All around me the prophets of my side are calling ‘Doom, doom to our system!” They’ve been crying wolf for a long time now, but I fear that this time might be correct. I look for political hope, but I see very little. By doing all it can to kill the Left, the Center (and the Democratic Leadership Council*) has ensured the rise of the Right. They have unbalanced the system, and now even they can see that it is on the verge of toppling. They cry, “Democracy! Democracy!” But this lament is not for any true love of that system. They see that their power is ebbing. Now someone else will take control, and with the safety valves of Democracy broken, they see no way back to power for themselves.
* An oxymoron at best.