THE BRITTLENESS OF THE LEFT

In 1987, I wrote an article for the Heritage Foundation entitled, "The Brittleness of the Soviet Empire."
I argued that the structure of the Soviet Empire, including the Soviet Union itself, was brittle. When a physicist describes a physical substance as brittle, he has definite characteristics in mind.
A brittle structure may be very stable. Unbending and unchanging, it may be able to withstand a great deal of pressure and remain unaltered for a considerable time. But it is inflexible; stresses cannot be redistributed except by causing the flaws to grow until a sudden, catastrophic failure occurs shattering the material and breaking it apart.
A brittle structure does not change slowly and gradually. One moment it seems sturdy and unyielding; the next moment it is in pieces.
That’s exactly what happened to the Soviet Union. That’s exactly what’s happening to the Left in America today. As in today, June 28, 2018. Mark the date. Millions of Lefty Trump-Haters feel just like this guy as you are reading this:














