Election 2020

[Eric the Green]

(01-06-2020, 11:35 PM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote:

(01-06-2020, 11:08 PM)pbrower2a Wrote: The contest is not between tradition and socialism; it is between Constitutional government and executive despotism. This Crisis could resolve as early as November 2020, and you can figure the best way that I believe that it can turn out.

We have a crisis like constellation of generations, though the boomers are well and truly split and aging soon out of power.  We have not yet had a regeneracy, where the progressive agenda is fully empowered.  We did have something like a Ft Sumter / Pearl Harbor moment in September 11, but we did not fully mobilize as a result.  We had the feeling that we could not change the world through use of military force.  We would not send a massive enough number of boots on the ground.  

It is sill possible to vote in 2020 for constitutional government and against executive despotism without endorsing a full progressive agenda.  If Biden remains on top, a Democratic government doing the will of the elites may happen.  We will have a values change which centers on continuing constitutional government without addressing the full progressive agenda.  What happens in 2024 and beyond will be up in the air.

That does not leave me fully satisfied.  Eventually, yes, the three arguments for a progressive time are apt to win out.

The Boomers will age out of power in the course of the 1T. Boomer leadership will be essential in conducting the needed actions during the remaining crisis years. But their division and that of the other generations in the USA today underscore the essential nature of this 4T as a cold civil war, much as the transcendental generation was divided during the hot one.

I suspect the congress will have more power during the remaining years of the 4T. It's possible the presidency may even be abolished, especially if Trump is re-elected. Such a change seems far fetched now, but once a 4T really gets going, katy bar the door. If Biden wins, I expect he may be forced to bend to the progressive tide. How strong it is depends on the people.