Where are we with this dictator and his regime?

[orthoclad]

1. We depend on the loyalty of armed authority:

LEO, military. Are they loyal to their oaths and the rule of law, or are they loyal to rage and fear and hate and the whims of a madman. In the end, law is useless without enforcement, as we have seen demonstrated. In the moment, rage and fear and hate have a tighter grip on the trigger finger than sweet reason. This is why respected people from the military need to make many more announcements about disobeying illegal orders - the thought might sway the people with lethal authority toward the light.

I saw the video of Capitol police opening barricades and waving the mob in, as well as the brave actions of the defenders.

We all know Pretti and Good. There are many more who are nameless to us.

Mao said that political power grows out of the barrel of a gun. We might be testing that soon.