{"id":6226,"date":"2021-06-11T17:23:10","date_gmt":"2021-06-11T17:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/?p=6226"},"modified":"2021-06-12T19:44:49","modified_gmt":"2021-06-12T19:44:49","slug":"our-totalitarian-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/our-totalitarian-moment\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Totalitarian Moment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Totalitarian.OIP_.jpg?resize=525%2C269&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6227\" width=\"525\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Totalitarian.OIP_.jpg?w=474&ssl=1 474w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Totalitarian.OIP_.jpg?resize=300%2C154&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>The new New Left of the Democratic Party.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Something is in the ether or water. Call it a moment of flux. The Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English defines “flux” as “a situation in which things are changing a lot and you cannot be sure what will happen.” Also call it a our totalitarian moment. Do we really understand the gravity?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It happened so sudden. Race vengeance is taught in the schools under the call sign of “equity”. SecDef Austin is conducting a political cleansing of the ranks. Fortune 500 boardrooms have joined the pogrom. A virus is the catalyst for suspending the Bill of Rights and making America look more like Communist China, literally. The primary function of government to ensure public safety is forfeited in “reimagining policing” campaigns at the same time that sweeping controls on the private ownership of the means of self-protection are seriously considered. Under the banner of hyper-politicized “climate change”, government will confer upon itself the power to control nearly every aspect of our lives. To keep the revolutionary commissars in power, elections are to be rigged ala Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela. Aldous Huxley (Brave New World) or George Orwell (1984, Animal Farm) can’t compete with this emerging reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"241\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Totalitarian.860x394.jpg?resize=525%2C241&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Totalitarian.860x394.jpg?w=860&ssl=1 860w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Totalitarian.860x394.jpg?resize=300%2C137&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Totalitarian.860x394.jpg?resize=768%2C352&ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>SecDef Austin announces campaign to politically cleanse the ranks of “extremists”.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"275\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Totalitarian.R6db0c71a0ae2b8788464f6c6da6c705a.jpg?resize=525%2C275&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Totalitarian.R6db0c71a0ae2b8788464f6c6da6c705a.jpg?resize=1024%2C536&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Totalitarian.R6db0c71a0ae2b8788464f6c6da6c705a.jpg?resize=300%2C157&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Totalitarian.R6db0c71a0ae2b8788464f6c6da6c705a.jpg?resize=768%2C402&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Totalitarian.R6db0c71a0ae2b8788464f6c6da6c705a.jpg?w=1080&ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Am0UkkueOkc?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Totalitarian.10498216_040821-cc-ap-biden-gun-control-event-thurs-img.jpg?resize=525%2C295&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Totalitarian.10498216_040821-cc-ap-biden-gun-control-event-thurs-img.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Totalitarian.10498216_040821-cc-ap-biden-gun-control-event-thurs-img.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Totalitarian.10498216_040821-cc-ap-biden-gun-control-event-thurs-img.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Totalitarian.10498216_040821-cc-ap-biden-gun-control-event-thurs-img.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Pres. Biden announces more gun control measures, 2021.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Totalitarian.AOC_.AdobeStock_248031642_Editorial_Use_Only.resized-5c7e8ec346e0fb00018bd8aa.jpg?resize=525%2C340&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Totalitarian.AOC_.AdobeStock_248031642_Editorial_Use_Only.resized-5c7e8ec346e0fb00018bd8aa.jpg?w=680&ssl=1 680w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Totalitarian.AOC_.AdobeStock_248031642_Editorial_Use_Only.resized-5c7e8ec346e0fb00018bd8aa.jpg?resize=300%2C194&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Radical congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey announce their Green New Deal in February 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Totalitarian.download.jpg?resize=525%2C350&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Totalitarian.download.jpg?w=840&ssl=1 840w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Totalitarian.download.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Totalitarian.download.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Visitors at California’s Universal Studios theme park following the state’s universal masking mandate.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Totalitarian.Park-East-Terrace-mail-in-ballots.jpg?resize=525%2C338&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Totalitarian.Park-East-Terrace-mail-in-ballots.jpg?w=777&ssl=1 777w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Totalitarian.Park-East-Terrace-mail-in-ballots.jpg?resize=300%2C193&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Totalitarian.Park-East-Terrace-mail-in-ballots.jpg?resize=768%2C494&ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Mailed ballots lying on the floor of a Paterson, NJ, apartment building during the 2020 election.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Moment.160812_VoterIDCartoon_Ramirez.jpg?resize=525%2C381&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Moment.160812_VoterIDCartoon_Ramirez.jpg?resize=1024%2C744&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Moment.160812_VoterIDCartoon_Ramirez.jpg?resize=300%2C218&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Moment.160812_VoterIDCartoon_Ramirez.jpg?resize=768%2C558&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Moment.160812_VoterIDCartoon_Ramirez.jpg?w=1250&ssl=1 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Totalitarian.Animal-Farm-Poster.jpg?resize=454%2C700&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6234\" width=\"454\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Totalitarian.Animal-Farm-Poster.jpg?resize=663%2C1024&ssl=1 663w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Totalitarian.Animal-Farm-Poster.jpg?resize=194%2C300&ssl=1 194w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Totalitarian.Animal-Farm-Poster.jpg?zoom=2&resize=454%2C700&ssl=1 908w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>John Adams in 1775 once quipped, “Liberty once lost is lost forever”. I think that he was drawing upon the words of William Penn, the founder of the Pennsylvania Colony. In 1687, Penn ordered the printing of the Magna Carta and other English constitutional documents to remind generations of their English rights and liberties. He advised them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Totalitarian.WPenn1500x1163-56a146875f9b58b7d0bdb9e7.jpg?resize=343%2C265&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6237\" width=\"343\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Totalitarian.WPenn1500x1163-56a146875f9b58b7d0bdb9e7.jpg?w=768&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Totalitarian.WPenn1500x1163-56a146875f9b58b7d0bdb9e7.jpg?resize=300%2C232&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 343px) 100vw, 343px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>“not to give up anything of liberty that at present they do enjoy, but take up the good example of our ancestors, and understand that it is easy to part with or give away great privileges [rights and liberties], but hard to be gained if lost.” *<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1701, Penn issued the Charter of Privileges, and in 1751, in commemoration of it, the Assembly of Pennsylvania commissioned a great bell to be installed in Assembly Hall. Today, we call the building Independence Hall and the bell the Liberty Bell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oh, how are we quickly forgetting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Minds.mrz090620-color-1mb_orig.jpg?resize=522%2C378&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6236\" width=\"522\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Minds.mrz090620-color-1mb_orig.jpg?resize=1024%2C744&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Minds.mrz090620-color-1mb_orig.jpg?resize=300%2C218&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Minds.mrz090620-color-1mb_orig.jpg?resize=768%2C558&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.libertatevirtute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Minds.mrz090620-color-1mb_orig.jpg?w=1100&ssl=1 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>RogerG<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*From “Albion’s Seed” by David Hackett Fischer, Oxford University Press.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Something is in the ether or water. Call it a moment of flux. The Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English defines “flux” as “a situation in which things are changing a lot and you cannot be sure what will happen.” Also call it a our totalitarian moment. Do we really understand the gravity? 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