There's always been a split between urban (Federalists) and rural (Anti-Federalists) in the US. Constitutional Federalism is the preferred answer over secession and disunion.
A couple of points made by Chris Hedges in his Substack today, Fascists in Our Midst. The thrust of Chris Hedges' article is that the Dobbs decision heralds the rise of Christian fascism. The article in and of itself is mind-boggling, but two points stood out to me:
"Fascists achieve power by creating parallel institutions – schools, universities, media platforms and paramilitary forces – and seizing the organs of internal security and the judiciary. They deform the law, including electoral law, to serve their ends. They are rarely in the majority."
"Blow by blow autocratic power is being solidified by this monstrous Christian fascism which is bankrolled by the most retrograde forces of corporate capitalism. It looks set to take control of the U.S. Congress in the midterm elections. If Trump, or a Trump-like clone, is elected in 2024, what is left of our democracy will likely be extinguished."
I used to think Chris was a smart guy - he mentions studying at Harvard several times in the article - but it's troubling that he apparently did not read or understand the Dobbs decision nor does he appear to understand the concept of federalism. Second, watching how the technocratic feudalists (the "left", essentially) have consolidated power in basically all institutions of American society - the media, finance, the military, medicine, law, entertainment - I struggle to understand the universe that people like Chris Hedges occupy. Hasn't the left spent a decade doing this with the blessing of GOP RINOs since Barry's second term?
Watching people who just months ago were screaming about the need to inject everyone with an experimental vaccine even if it costs people their jobs and livelihood now screaming about bodily autonomy is stunning. Chris Hedges appears to be yet another example of the failure of the "intellectual" class.
There's always been a split between urban (Federalists) and rural (Anti-Federalists) in the US. Constitutional Federalism is the preferred answer over secession and disunion.
A couple of points made by Chris Hedges in his Substack today, Fascists in Our Midst. The thrust of Chris Hedges' article is that the Dobbs decision heralds the rise of Christian fascism. The article in and of itself is mind-boggling, but two points stood out to me:
"Fascists achieve power by creating parallel institutions – schools, universities, media platforms and paramilitary forces – and seizing the organs of internal security and the judiciary. They deform the law, including electoral law, to serve their ends. They are rarely in the majority."
"Blow by blow autocratic power is being solidified by this monstrous Christian fascism which is bankrolled by the most retrograde forces of corporate capitalism. It looks set to take control of the U.S. Congress in the midterm elections. If Trump, or a Trump-like clone, is elected in 2024, what is left of our democracy will likely be extinguished."
I used to think Chris was a smart guy - he mentions studying at Harvard several times in the article - but it's troubling that he apparently did not read or understand the Dobbs decision nor does he appear to understand the concept of federalism. Second, watching how the technocratic feudalists (the "left", essentially) have consolidated power in basically all institutions of American society - the media, finance, the military, medicine, law, entertainment - I struggle to understand the universe that people like Chris Hedges occupy. Hasn't the left spent a decade doing this with the blessing of GOP RINOs since Barry's second term?
Watching people who just months ago were screaming about the need to inject everyone with an experimental vaccine even if it costs people their jobs and livelihood now screaming about bodily autonomy is stunning. Chris Hedges appears to be yet another example of the failure of the "intellectual" class.