Even though the 2020 election is far from over, the media has anointed Joe Biden as the president-elect.  The corporate media is just declaring it so, and they are mostly ignoring any claims by the Trump campaign or anyone else that the election is under challenge.

Biden has already set up a coronavirus task force.  More accurately, Biden’s handlers have set up a coronavirus task force. We are already hearing more about a possible national lockdown and a national mask mandate.

The leftist Naomi Wolf said that she might not have voted for Biden if she knew he was considering more lockdowns.  This is laughable.  Maybe she is more honest than most other leftists, but she has exposed herself as incredibly naïve at best.

What next?  Is someone going to say they wouldn’t have voted for Biden if they had known that he doesn’t favor smaller government?

Now that Biden has been declared the next president, the half of the country who hate Trump are celebrating.  For now, the rioting and looting in major cities has mostly stopped.  There was some action the night of Election Day when it looked like Trump might take it.  But now that Biden has been declared the winner by the establishment and its media, the rioting has stopped and there are calls everywhere for unity.

For some reason, we haven’t seen rioting and looting coming from the Trump supporters who mostly feel like this election is being stolen from Trump.

If rioting and looting is your thing, the only hope is that Trump can flip some of these swing states through court actions and recounts.  If things start to flip for Trump and the media has to cover it, then we could see a return of the “mostly peaceful protests”, as described by CNN.

We Won, You Unite

We just spent four years hearing about how Trump is the worst human being ever.  We had four years of the establishment trying to overturn the 2016 election.  We have had four years of Trump supporters being called racists, white supremacists, stupid rednecks, deplorables, etc.  Now that Trump has lost (as told by their media), it is time to unite.

What I am going to say next, I say with the full understanding that Trump has surrounded himself by mostly establishment people, and many of Trump’s policies have been favorable to the establishment.  However, Trump has been mostly opposed by the establishment (the ruling class) for his rhetoric and for sometimes pointing out the truth.

When you have state violence or any kind of violence, there will never be unity.  There may be the appearance of peace, and there may be the appearance of unity, but the threat of violence binds it all together.

It is possible to have a society where everybody is brainwashed and willingly goes along with every state edict.  The ruler or rulers are probably not brainwashed in this situation, as they have an understanding that they rely on the cooperation of those they rule over. They know they have to be seen as legitimate.

Here is what unity really means: Follow the instructions given to you, and there will be no problems.  Be a good citizen and obey, and you can live in peace.

If you had visited the Soviet Union during its existence, you probably would have seen unity. People would have agreed with the party line.  If you got really close to someone and they trusted you, it’s possible they would have confided that they questioned the whole system, or at least parts of it.  But nobody would ever day say this publicly.

Guns can be quite unifying, depending on your definition of unity.  If someone enters a bank and pulls out a gun and tells everyone to get on the floor, you will likely see great unity in action.  As long as nobody tried to fight back, you will see unity.  You may even see peace in the sense that there is no actual shooting.

The bank robber could even tuck away his gun.  As long as everyone cooperates and nobody lunges for the gun, then everything is fine, at least according to the bank robber.  As long as you cooperate, nobody will get shot. There will be “peace”. There will be “unity”. Nobody will say a bad word about the bank robber.

The bank robber could say that he has two partners hiding in the next room.  If anyone tries to make a move, there might be trouble. The bank robber might be able to put away his gun or even just not have a gun at all and walk freely around the bank.  He can have the full cooperation of the people without even having any partners hiding the next room, just as long as the people in the bank believe he may have partners in the room next door.

Whenever you hear the word unity with relation to politics, think about the worst dictatorial regime ever in existence.  Think about everyone marching in lockstep.

The Previously “United” States of America

Some people wish things would go back to the way they were, politically speaking.  This is particularly true for the ruling class. In terms of state regulations and lockdowns dealing with the coronavirus, I wish things would go back to the way they were.

In terms of politics though, I really don’t want to go back to the way they were.  We are told that people were more civil before. I would contend that people were more obedient.

Prior to the web as we know it today, one was mostly dependent on a few television stations for the news.  They mostly repeated what the others said.  This is where most people got their information.

The difference between today and then is that there is much more information.  Sure, there is a lot of bad information too, but at least people who are searching for the truth can search in many places and get many varying viewpoints.

The reason there seems to be a lack of unity today is because there are more people questioning the actions of the ruling class.  They aren’t being as obedient as they once were.

The 70 million plus people who voted for Trump are not being obedient.  They didn’t do what they were told to do.  These people have a gripe with the system.  The system has failed them in some way or they recognize the injustices of the system.  They know the corporate media is lying to them.  They know that the ruling class does not care about them and is willing to harm them.

Why do you think that pro Trump people are less likely to wear a mask and stay locked up in their house?  Why do you think the anti Trump people are so enthusiastic about mask wearing and social distancing and “staying safe”?  It’s because the pro Trump people do not believe most of what the establishment media tells them to believe.  Sometimes they believe the opposite.

The unity in politics is the same as the unity in mask wearing and social distancing.  Just obey your orders good citizen and everything will be fine.  You will have peace and civility as long as you do exactly what you are told to do.

I personally do not want to go back to the way things were.  This means that people would just accept whatever they are told. They will obey their state rulers and not question authority.  They will allow the ruling class to do what they do best.

Assuming that Trump leaves office in January 2021, his 70 million followers do not go away. There will be no unity. There should be no unity.

While 2020 has been a disaster in many ways, my hope is that the whole system will be seen as less legitimate than it was before.  My hope is that there will be calls for decentralization and nullification.

There are peaceful options.  People can go their separate ways and live in actual peace.  One of the first steps in this is not being united.