Sort of.

James Madison wrote that, “If tyranny and oppression come to this land, it will come in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.” Today this statement no longer seems like a remote risk for the “free world.” Indeed, we are witnessing an escalation of attacks against the foundational values which, not so long ago, we were taking for granted: freedom to travel, free speech, the right to bear arms, etc. Of course, the popular resistance to these infringements is also escalating.

“War: oligarchy’s great silencer.”  By Akrainer, ZeroHedge, 9/28/23.

We are certainly guilty of egregious dabbling in war with Russia but this and recent other military misadventures don’t account for the the assault on our rights that we see every day.  Assault on the taxpayer to be sure and, in general, Akrainer is correct that full-tilt war has historically justified egregious violation of rights.  But we’re not there just now.  Not for lack of trying, let it be said.

Rather, the full-bore attack on our foundational values is coming from our corrupt globalist, immigration-besotted, culturally-depraved, borderless political class.  They have labored long and hard for decades to bring this country and all Western nations to their knees and banish any notion of popular sovereignty or constitutional observance.  The depravity of uncontrolled, mass third-world migrant invasion, deindustrialization, lunatic spending, monetary debasement, and judicial and prosecutorial oppression does not have its roots in any war hysteria.  If you hear anyone talk about “our democracy” now, know that that person is not your friend, war or no war.