2. Think of all the magic bullets that were supposed to save us from Trump: the GOP convention, the electoral college, the Deep State etc.
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3. The fundamental fantasy is that once Trump is gone, we'll be back to the way things were. That Trump is an outlier, a bad dream.
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4. But there's really no going back. Even if Trump is impeached or resigns, he's activated white nationalism in a powerful new way.
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5. My extended thoughts on why Trumpism is something we'll be wrestling with for years to come:https://newrepublic.com/article/144522/alwaystrump-no-matter-president-leaves-white-house-never-rid-trump-represents-america …
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There's no going back to normal. Eat case scenario: Trump goes, we still have to deal with Nazis who will see his ouster as illegitimate.
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So...you deal with them.
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do you want to join my fantasy politics league?
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Once Trump is gone, all the underlying problems will still be there. For sure.https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/02/preppers-survivalist-summit-constitution-americas-midlife-crisis …
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Now that Marius and Sulla are gone, the Republic will be just fine.
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See any caesars or pompeys on the horizon?
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