I was in high school when I read “1984.” It was an assignment and a tough slog for me. I couldn’t see that happening here. We had too many examples of totalitarianism in South America and Eastern Europe for it to take root in America.
We had free and fair elections and we always had a peaceful transition of power. Then the MAGAs and their Dear Leader showed up. They have cast aspersions on every national election since 2008. In 2020 they attempted a violent takeover of our Capitol in order to stop the certification of an election that they lost.
As a non-partisan voter (I am a democrat not a Democrat), that behavior is unacceptable to me.
I would suggest that the MAGAs look into George Orwell’s “Animal Farm.” As I recall, the pigs had a way of counting votes where 73.4 beats 81.
John Morse
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