And I am not talking about the carnage going on in Syria but rather ...the American Election, some 2 weeks from now.
And I am not talking about if Donald Trump loses - as lose he will.
Rather I am speaking about the rare chance that Hillary loses...since only then would there be violence on any measurable scale.
This of course runs counter to the prognostications of the so-called Progressive Elites who warn daily of violence following a Trump loss. They blame the candidate himself for this since, at this past week's 3rd and final Debate, The Donald refused to say whether he would accept the Election Results.
But there is one small matter these self same Pundits fail to take into account - it is the Looney Left who have a proclivity toward civil disobedience - read Black Lives Matter, Wall Street Sit-ins, Environmental Activists, Anarchists and so on.
You can just imagine the uproar if the 'redneck, racists' successfully elected their candidate. There would be blood in the streets.
Well of course that won't happen since Trump will not win - and conservatives are non-violent - and just for the record, they are neither rednecks nor racists either.
The other major prediction floating about - this one even supported by many members of the right, is that Trump's Candidacy has irreparably damaged the Republican Brand.
That too is not true.
The Republican Brand has been on life support for some time now. Look at its gatherings - grey haired white people. Where are the youth, the blacks and the hispanics? The GOP is a Party of the past and time has past them by.
That said, with a candidate different from Trump the Republicans might very well have won this time but that has more to do with the disastrous job the Democrats have done over the course of the last 8 years and due to the fact that their Candidate - dear Hillary, is universally disliked and mistrusted.
But the overall downward trend seems to be evident to most - save for the Republicans themselves - how else can you explain their intransigence in refusing to broaden their base?
In recent Blogs, I have bemoaned the fact that Conservatives, especially Social Conservatives are in the decline and that this is even evident in the world's last holdout - the USA. But next month's election, will give the GOP a golden opportunity to reverse that trend by re-branding itself as the party of the libertarian - in other words, those who view themselves as being fiscally and socially conservative. Full Stop.
And to use that Brand to reach out beyond the Grey Haired White Set to include most notably the 50 million Hispanics who almost by definition are self-motivated hard working and would easily fit in with that philosophy.
In regard to the 30+ million Blacks - their approach should be: the Democrats, for their own petty electoral purposes have kept many of you in poverty; inner city public education facilities have failed; and too many Blacks have been hurt, killed by other Blacks thus greater emphasis needs to be placed on strengthening - not crippling - inner city policing.
In addition, Both Groups have a large vibrant religious base as does the current Republican Party.
So the bottom-line is ... Why Not Give The GOP A Chance?
Some good may yet come out of their Election - heaven knows there is little to nothing else to hope for... other than a never ending number of 'I told you' blog topics for me.
As I see it...
'K. D. Galagher'
