Bouncing around the web lately I’m getting the feeling that there’s a significant portion of those loyal to the Democratic Party that think there’s some violence ready to erupt in this country. I gather that they look at the TEA Party gathering as some formidable force or something.
What you really need to watch out for is a 3rd party (Libertarian would be my guess) getting serious votes in a national election. That would indicate people are actually unhappy with how the country is being run. But that’s not going to happen any time soon either. The people you think are ready to start pulling triggers aren’t even willing to pull a different lever in an election booth in total secrecy. At least not in any significant numbers.
So, chill.
This post somewhat inspired by Roberta X’s post on why she didn’t vote in the Republican primary. If a small government minded person gets hounded for not voting in the Republican primary we’re a LONG way from any sort of revolution at the ballot box; let alone the cartridge box.
People never do anything while their’s still steak on the table….they wait till the last minute. Human nature…….