Inauguration Entertainment Spectacle

I'm thoroughly enjoying Trump's ascendancy into office, along with the incessant beating of breasts and gnashing of teeth by Trump's critics.

The inauguration speech was powerful, concise, and absolutely true. Trump called out the corrupt elitists who have betrayed America in their quest for more power under a one-world oligarchy:

For too long, a small group in our nation's capital has reaped the rewards of government while the people have borne the cost. Washington flourished, but the people did not share in its wealth. Politicians prospered, but the jobs left. And the factories closed. The establishment protected itself but not the citizens of our country. Their victories have not been your victories. Their triumphs have not been your triumphs. And while they celebrated in our nation’s capital, there was little to celebrate for struggling families all across our land. That all changes starting right here and right now. Because this moment is your moment. It belongs to you. . . . 

For many decades, we've enriched foreign industry at the expense of American industry, subsidized the armies of other countries while allowing for the very sad depletion of our military. We defended other nation’s borders while refusing to defend our own. And spent trillions and trillions of dollars overseas while America's infrastructure has fallen into disrepair and decay. We've made other countries rich while the wealth, strength, and confidence of our country has dissipated over the horizon. One by one, the factories shuttered and left our shores with not even a thought about the millions and millions of American workers that were left behind. The wealth of our middle class has been ripped from their homes and then redistributed all across the world.

The only thing more encouraging than this was the spectacle of protesters, vandals, and similar detritus with too much free time all attempting to sabotage the event. Many of them have been arrested and should be punished to the full extent of the law.

As for people who merely fulminate how "oppressed" they are or how terrible it is for America to reclaim its sovereignty, I will continue enjoying their outrage for as long as Trump remains in office. They are outing themselves as a fifth column and accelerating a conflict that is long past due. If the fifth column is put down, wonderful. If America proves ungovernable and splits up, that's also fine, as we will cast off deadwood that is dependent, parasitic, and cannot thrive on its own. Cut them loose and allow them to fulfill their dream of being loyal subjects of a Third-World oligarchy.