Freedom...

    is always just one generation away from extinction. - Ronald Reagan

   A former Venezuelan woman, Elizabeth Rogliani, says culture and politics are related. Resolutions to defund police are similar to what happened in Venezuela. Chevez replaced the existing police force and statues were toppled.

   Grassroots efforts can be coopted by a political party. Looking at where American culture is headed, she says, "What happens here...also impacts all of Western society, and not for the better."

   "There's always a way to destroy a country; it happens all over the world," she says. "People come to power and don't care about institutions, what is law, and they put in place others with similar notions."  

   "The topic of racism has become extreme, and the terms 'white supremacy' or 'white privilege' are frequent. Racial talk is only creating more bigotry," she said, "with people treated either as guilty or as victims. There's an attack on masculinity and femininity that's harmful as well."

   Rogliani hears protesters conflating these issues; the same people fighting racism with racism say they want to destroy the idea of the nuclear family. 

   "Culture for me is the main thing," she says. "Culture is even more important than politics, and ends up influencing politics." 

        Jimmy