Some think-tank types on the right were saying that since the system we have wasn't giving them the outcomes they preferred, it might be necessary to upend the system and replace it with one that they control. That is the thinking behind the "Second American Revolution" idea.
Those people likely recognized Trump as an ignoramus with no cl…
Some think-tank types on the right were saying that since the system we have wasn't giving them the outcomes they preferred, it might be necessary to upend the system and replace it with one that they control. That is the thinking behind the "Second American Revolution" idea.
Those people likely recognized Trump as an ignoramus with no clear policy views of his own - just a set of prejudices that aligned with their own (e.g., "they're poisoning the blood of our nation'). And they recognized his indifference to rules and norms as a useful weapon -- a sledgehammer against the system.
As soon as any part of the system raised objections to his flouting of norms and rules, Trumpites vociferously complained that he was being persecuted by a corrupt system. The more he flouted rules and people called attention to it, the more grist for the mils of MAGA conspiracy-mongering about a corrupt Deep State that was out to get their hero just because he's such a great patriot.
Trump's brazen amorality has worked to the benefit of all those who had come to see our governing system as inimical to their designs.
Some think-tank types on the right were saying that since the system we have wasn't giving them the outcomes they preferred, it might be necessary to upend the system and replace it with one that they control. That is the thinking behind the "Second American Revolution" idea.
Those people likely recognized Trump as an ignoramus with no clear policy views of his own - just a set of prejudices that aligned with their own (e.g., "they're poisoning the blood of our nation'). And they recognized his indifference to rules and norms as a useful weapon -- a sledgehammer against the system.
As soon as any part of the system raised objections to his flouting of norms and rules, Trumpites vociferously complained that he was being persecuted by a corrupt system. The more he flouted rules and people called attention to it, the more grist for the mils of MAGA conspiracy-mongering about a corrupt Deep State that was out to get their hero just because he's such a great patriot.
Trump's brazen amorality has worked to the benefit of all those who had come to see our governing system as inimical to their designs.