“Regardless of when Trump acts to reopen the country, ruling class will do whatever is in their power to prevent him from exiting the path to political perdition which he has entered.” -Angelo Codevilla, Senior Fellow at @ClaremontInst. h/t @theamgreatness amgreatness.com/2020/04/07/is-…
“The ruling class savors the grip on us that it has achieved during the past three weeks—above all the presumption that we must quietly accept non-legal decrees from on high. It will not give up that grip without a fight”, warns Codevilla. 2/
In light of the fact that this Ruling Class has made immense strides these last three weeks, it is important to remember that under this ruling class, “truth” has morphed from the reflections of objectivity reality… 3/
…to whatever has “normative pull” - I.e., to what furthers the ruling class’s agenda, whatever that might be at any given time. The coronavirus happens to serve this purpose. The agenda is power. 4/
Shutting down the economy, schools, churches, etc. while mandating social distancing by Dr.’s acting as politicians and using projections not based in reality as law enforcement carries out ever more unconstitutional orders against the people has reinvigorated this class. 5/
Writing in the CRB in 2016, Codevilla noted that, “we have stepped over the threshold of a revolution…Our ruling class’s malfeasance, combined with insult, brought it about.” The response to the coronavirus by our govt has accelerated this. 6/ claremontreviewofbooks.com/digital/after-…
As subjection by force or Dr.’s decree is replacing conviction by argument or projections based in reality, understanding our revolution’s logic/keeping it in mind sheds light not only on what is happening, but what may happen next. Codevilla explains. 7/7 americanmind.org/essays/our-rev…
