As Draco-II and his sycophants further plan and execute a coup d’etat against American democracy, the courage level of the American voting citizen is now being tested, and especially on November 3rd. History will judge the courage of democracy-loving Americans in these times.

If enough Americans refuse to vote for anyone supporting Draco-II or his controlled Republican party (the GOP is dead), then history will show that Americans stood up to greed, grift, corruption, Project 2025, White Christian Nationalism, fascism, the racism and bigotry of white supremacy, the total decimation of the federal government’s departments and policies, the ultimate disdain of people they call “unhuman”, the purposeful and intentional disregard for earth’s processes and Nature’s ways (including dismantling of our national parks/monuments), and solidly defeated those nefarious forces in this time and place: they will come back like they did this time; democracyloving citizens must guard against their propaganda and brainwashing to keep them in very small minority without hope of gaining power far into the future.

If too many Americans cower to Draco-II’s complete takeover of American politics, and let him, his sycophants, and corporations and uber rich rule the roost far into the future, allowing continued and accelerated stupidity and greed and grift to run how America operates, then America turns totalitarian and is ruled by a dictator: the populace will have to toe-the-line of Draco-II’s whim and desires as George Orwell’s 1984 becomes reality where Big Brother Draco-II squashes all dissent, uses flock cameras, data centers, AI (accelerated/augmented ignorance), and brownshirts to herd the masses, dictating their every move. Draco-II likes to boast that “to the victor goes the spoils”, so, if Draco-II’s and his sycophants win, the spoils of writing history will be written by those adamantly opposed to democracy: American democracy will be no more. This is not fear mongering, just fact. Ignorance and apathy of the citizenry will have prevailed.

Draco-II et al wants you afraid of everything so that you vote for a “strongman” to save the day. Well, the only thing you need fear is empowering a violence-first, negotiate-last, totally-corrupt strongman like Draco-II. Don’t be bought by any of his “schemes”: he just wants to “own” you.

As life normally cycles, often taking two steps forward and one step back, voting for any Republican and Draco-II supporter now is like taking two steps back. Vote ABAR (anyone-buta- Republican).

Bob Bates

Tullahoma