Our nation is once again badly divided, and with a critically important national election coming up I hope people will stand back and take a clear eyed look at what is happening. Emotions have reached the boiling point and it seems to me we are looking at a lot of very upset people planning to go out and vote against Donald J. Trump. His opponent doesnt seem to excite many people but a vote against Trump is the point so he'll do just fine. But in fact all those "against" votes will actually be "for" something and we will only come to know exactly what that is after January 2021.

Every president brings his or her party, its core beliefs and leaders, and its governing principles to Washington. I advise people to think very clearly about the Democrats taking control, and what they profess to do once they gain the power they have been lusting after since Hillary Clinton was ignominiously (and legitimately) denied it in 2016.

Its hard to say from their legislative accomplishments in the past three years because they have had few. But they sure have been against Donald Trump since the night he won election and they have attacked and hounded him relentlessly, including heinous charges of potentially treasonous involvement with Russia which (shockingly to all the Democrats and their media collaborators) were proven to be totally baseless. In fact, it is undeniable that the Democrats in Washington have focused on the undoing of Donald Trump to the exclusion of virtually all else, and it's all about power, not effective governance. Every time one of their thrusts comes up empty they generate a couple more, all based on their accusations of racism, collusion and other odious characteristics they see in the man. They have painted with a broader and broader brush. Now all Trump supporters are characterized in the same negative light and even such important historical figures as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson are being condemned for their perceived shortcomings, naturally enough as seen through the prism of the Democrat Party left wing.

To better understand where the Democrats want to take the country please take a close look at their kingmakers, Bernie Sanders, AOC and their supporters. There is no doubt at all about what they plan to do with political power, and even less doubt that Joe Biden and the party leadership have already knuckled under to them. Without the vigorous support of their left wing the Democrats have serious fear of losing the election. So some sort of deal has been made. We are left to connect the dots to determine exactly what that may be.

Its a revolution they want. Full stop. A total makeover of the American way of life complete with onerous regulation, knee jerk opposition to large businesses and sky high taxes to fuel their flights of fancy, including The Green New Deal, Defund the Police and Free Just About Everything. Not to mention smothering political correctness, open borders, sanctuary cities and tolerance of the homeless armies and armed gangs now making many major American cities virtually unlivable.

If you doubt this just look at their many public statements made to date. It's all out there for everyone to see but they are not emphasizing it at all. Instead it is the relentless get rid of Trump message they have been fixated on since the man was elected. And it seems to be working.

I believe what many well meaning Americans will be voting "for" is a commitment to a total makeover of our society and our economy, one that is solely focused on everything perceived by the strident voices on the left to be wrong and not at all concerned or even aware of the drastic impact it will have on all the many things that are right. And they are very intolerant of any conservative voices raised to oppose them. They have taken control of three critical areas in modern American life: the media, education, especially higher education, and Hollywood. This has enabled them to control public consciousness and opinion to a shocking extent, especially among young people, and now they are poised for the payoff.

If you ask me, before the revolution starts, most folks would be very happy if we could first get a little closer to the booming economy, plentiful jobs and rising incomes we enjoyed prior to coronavirus back in 2019. We would be well advised to heed the advice of a Democrat of earlier times, John F Kennedy, who understood the importance of economic prosperity when saying "a rising tide lifts all the boats". That is exactly what we need now. Our economy has been ravaged by this black swan event, millions are jobless and millions more have seen the work of a lifetime crash and burn. And we are on the threshold of a crushing decline in tax revenues at the local, state and federal level, money required to run the country in the most basic sense, not to mention funding the dreams of revolutionaries. But none of this is being fully discussed in the current political climate.

I dont think it takes a genius to understand restoring economic vitality should be job one now. Even those who may want major systemic changes should agree, the means to provide for that will be a necessary precursor to any such thing happening. I would think most people, focused on their daily lives, their work, incomes and family budgets understand it clearly.

If you want to move from the current economic instability into a massive experiment, untested, predicated on idealistic worn out precepts of socialism (if not Marxism), then by all means vote Democrat. But if you want a practical recovery from the economic mess we find ourselves in, please reconsider. If we can get the national economy back in shape, we'll have plenty of time for revolution later on.

Ken McCord of New Castle is a retired small business owner with a keen interest in contemporary affairs. His education is a result of visiting 80-plus countries in a lifetime of world travel.

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