Was it Kruschev who said, "We will spoon feed you socialism a bit at a time," or something like that?
Turns out whoever said it was a prophet (one of many).
We are Americans. We love free stuff, and a sale, and convenience. We want to germinate a seed and then reap the harvest the same day. One spoon at a time was maddeningly too slow for us.
Margaret Thatcher said, "The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples' money," or something like that.
Just not in her lifetime. Or mine, i guess, since we just print whatever we need. What could possibly go wrong with that strategy?
My ancestors fought in the American Revolutionary War. I can even prove it on paper. Violence and dissent are my birthright as a Son of Liberty.
Which, of course, means i must fight in the next revolution. With words and ideas, or actions or a gun, with conviction and apathy of self, with my bare hands even, to the death.
It won't end well for any of us, no doubt. A day will come when we must take our hearts and minds to the fields, and possibly leave our ***** there. For someone. For Something. To be true Americans.