The Coup We Never Knew
We are beginning to wake up from a nightmare to a country we no longer recognize, and from a coup we never knew.
By Victor Davis Hanson
January 5, 2023

Did someone or something seize control of the United States?

What happened to the U.S. border? Where did it go? Who erased it? Why and how did 5 million people enter our country illegally? Did Congress secretly repeal our immigration laws? Did Joe Biden issue an executive order allowing foreign nationals to walk across the border and reside in the United States as they pleased?

Since when did money not have to be paid back? Who insisted that the more dollars the federal government printed, the more prosperity would follow? When did America embrace zero interest? Why do we believe $30 trillion in debt is no big deal?

When did clean-burning, cheap, and abundant natural gas become the equivalent to dirty coal? How did prized natural gas that had granted America’s wishes of energy self-sufficiency, reduced pollution, and inexpensive electricity become almost overnight a pariah fuel whose extraction was a war against nature? Which lawmakers, which laws, which votes of the people declared natural gas development and pipelines near criminal?

Was it not against federal law to swarm the homes of Supreme Court justices, to picket and to intimidate their households in efforts to affect their rulings? How then with impunity did bullies surround the homes of Justices Brett Kavanaugh, Samuel Alito, Amy Coney Barrett, Neil Gorsuch, John Roberts, and Clarence Thomas—furious over a court decision on abortion? How could these mobs so easily throng our justices’ homes, with placards declaring “Off with their d—s”?

Since when did Americans create a government Ministry of Truth? And on whose orders did the FBI contract private news organizations to censor stories it did not like and writers whom it feared?

How did we wake up one morning to new customs of impeaching a president over a phone call? Of the speaker of the House tearing up the State of the Union address on national television? Of barring congressional members from serving on their assigned congressional committees?

When did we assume the FBI had the right to subvert the campaign of a candidate it disliked? Was it legal suddenly for one presidential candidate to hire a foreign ex-spy to subvert the campaign of her rival?

Was some state or federal law passed that allowed biological males to compete in female sports? Did Congress enact such a law? Did the Supreme Court guarantee that biological male students could shower in gym locker rooms with biological women? Were women ever asked to redefine the very sports they had championed?

When did the government pass a law depriving Americans of their freedom during a pandemic? In America can health officials simply cancel rental contracts or declare loan payments in suspension? How could it become illegal for mom-and-pop stores to sell flowers or shoes during a quarantine but not so for Walmart or Target?

Since when did the people decide that 70 percent of voters would not cast their ballots on Election Day? Was this revolutionary change the subject of a national debate, a heated congressional session, or the votes of dozens of state legislatures?

What happened to Election Night returns? Did the fact that Americans created more electronic ballots and computerized tallies make it take so much longer to tabulate the votes?

When did the nation abruptly decide that theft is not a crime, assault not a felony? How can thieves walk out with bags of stolen goods, without the wrath of angry shoppers, much less fear of the law?

Was there ever a national debate about the terrified flight from Afghanistan? Who planned it and why?

What happened to the once trusted FBI? Why almost overnight did its directors decide to mislead Congress, to deceive judges with concocted tales from fake dossiers and with doctored writs? Did Congress pass a law that our federal leaders in the FBI or CIA could lie with impunity under oath?

Who redefined our military and with whose consent? Who proclaimed that our chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff could call his Chinese Communist counterpart to warn him that America’s president was supposedly unstable? Was it always true that retired generals routinely libeled their commander-in-chief as a near Nazi, a Mussolini, an adherent of the tools of Auschwitz?

Were Americans ever asked whether their universities could discriminate against their sons and daughters based on their race? How did it become physically dangerous to speak the truth on a campus? Whose idea was it to reboot racial segregation and bias as “theme houses,” “safe spaces,” and “diversity”? How did that happen in America?

How did a virus cancel the Constitution? Did the lockdowns rob of us of our sanity? Or was it the woke hysteria that ignited our collective madness?

We are beginning to wake up from a nightmare to a country we no longer recognize, and from a coup we never knew.

Three words answers it all : democrats in control.

But who's controlling them?

We are, we the people. You can name anything, omission, laziness, stupidity, ect. Truth is, we are in control and doing a terrible job at it. The billionaires or whoever only have power because we give it to them.

I like Victor,he's kinda lay back type guy but really nails it. Watched him on Tucker with that.
Tucker had another good one tonight.

I already knew about the coup. But it will be ok, keep positive thoughts. Elect a good mayor and that will make it all better.

The modern day Great Carnac. You don't know squat, just push negativity as a weak man or are paid to do so here. When people come together in their neighborhoods things happen. How do you think things have changed negative Nancy?

Oh, whoa as me, whoa as us, there's no hope. Anyone would think that if you wanted a bright outcome you'd stop posting your weak negative nonsense and rally the troops instead. It can be done.

^ I forgot more than you know, punk.

George Soros and the one worlder's.
How come with every election recount we get different results?

Apparently from your post you have remembered how to be a sissy without hope little man. I am shuttered to think of what you forgot. Your like France lol, white flag. Our situation can be restored without the Marty little engine that couldn't. Let's get involved!

^ You could not resolve being trapped in a paper sack.

Even with two hands and a flashlight? How about pushing more of your doom and gloom, your so good at it. That's all you do, you don't offer anything positive, tell us Uncle Marty why we have no hope, no chance???

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It will all be ok if we elect the right dog catcher and school board locally. That will resolve everything.

You hitting the bottle again, its Friday and you usually get drunk and mouth off on Friday since liquor gets your courage up.

You really have no hope so you project it onto everyone else. That's sad. No bottle here, fried chicken, mashed taters, coffee, and milk. Winning back our America can be done but unfortunately overcoming wee little people like you is a obstacle. Instead of being negative Nancy, start being positive?

What is sad is you. People like you who get internet muscles every Friday night.

Agree with Bob it is Soros

Lol, I'll retain my muscles tomorrow, will you blame that on Saturday night wee man? How about instead you explain all your doom and gloom and why it's not possible to recover? Please tell us Carnac from your mason jar under the porch in Funk and Wagnells.

... correct... but just the latest yamaka in a long line of nation destroyers

We just need to keep electing good local politicians. Organize locally and we will conquer all.

Catch.... if you think it's possible to reclaim our country by VOTING you're crazy.

If you're talking about something other than voting you may be right, but in that case, I think you're agreeing with Marty and just not realizing it.

There MAY be one way to do it without war but it would be slow and I don't know if we have that much time. And I DO know we as a people don't have the intestinal fortitude to do it... and that's starving out public education. Homeschool your kids, refuse to pay college tuition and heavily discourage them from attending college.

If EVERY conservative did that, then MAYBE in 20 years we'd have a chance.... if there's a country left by then.