Could It Happen Here?
by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Liberty -vs- Tyranny Anyone sensing that our country is heading in the wrong direction should be concerned with the very real possibility of America becoming an bonafide oligarchy . Added to the fact that the nation has been trending towards fascism the future for our posterity seems wrought with peril. Our nation's political environment today is such that rather than elected lawmakers and the executive branch seeking to solve problems through genuinely meaningful and spirited discourse/debate it is clear the goal is now to either gain, or preserve their own power. We have gone from a nation of people engaged in determining our country's destiny through active involvement in the process to a nation of apathy. Our declining voter turnout since 1968 points to this fact. Should the trend of recent years continue there is little to no doubt that we will become a fascist oligarchy . The following was written in 1911 and all indica...