Saving Our Republic From Extremism

As with all societies and systems, the US goes through the same cycles of order/corruption/chaos — about every 50–125 years. I am certain that we are in the corruption-to-chaos phase in our current cycle. This moment is a true test of our love for liberty and our belief in freedom. Because the great temptation is to a) use tyranny to create order or b) ignore the corruption. Either will lead to the death of any society or culture. New leaders with new thinking and a strong ethical core must rise up to create a new order out of the chaos.

In this cycle, the deck appears to be stacked against us. America has become a moderate nation governed by two extremes …

One is the far right. Emboldened by Trump’s election and fueled by evangelicalism, this group is set on hijacking the republic to create a permanent state of power. This group has killed or is killing classic republicanism. You know you are a part of this group if you think Obama is a Muslim and Trump is a Christian and that patriotism is compulsory.

The other is the far left. Enchanted by socialism and masters of exploiting identity politics, the far left claims the high road of progress while taking the low road of fascism. And in the process, has killed or is killing classic liberalism. You know you are part of this group if you hate capitalism but benefit greatly from it and…