They’re not Saving America. They’re Killing it.

In a blistering critique of modern political culture, Michael Bolin of the Tenth Amendment Center draws from 18th-century writings by Thomas Gordon—author of *Cato's Letters*—to argue that today’s political parties aren’t protecting freedom, they’re systematically destroying it. Gordon’s 1744 observations on political factionalism reveal a timeless mechanism: loyalty to a team overrides truth, morality, and reason. People are not just ignorant—they’re actively manipulated through slogans, emotional appeals, and the weaponization of sacred texts like the Bible and the Constitution. The result? A society where good is called evil, truth is inverted, and leaders are elevated not for virtue but for blind loyalty. Bolin warns that when individuals idealize a leader, projecting perfection onto them while demonizing opponents, they create a feedback loop of mutual hatred, deception, and violence. The ultimate danger? Power given to crush an enemy inevitably becomes a tool to enslave the giver. History, he notes, is littered with examples—Caesar enslaving both his allies and enemies—proving that the 'victor' is always the tyrant. This isn’t just a warning about politics; it’s a call to reject tribal thinking and reclaim rationality, morality, and truth before the nation collapses under its own self-inflicted wounds.