“What makes the Trump movement historically unique is not its passions and paranoias. It is the fact that for millions of Americans, Trump himself is the response to their fears and resentments. This is a stronger bond between leader and followers than anything seen before in U.S. political movements.”
And their fear is the prospect of America’s white dominated power base yielding to a multi culture power base in America. Trump supporters are not necessarily racist, but they will stop at nothing, and turn a blind eye towards everything, so long as “Make America Great Again” (i.e. white men calling the shots) remains our governing platform.
I still believe America will find its path beyond the Trump movement, but it may be a more arduous journey than we otherwise thought after January 6th. This Board proves that many Americans are seemingly OK with what transpired that day and beyond.
Power is everything.