come, prepare for martial law and curfews.  Prepare for suspension of the Bill of Rights and for executions of dissenters.

Prepare for sham elections in which Democrats - if they're not completely banned - may be allowed to field candidates but will lose in a rigged system.  Prepare for women's rights to be obliterated, and prepare for gays to wear pink triangles and for Muslims to wear yellow crescents in public.

Prepare for all art, music, cinema and books critical of the leader - or even any classic pop music, movies or literature or classical music that the leader has a problem with - to be banned as non-patriotism-promoting.

Prepare, in other words, for the entire country to become Utah.

Prepare also for separatist and secessionist movements to emerge.  The Constitution clearly means nothing anymore.  It's time to dissolve the Union and break the U.S. up into separate countries.  As soon as we get the chance.