Great comment by a NY Times reader . . .

[Caliman73]

34. Sorry but it is apples and oranges...

The commenter is comparing a clear military attack by a foreign government to an internal ideological struggle. I understand and actually agree with what the commenter is saying about Conservatives and their vehicle, The Republican Party. The analogy and comparison are just bad.

A more apt comparison is the prelude to the Civil War. It took years for the situation to come to a head. Once again the Conservative faction in American politics, this time the Democratic Party from the South, wanted to expand slavery and the liberal faction from the North (mainly Republican) wanted to not expand. This issue was debated for years before the war kicked off and there was significant opposition to Lincoln in prosecuting the war until the Confederates invaded the North.

Both questions are relevant. We do need to know how Conservatives, who are much smaller in number than non-Conservatives, acquired the means to hijack our politics.

Yes, we need to stop them from proceeding, but that is not only up to one person or one small group of people. FDR's declaration of war would have been meaningless if millions upon millions of Americans did not sign up for service or for work to support the military. We all need to be active in stopping the Conservatives from damaging the country.