MarkJ
2009-10-08 13:43:41
“The alternative is a permanent European-style ruling class. In Europe, all politicians have de facto permanent tenure. Obedient party politicians get promoted in the unlikely event they get defeated. That’s what the European Union is about.”
No, there could be a third alternative in a country that has an increasingly well-armed citizenry: revolution.
Another interesting factoid: one of the biggest differences between Europe and the U.S. is that the self-anointed ruling class cannot automatically count on the support of either the armed forces or the police. If most of them throw in their lot with the citizenry against the government, then the current political class will find the world to be cold, cruel place.
