Its probably almost impossible to overstate the role that tribalism, xenophobia, fear, hate, envy and jealousy collectively played in Trumpism.
For decades, the GOP had an uncomfortable relationship with white supremacists, but Trump has embraced them and seems to have successfully united them with others who feel left behind, replaced by, kept back, oppressed and looked down on by elites, Democrats, intellectuals, and foreigners.
The Democrats are fighting their own battles with their own demons with how to respond to it, but Republican "leaders" in order to stay leaders have offered virtually no resistance and seem to walk around looking worried and apprehensive about the rabid tiger whose tail they're clinging to while it kills humans and destroys both its habitat and the barriers that keep it contained instead of joyfully feasting on its kills.
The Lincoln project is doing its best with a chair and a whip to taunt the beast, but so far, there's no one with a clear shot to take it out, and my guess is, even when this animal does go down, amongst the carcasses will be other infected animals.
Laughing at and how stupid the animals seems almost likes the a natural response to the gore and destruction, but at the end of the day, it's not a pretty sight, and I'm not quite sure that it will ever be cleaned up and open for visitors again, almost certainly not soon and without much more secure barriers.
Gee, that was fun.
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