Martin Armstrong, a noted analyst of both the financial world and geopolitical events, is speculating that today’s election could be a Fort Sumter moment.
Although I suspect most who read this blog were taught American history in school, I’m aware that younger generations were not and are not, so a moment of explanation is in order.
Fort Sumter was the facility in the harbor of Charleston, S.C., that was fired upon on April 12, 1861. The bombardment came from the shore by members of the South Carolina militia. Just one day later, the Union garrison of the fort surrendered.
This was generally considered the beginning of our Civil War or, if Armstrong is correct, our First Civil War.
Armstrong has a computer dubbed Socrates, into which copious amounts of information are fed, producing often ominous predictions for our future.
According to Armstrong and Socrates, this election will produce such over-the-top cheating, mostly by Democrats, that people will take to the streets to express their displeasure with both the government and the opposition parties.
I’ve seen variations of this prediction by others, positing that no matter the results the losing side will not accept them and civil unrest will follow.
I feel comfortable that should Republicans prevail in the House and Senate, as they should based on historic precedent and current polling, the Antifa and Black Lives Matter shock troops will be activated by the Democrats to make life miserable for the winners and the citizenry in general.
Also, the Democrats have spent recent weeks laying the groundwork for not accepting the results, should Republicans prevail. This would be quite an exercise in hypocrisy by Democrats, who despite their Al Gore, Hillary Clinton, Stacey Abrams party legacy of whining about the legitimacy of elections, now would brand anyone who does not blindly accept tainted results as “deniers.”
This is a variation of the one-word shaming of any who do not 100 percent accept any stance, action or philosophy, no matter how absurdly wrong, as “haters.”
I will vote today, out of force of habit. That doesn’t mean that I trust the election process, particularly here in Pennsylvania.
I also have hopes of visiting a Republican friend who will be poll watching at a heavily Democratic precinct. My plan is to wear my red “Relax Idiots It’s Just A Hat” ballcap.
It should be entertaining.
But I do not intend to stay up late into Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning following election results.
Eventually, once the Democrats have determined how many votes they need to produce wins for their candidates, the results will come out, and I will check them.
I am thinking that regardless of Democratic shenanigans, they cannot hold the House of Representatives.
The Senate is another matter. As I write this very early Tuesday, realclearpolitics.com is projecting Republicans will take control of the Senate by a 53-47 margin.
I’d be astonished if that were allowed to come to pass. Here’s hoping I’m wrong.
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