Here’s an X post by Infantry Dort that hits a lot of high points. It’s worth reading and digesting. In a nutshell, it’s his view that civilizations on the way out don’t sigh in defeat. Some growl for revenge. Like Susan Rice, one of Obama’s primary “advisors.”
When would-be “leaders” obsess over punishing enemies instead of building futures, law becomes a cudgel, not a shield. Gee, where have we seen that before? The Biden administration most recently and even some federal agencies under Obama before that.
The danger isn’t ideology. It’s the lust to make someone bleed for every humiliation. Healthy republics chase horizons, Dort says. Dying ones chase heads.
Elections turn into show trials. Wins promise vengeance, not progress.
Real power doesn’t need revenge. Revenge is what declining societies masturbate to when they can no longer win.
They’re openly telling you they’re slipping—and they’re pissed.
Believe them. Before the blade drops.
In the meantime, make sure you’ve got guns and the skill sets to use them. That means shooting more than 30 rounds every five years, folks.
The impulse for retribution.
There’s a tone you hear right before a civilization ages out. It isn’t the sound of defeat. It’s the sound of score settling.
When leaders talk about what they’ll do to their enemies once they “come back,” you’re not listening to governance. You’re… https://t.co/hHBBeQ8Ffq
— InfantryDort (@infantrydort) February 20, 2026