The Death of a Republic… The Birth of an Empire

By John Emery, Contributing Columnist for NatParUSA

Today, more than ever, we are seeing divisional lines drawn in a increasingly partisan society. It seems as if the majority of politicians have forgotten the definition of a free republic. To vote in any other fashion than which your best judgment and consciousness guides you to do, is not the defining principle of a democracy. This fear associated with voting for the lesser of two evils has been the single most destructive influence in our political system for the last few decades.

Many of the people who've cast their ballots for a specific candidate usually do so on the basis of a few shared beliefs. With the number of issues at stake, can one really identify 100 percent with any one political party in a two-party system? The Democrats and Republicans have frightened the mainstream center into jumping left to right, trying to win their support using scare tactics. The reason an individual should cast their ballot for any candidate should be because that candidate is the best person representing their interests-- and it should be never out of fear.

Many are afraid that the balance of power will fall into the hands of their rival ideology. This, however, would not be the case if we had a TRUE multiparty system that spread power equally in the political arena. The benefits to this would be that the voter would have more of a choice in who they want representing viewpoints, increased control over federal, state, and local policymaking, and a return to government by the people, and for the people.

Present-day American Capitalism has been an overwhelming factor in our country's foreign policy. Almost to the point that we have become a nation of prostitutes to be pimped out by the government whose duty it is to look after its people. During the presidential campaign of 2004 George W. Bush and John Kerry both made ludicrous statements proclaiming that our forefathers would look upon our modern-day society as the idealistic goal and result of their agenda. The truth, in fact, is that if they only had a choice between Bush and Kerry they would either form a new party to realign American on the idealistic path of which they had originally intended or they would march on Washington Much like Caesar, who once marched on Rome.

An individual does not need to know all of the sordid details to come to the conclusion that we have strayed from the plan they chose for us to follow. The number one reason they would feel disdain for the past several presidential administrations, is that they [our current leaders] have increasingly infringed upon the American Citizen's rights and have continued the practice of illegally using our tax funds. I would even go so far to say that if they [The Founding Fathers] were here today, they would raise an army of patriotic citizens and overthrow those individuals currently in power. This would come as no surprise to those who know the intentions of what they wanted this country to become.

The overwhelming differences between George Washington and George W. Bush are the very definition of contrast. Unfortunately with ignorance at epidemic levels, many people are all too easily fooled by the mass media into believing the propaganda of today's American ruling elite. It seems quite ironic to me that we are following in the same footsteps as the once mighty Rome.

Since we have had a chance to learn from history, we should steer completely away from the path that led to the destruction of Rome. However, it's very clear that people have not changed much in the past two millennia. The majority fall prey to the cult of "Bread and Circus" while a small minority control the fate of the masses. Then, as much as now, those in power only look out for the best interests of themselves and others in their social league. This will prove to be the final nail driven in to the coffin of a once Great Republic.

Are we approaching an age of Emperors?

Julius Caesar is often looked upon by historians as a bloodthirsty megalomaniac whose only wish was to topple the Republic and install himself as King.

I personally would like to believe that he was a patriotic Roman who had seen the corrupt side of the greasy-palmed Senate and knew that an abrupt change was the only way to save Rome from a “mob-ruled” establishment.

If only they’d have had the strong leadership of an Emperor like Augustus throughout their history, (one who championed the importance of racial purity) we would all be speaking Latin today.

"Render on the Caesar what is Caesars, your obedience to the Empire". 

-John Emery