NonCredibleDefense

You know: when I was a much younger man, I heard of the concept of the 5th column. For those who don't know, the 5th column is a clandestine group of people, financed by a particular country's adversary, who is dedicated to destroying that country from the inside. Think the human version of the Trojan Horse.

I'd always pictured this to be a relatively small movement, like a terror cell. A very insular group operating on foreign financing who leveraged an advanced guerilla war skillset to undermine the security apparatus of the country. To my embarrassment, I only realized recently (maybe 5 years ago) that that is not always the case. In America's case, for example, the 5th column comprises some 70+ million people who are fed on a diet of Russian propaganda and home-grown racist rhetoric. Most of these people have no skillset to speak of, but all of them are willing participants in the utter destruction of a country based on the rule of law and constitutional government.

It seems very odd to me that 1 out of every 5 Americans is a full-on traitor. But, we do live in odd times. 20% of our country seems giddy to return to a monarchy, complete with the whole Louis XIV Sun King "Appointed By God" thing. And what's strangest of all is that the guy they picked to be their holy sovereign... is a fucking moron. A complete god damned imbecile of the highest order.

If this is a simulation, I'd very much like it to stop.

Edit: I would like to hear from the people who downvoted this; what about what I said is disagreeable to you?