I was just thinking the same thing: Part of what might erode Trumpism is simple loss of enthusiasm. A lot of Trump voters seem to expect some sort of radical, magical change (to be fair, much like many Obama voters did in 2008), and while things like Trump's immigration crackdown and his attempt to dismantle the bureaucracy are definitel…
I was just thinking the same thing: Part of what might erode Trumpism is simple loss of enthusiasm. A lot of Trump voters seem to expect some sort of radical, magical change (to be fair, much like many Obama voters did in 2008), and while things like Trump's immigration crackdown and his attempt to dismantle the bureaucracy are definitely radical, what actual, practical effect are they going to have on the life of the average Trump voter in the long run? We actually saw a hint of this toward the end of Trump's first term: A lot of his most devout followers started getting cranky when 2018 rolled around and Trump hadn't waved his magic wand and made all the ebil Demoncrats burst into flames. And I might not be paying close enough attention, but while I'm seeing a lot of gloating from the Trumpist base this time around, I'm not seeing the same excitement and passion I saw in 2016. We're funny, us Americans. We're easily riled up, but we're also childishly impatient: We all want a revolution, but we want it to be over by 5PM on Friday so it doesn't screw up our plans for the weekend.
I was just thinking the same thing: Part of what might erode Trumpism is simple loss of enthusiasm. A lot of Trump voters seem to expect some sort of radical, magical change (to be fair, much like many Obama voters did in 2008), and while things like Trump's immigration crackdown and his attempt to dismantle the bureaucracy are definitely radical, what actual, practical effect are they going to have on the life of the average Trump voter in the long run? We actually saw a hint of this toward the end of Trump's first term: A lot of his most devout followers started getting cranky when 2018 rolled around and Trump hadn't waved his magic wand and made all the ebil Demoncrats burst into flames. And I might not be paying close enough attention, but while I'm seeing a lot of gloating from the Trumpist base this time around, I'm not seeing the same excitement and passion I saw in 2016. We're funny, us Americans. We're easily riled up, but we're also childishly impatient: We all want a revolution, but we want it to be over by 5PM on Friday so it doesn't screw up our plans for the weekend.
He has now set his personal militias free, to be at his disposal. We are on a powder keg.
hahah! we do want the revolution over by 5 on fri!!