End of Empire - the US Republican anti-government party

G'Day there,

Conventional wisdom used to tell us that politicians are selfless servants of the people, striving to improve the lot of the common man (and woman).

The behavior of politicians in America, Britain and Australia point to a more sinister, selfish and myopic motivation that in the long run could foment revolution and the end of democracy as we know it.

In winter 2008 Barack Obama came to power in the US. He won 69.5 million votes, the highest amount ever won by a presidential candidate in an election where 131 million votes were cast, the biggest turnout of voters in US history. Obama had a huge, resounding mandate to tackle severe problems of a global economic recession and wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

What happened next, the behavior of the opposition Republican party, was truly astounding, mind blowing and so anti-democratic it borders on treason. It is well documented(1) that sitting law makers such as Paul Ryan (now the leader of the House of Representatives) and Eric Cantor along with ex-heavyweights such as Newt Gingrich came up with plans to sabotage each and every policy of their new president and to make Obama a one term president. Such a nefarious conspiracy still merits the death penalty today so the Republican party was very serious and very determined to stop the president and return to power. Unsurprisingly, Obama failed to recognize the extent to which his sworn enemies would go to usurp his authorities. Indeed most US citizens would balk at the term "sworn enemies" but pacts against the democratically elected leader of the country indicate the machiavellian commitment to their goal.

The US Republicans have now extended their drive to power by encompassing Hillary Clinton in their remit. Their campaign for the next presidential election makes it crystal clear that they will stop at nothing to regain power in America.

So, the US Republican party are obviously no longer selfless servants of the people, rather they strive at all costs and by all means legitimate or otherwise, fair means or foul to rule in America despite the wishes of the American people. In a nutshell, they have become the anti-government party.

But the US Republicans are clearly not history buffs. Governance requires transparency, respect and cooperation. Ruling by secret pacts, disrespecting other political parties and trampling on the wishes of the people will result in chaotic failure. The French Revolution, the Russian Revolutions, the rise of Hitler and numerous other lessons proliferate in our history books.

Rule by anti-government dictat will be brief and bloody. America will end with revolution or dictatorship. Either way, the Republicans have changed the nature of US Democracy forever. The end of the American Empire, of America the super power, is well under way.

References
(1) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/25/robert-draper-anti-obama-campaign_n_1452899.html