by Cauf Skiviers, Cultural Inappropriation, ©2023
(Sep. 2, 2023) —
“The greatest danger of the systems of modern totalitarianism is that they are so alarmingly up-to-date not only in physical and biological, but also in psychological technology. The methods of mass suggestion, of the release of the instincts of the human beast, of conditioning and thought control are developed to highest efficacy.”
Ludwig von Bertalanffy, General Systems Theory (1969)
On June 27th, I published the article below, arguing that the endgame for Democrats— and, indeed, for large swaths of the Republican establishment — was not just to imprison Donald Trump, but to disqualify him from participating in next year’s elections.
The 14th Amendment and the Democrats’ Plan to End Trump
Cauf Skiviers . Jun 27
This plot hasn’t gone away and, if anything, it has thickened, particularly given the recent wave of indictments targeting Trump. Just this week, Politico, The Hill, The New York Times, The Atlantic, and Axios, among others, released articles exploring this possibility, broadening the Overton window to set the stage.
In their typical fashion, these publications didn’t come out swinging for the fences. Instead, they offered pieces that appeared balanced — if not reasonable — , some even discussing both sides of the argument, for a change. However, this is just the initial strategy, setting the stage for the next phase of the presidential race: normalising the notion that Donald Trump should be disqualified.
To safeguard our elections, it’s imperative that no one is permitted to question them, or to advocate for further scrutiny. To preserve democracy, we need to narrow the field of public choices, guiding the uninformed and chaotic masses towards an acceptable outcome.
Unlike the Right, the Left doesn’t fall to the fallacy that having a feather in your cap means you have a bird in hand
Unlike the Right, the Left doesn’t fall to the fallacy that having a feather in your cap means you have a bird in hand. They don’t relent until the bird is completely defeathered. If the bird is still alive, they’d keep it comfortable, and then a discussion would ensue between the Regime and the Party, just as Ralph Northam intended.
Democracy Is Relative
“The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything.”
Josef Stalin (attributed)
Trump’s disqualification would neither be an outlier nor an anomaly. Looking at the world around us, it would actually make sense. A lot of sense.
On June 29th, commenting on the ‘re-election’ of his Venezuelan vassal, Nicolas Maduro, Brazilian president and career criminal Lula da Silva — himself a vassal to China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin — remarked, “the concept of democracy is relative.”
The next day, Jair Bolsonaro, the leader of the Brazilian opposition and former president, was declared ineligible by the Lula da Silva-aligned Supreme Court. His crime? Questioning the legitimacy of the electoral process (does this sound familiar?). One of the Justices even remarked, at a private event afterwards, that the Court had effectively “defeated Bolsonarism.” Still on the same day, Maria Corina Machado, the leader of Venezuela’s opposition, was banned from holding public office for the next 15 years.
As these events transpired, Israel’s Left mobilised large street demonstrations protesting the proposed judicial reform. This reform aims to curtail the Left-leaning Supreme Court’s ability to make executive decisions and legislate from the benches. Essentially, it would allow conservative leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, to fulfill his mandate effectively.
On May 30th, the leftist regime in Germany threatened to strip Hungary of the 2024 EU presidency. A German State Minister declared in the EU Parliament that Hungary, led by conservative Prime Minister Viktor Orban, is “currently isolated within the EU due to serious rule of law issues.”
Fast forward to August 2nd: Donald Trump was indicted on felony charges, accused of attempting to overturn the 2020 election results. This indictment has the potential to bar him from the 2024 election.
By August 10th, Germany was at it again, with leftist president Frank-Walter Steinmeier calling for the right-wing party, Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), to be banned from participating in elections.
On August 27th, Ukraine’s Wolodymyr Zelenskyy mused that his country shouldn’t hold elections in the near future unless “the United States and Europe provide financial support.”
The above is a small sample of the unhinged, psychopathic drive of the global Left to suppress scrutiny over their actions and eliminate any opposition. Given this backdrop, it would hardly be shocking if Trump were to be deemed ineligible by some apparatchik within the judicial system.
Elections Are Bad for Democracy
“Competition is for losers.”
Peter Thiel
Last week, The NYT published an op-ed by Adam Grant, originally titled “Elections Are Bad for Democracy.” The headline sparked controversy — to the point that the paper felt compelled to revise it — but this is hardly a new sentiment among progressives. For instance, the extreme-Left British tabloid The Guardian has advocated this stance for years.
While I understand the backlash The NYT faced due to the headline, I do find myself in agreement with the op-ed to a certain extent. Elections are bad for democracy. Any reasonable person should recognise this. The process is irrational and counterproductive, often appealing to all sorts of crooks and leading to suboptimal results. Like the author, I also concur with William F. Buckley Jr.’s assertion that being governed by random individuals selected from a phone book might be more effective.
Yet, upon re-reading the article, post-headline change to the more palatable (yet also more revealing) “The Worst People Run for Office. It’s Time for a Better Way,” I sensed a different undertone. The paper’s concern isn’t just with the inherent flaws of the electoral process; they seem to take issue against a specific type of person they would prefer not to see in office, all while preserving their democratic credentials.
Cookies are good, but sometimes we get ants; democracy is good, but sometimes we get conservatives
Read the rest here.