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The American Farce Unravels: Shreds of January 6th

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A man who aligns with Boogaloo boys makes a statement in front of Michigan State Capitol. pic.twitter.com/hQsWQqgwvx

- Mandi Wright (@DetroitMandi) January 17, 2021

Should any leftist be arguing that this be banned from the public forum, while Joe Biden's and Kamala Harris's blatherings aren't? Can anybody think that's going to work?

Here's our choice: "They're fascists, and if you listen to them or watch them on Facebook, you're a fascist, too, and I'm going to silence you, sic the FBI on you, and get you fired from your job," or, "They're saying some true things. Now, are they going to help you fight for your job, your healthcare, your pension, and take control of the wealth of society? 'Cause here's how I think we can do that."

I do not agree with the contrarian entryist strategy that Russell Dobular suggests in his provocative article, "Why Progressives Joining the Republican Party Isn't as Crazy as You Think," but I can't refute his two points: "[Y]our chances of reforming the GOP into a party that's less culturally conservative than it is now, while being populist on economic issues, is better than your chances of turning the Democrats towards meaningful reform," and "If the people won't come to you, you have to go to them. Our people aren't in the Democratic Party any longer, and it's only going to get worse."

Choke on that. With tens of millions of people without jobs, income, or healthcare, the time is absolutely up for election cycles, progressive primaries, and constitutionalist gradualism. We've got to do something else. By any means necessary.

I am very glad to see Donald Trump get out of the White House. And I hope soon he gets out of the many minds he still inhabits. I am terrified and depressed at seeing the Biden administration take power with the full backing of the ruling class, at seeing the rapturous reaction of Democrats and liberals who think that's going to save us from something, and at seeing the misplaced revolutionary fervor of so many leftists who seem eager to join the ruling class on its "anti-fascist" hunt in which they are the prey. I see no end in sight to the disaster enveloping us.

I've lost count of whether this is the second, third, or nth time, but it is a farce and a tragedy.

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