Exactly 70 years ago (August 22-23, 1939 to be precise), Germany and the USSR stunned the world by signing a non-aggression pact. In a moment, years of animosity had to be covered and new propaganda created to explain this shocking development. Two bitterly opposed totalitarian states working together? How could this happen? This pact sealed the fate of Poland (with the secret protocols dividing the nation) and ultimately plunged the world into another World War.

My last blog was a polemic against the totalitarian tendencies I see in the current administration.

The Democractic leadership is displaying a palpatable arrogance unparalled in U.S. history. Marginalizing anyone who disagrees with them as “Nazis” and suggesting that the grassroots protests are no more than “astroturf” are tactics designed to hide their grasp for totalitarian power.

“The sky is falling!” “Doom, despair and destruction!” “Floods and famine!”

On July 4, 1776, John Hancock was the only signer of the Declaration of Independence. The rest affixed their names on August 2. For most, the pledge of their, “lives, fortunes and sacred honor.” would mean catastrophic loss and, for some, the ultimate price.