Staff Reports
“The Death of Stalin,” a black comedy that manages to blend historical satire with a dose of chilling truth, could soon be rewritten with an even scarier twist. While it plays out the chaotic antics of the Soviet political elite scrambling to fill the vacuum left by their deceased tyrant, one can’t help but notice just how applicable it is to the power struggles in today’s Democratic Party, particularly with the likes of Kamala Harris, Gavin Newsom, and Gretchen Whitmer looking for their moment to shine.
Recent leaks have suggested that Biden, referred to here as “Presidentish” Joe, is in a health predicament that has more than a few Americans raising their eyebrows. The sequencing of events surrounding Biden’s medical emergency sounds like a plot twist right out of the film’s script. Instead of a cool head prevailing in a potential crisis, there’s confusion and chaos—something that the Democratic leadership perhaps thrives on, just like those bumbling Soviet officials.
Is anyone else thinking he had a massive stroke late last night and the whole damn West Wing is cosplaying The Death of Stalin?
— Stephen Green (@VodkaPundit) July 22, 2024
As Biden’s well-documented health issues surface—affiliated with weak stumbles that would put a toddler learning to walk to shame—the specter of a political vacuum looms. This has sparked plenty of speculation, and not just among the conservatives who feverishly dissect every misstep by the White House. Let’s face it, if the Democratic circle is anything like the characters in “The Death of Stalin,” they’re ready to seize any shifty opportunity to bolster their positions.
With reports indicating that the President was whisked away from Las Vegas to Johns Hopkins under mysterious conditions, the comparisons to a political circus become all the more solid. Are the Democrats adeptly maneuvering for a power grab? While pundits weigh in on Biden’s alarming TIA—or ministroke, to the layperson—what’s more concerning is the ability of Democratic leaders to turn a critical health scare into a power play among themselves. The very thought brings back to mind those frantic Soviet jockeys, clawing their way up while the world watched.
Watching Biden’s seemingly diminished capacity unfold has a certain tragicomic element to it, which stands in sharp contrast to the grave responsibilities of leadership. Symptoms of his condition—slurred speech, imbalance—make one half-expect a Moscow-style politburo to spring to life, scrambling to prepare the next candidate as his health falters. How many mini-strokes does it take before he finally cracks under the pressure? The question isn’t about Biden alone but how the Democrats plan to cover for him when things take a nosedive.
In this unfolding drama, it appears American governance is at a tipping point reminiscent of the days when Stalin’s henchmen were left to bicker over who would seize power next. The curtain may soon rise on a fiasco with all the absurdity of a Soviet-era comedy while highlighting the precarious reality of a party unsure of its direction. If Biden slips farther away from duty, are Democrats ready to make their move? Just like in “The Death of Stalin,” the stage is set for chaos, and the only constant seems to be that political theater will undoubtedly prevail over political stability.
