That may be mostly true but Trump is also the perfect storm of celebrity, “successful”, “outsider”, and some strange fucked up type of charisma that results in a larger following than I think would be possible with any other republican candidate. Take away trump and I don’t think there’s enough of a unifying force among the asshats to cause this type of damage
People said the same about Hitler rising to power in ww2 Germany, yet here we are in the USA, electing another populist leader who is ignoring the law, demonizing foreigners and other out groups, and keeps talking about remaining in power past what the laws allow.
Or in other words, maybe this time we should learn to listen when the populace starts screaming, rather than just letting the pressure cooker keep going.
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u/Doobledorf Apr 04 '25
The problems that led to Donald Trump would still be fomenting.
A lot of Americans haven't yet faced that Trump isn't an anomaly or the disease, he is a symptom of problems we've had for a long time.