Anything can happen. I am cynical about things, but I'm not a nihilist nor am I a pessimist. However, if the ship is corrected, the ship will likely resemble something completely different than what we see now. We may lose a few decks, a few masts, and a couple of good men, and the ship may not be as fast or as capable as it once was, but at least the rats will not be chewing holes in the hull.@Cynical
@ZurokSlayer7X9
Well thought out and presented posts. Thank you both. While I agree with what you both wrote, I will add that I believe the ship can still be righted. This threshold that we are teetering can still go back in the right direction.
It would not be fast.
It would not be easy.
It would not be without sacrifice.
Another thing however, we'll need to be equally vigilant that something even worse doesn't replace them. Many revolutions end up with same story as usual, just with a different leader and a different set of ideals. In other words, some groups may talk about freedom, however in truth they really just want to be the ones in charge. Think back when they wanted to make George Washington king. I'm sure many didn't have a problem of having a monarchy, they just wanted to be king. Not our founding fathers, and neither should we.
My friends and I used to acquaint ourselves with another friend group. We used to sit around the fire talking about liberty and fighting tyranny. That was until we found out they were accelerationists that believed in some pretty messed up ideals that were just as oppressive as some of the things the communists vie for, just with a more conservative banner and with them being in charge. We've since split from that friend group and some of them eventually started sympathizing with ANTIFA.