President Eisenhower saw Nazi Germany and understood what happened there could happen in any country. Democracy requires that citizens work at their government. Dictatorship demands only loyalty. I believe President Eisenhower saw the seeds of dictatorship here, especially among some Republicans in Arizona.
There is a lot of near violent name calling but there is no reasonable opposition political party. The “Republicans” just want our Federal Government to fail.
It’s complicated, but I believe that the Republicans have been overtaken by those who believe a non-Democratic Republic Theocracy like Christian Rome had is best for our country; hardly a loyal opposition. And more like a repudiation and trampling of our Constitution. In our country “Conservative” does not include those who favor Theocratic Dictatorships over Democratic government.
The Democratic Party as it now stands is nearly a match for the Republican Party of the 1950s. It is a very big tent that includes both Liberals and Conservatives. In that light it is easy to understand the appeal of the Democratic Party to such a large number of voters.
President Clinton addressed this issue on “Meet the Press”:
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There is a “Huffington Post” article “Clinton-There won’t be a repeat of the 94 Elections” here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/27/clinton-there-wont-be-a-r_n_301140.html
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