Christendom is celebrating the first advent of their Messiah, with a second drawing near. Observant Jews are preparing for Hanukkah. Retailers are ringing up the sales. And COVID-19 is stealing the headlines.
Yet, right before our eyes, in plain view a deeper danger lurks . the demise of our Republican form of democracy. This is how democracies perish!
A month after the election, staged and underwritten in the name of patriotic fervor, uneducated Trump supporters continue to ignore Centers for Disease Control guidelines and organize and stage rallies. For what purpose?
Does truth and voting matter? Even after the 2000 Gore vs. Bush decision, there was a peaceful transfer of power and an acknowledgement of a winner (President-elect Bush).