The Other Plague

We have multiple problems to contend with, and one of the big ones is that we have a Republican party unwilling to acknowledge any of it, much less pitch in and try to help.

COVID-19 and Racism and Climate Change are daunting in their scope, but now we're also seeing the cycle of ignorance poverty and crime expanding into the suburbs, and beginning to include people who used to be considered "safe" from the worst aspects of this creeping Plutocracy.

It's axiomatic that power and money always gravitate up - more and more wealth (and the power that goes with it) become concentrated in fewer and fewer hands, which means more more people have less and less, because in economics, there's always always always a Net-Zero Balance. Whenever there's a surplus somewhere, there's always a corresponding deficit somewhere else.

Always.

Always.

Always.

So the obvious question is, "Why won't Republican office-holders do anything?", which leads me to ponder the fact that they aren't as dumb as they'd have to be to believe the shit they say, and if that's true, then I have to consider the conclusion that they're doing pretty much exactly what they intend to do.

They know that when people are left with nothing more to lose, they'll rally to the Strong Man and do what he wants.

We're seeing one of the standard plays being run now. The Q-MAGAts are being fed a steady diet of grievance, and told it's the Elite Libtards doing all these horrible things to them, and if they don't rise up and "take back our country", there'll be nothing left and blah blah blah.

Richmond Times-Dispatch: (pay wall)

Police uncover 'possible plot' by militia to breach US Capitol on Thursday

The U.S. Capitol Police say they have intelligence showing there is a "possible plot" by a militia group to breach the U.S. Capitol on Thursday.

The revelation was detailed in a statement from the Capitol Police. It comes at the same time the acting police chief is testifying before a House subcommittee.

The statement differs from an advisory that was sent to members of Congress by the acting House sergeant-at-arms this week, saying that Capitol Police had "no indication that groups will travel to Washington D.C. to protest or commit acts of violence."

The threat comes nearly two months after thousands of supporters of then-President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in a violent insurrection as Congress was voting to certify Joe Biden's electoral win. So far, about 300 people have been charged with federal crimes for their roles in the riot. Five people, including a Capitol Police officer, died.

The threat appears to be connected to a far-right conspiracy theory, mainly promoted by supporters of QAnon, that Trump will rise again to power on March 4, which was the original presidential inauguration day, until 1933, when it was moved to Jan. 20.

Many of the accounts that helped promote and organize the Jan. 6 riots on platforms like Facebook and Twitter have since been suspended, making it more difficult for the groups to organize.

We shall see what we shall see tomorrow.

...or maybe the next time. Or the time after that.