History has shown the strongman’s path and growth.
How authoritarian finds its way to a more permanent stay.
Yet Americans don’t heed.
Instead they show an interest to that lead.
In fact, many actually seem enthralled, wanting more.
And those who subscribe, are hitting US from many sides.
Chipping away.
Molding US as if we were clay.
Everyday.
Studies show that those who watch Fox News are less informed.
Obviously facts, truth and science are less likely to enter their doors.
They give erroneous information knowing that it kills.
Continuing the pandemic for their side’s benefit.
Their coverage and discussion sow mistrust to targets of their choosing.
All for their winning and others losing.
They have been exposed time and time again.
But people keep watching and listening.
As with other radical right-wing media that Americans continually boost.
Giving them needed ratings as fuel.
We allow lawmakers to openly function as lawbreakers.
While still in the role of enforcers.
That’s how mobs and authoritarians operate.
It’s not appropriate for presidents or heads of States.
At least not to a democratic Republic.
If that’s what America still is?
When done by others they were in the wrong.
Not now, that it’s being done on American soil.
Ill behaviors and tantrums, when reinforced, stay their course.
To longer, stronger and more dangerous.
As with addictions, there will be escalation.
Best practice is to resist.
Extinguish it.
Yet Americans remain complacent and complicit.
With time, as doors close, a turn-around or reversal will seem less possible.
It will be a much more difficult path to undo once they and their behaviors make it through.
We’re a culture that’s captivated by make believe, conspiracies and reality TV.
We’ve lost the ability to decipher and sift.
Easily confused by all that’s thrown in the mix.
Easily led by social media and stories on the internet.
Influenced, even to think that books and words are to be banned and burned.
Wipe out history, other people’s stories.
What we don’t want to know.
Narrow the minds of our kids as they grow.
That’s the path authoritarians take.
That’s the decision American parents now make.
People aren’t believing even what they are seeing.
Siding with their political crew is what they’re choosing to do.
A side that aims for bad and doing worse.
Years of progress are being reversed.
Civil unrest is more of worth to them.
Not trying to correct.
Heal after the infection.
Instead of aiming for prevention.
Not only is there a cost to US.
It’s also showing to be more dangerous.
The side that’s for complete gutting and demolition.
When a renovation would have been sufficient.
Efficiency and economical are not necessary under their rule.
It’s only their opposition that needs to.
A side that can do their crimes in plain sight.
As if that absolves them from doing time.
Alas, for them all of that is true.
Because Americans are allowing their enforcement of one point of view.
Many believe themselves to be clean because they didn’t buy the gun or pull the trigger.
But there are instances when accomplices are just as guilty as the instigators.
You don’t need to be the mastermind behind the crime to be deserving of serving time.
If you helped or held to their steps.
Voted so their goals would be met.
Then their wrong doing was of your choosing.
And if you pretend, are into covering up, even if it’s just to save yourself – That’s all on you.
Your deliberate choice to execute.
One you masterminded and saw through.
But often we are quick to absolve ourselves of sin.
Even as we keep judging.
We don’t know when to abort and prevent more dangerous.
We give life to situations that bring more devastation and pain to US.
While we let other sins get a pass.
Or is it that selected sinners are marked for automatic forgiveness and mercy.
As we choose who is and isn’t worthy.
And as people give less credence to facts and more to perception.
They are prone to be led by deception.
As truth takes a back seat we won’t be dealing with reality.
We will be neglecting our present and future needs.
Our protection likely won’t be effective, if our basis for cover is defective.
But by the time we open our eyes, the effects of the spell would be too strong.
We and our life as we know it would be long gone.
Americans have been reaching for the strong man’s hands and are agreeing to the authoritarian dance.
Sadly, not all who support their type are able to thrive, or will survive under such regimes.
As that kind of lead often has a change of tunes and schemes.
And with no boundaries or lanes, they won’t be contained.
Democracy is being threatened.
Choices are being limited and lessened by Republicans.
Sanctioned by Americans.
There are authoritarians in our midst.
You can’t say that you aren’t for any of this and not vote against it.
Those who still have the freedom of the vote.
Have the power to keep democracy afloat.
But if the right continues to toe the Party lines.
Autocracy and hypocrisy will continue to rise.
Steering toward one man, one Party, one power.
America is closing in on the eleventh hour.
Should the autocrats succeed at taking complete control –
Ironically, it would be from Rights and freedoms as Americans chose the direction they and their Country should go.
What they freely decided to be an appropriate hold.
“Grab ‘em by the p—y. You can do anything”.
Predators’ and Authoritarians’ belief in.
Americans consenting.