In 1964 Paramount released a film called Seven Days In May. The premise of the movie was a military coup to overthrow the duly elected government of the U S. I’ve probably watched this film dozens of times over the years. Not until now did I believe it was possible. We are in the midst of a slow moving coup and no one in Washibfton is yelling fire.
I don’t know that the military was actively involved but I have no doubt that the Executive branch and the legislative branch are complicit. For several years I have been screaming at the top of my voice that our Republic is on life support. This coup attempt will not stop of its own volition. For some unexplained reason there are people who want to believe that reason and logic will reign in the Republican hordes. They refuse to accept the fact that the Republican party that they knew no longer exist. In fact there is no Republican party. It’s been replaced by a group of people willing to burn it all down to preserve privilege that was never really theirs.
The thing about this coup is that it will take more than seven days. Its like a train going down a steep grade picking up speed as it goes. In Washington you have a justice department afraid to deal out real punishment to those trying to take over the government. Either they don’t know or don’t care that by not dealing with these people harshly we are emboldening them. They’re watching and learning. We will live to regret our timid response.
In this film we were warned that it could happen. Clearly not enough of us took the warning seriously. It’s interesting that writers have been trying to alert us about this possibility for years. In March of 2020 HBO began showing a limited series based on a novel by Phillip Roth. The novel and the film were titled “The Plot Against America”. Find the time to watch this 6 part treatment. I know that for me the most shocking episode was the 6th. It dealt with an election and how the people in charge of that election decided that the peoples vote didn’t matter. Right now we’re living a real threat to voting in this country. If the people launching this voter disenfranchisement campaign succeed hold on because we’re in for a bumpy ride.
Are you ready???
THINK!!
EYES WIDE 👀👁 OPEN!!!
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