27 January 2021
Threat of Insurrection
Former President Trump probably believes that he has harnessed a faction of the public that willingly supports his resumption of the Presidency as the symbolic leader of their populist takeover of American government. That faction has shown its vulnerability to animistic violence conducted by organized hate groups.
Incredibly, Trump seems actually to believe that he really won the 2020 election. His assertion that he did win it is certainly convincing for his “base.” Perhaps a thorough psychological analysis can tell us whether this is a delusion. His convincing performance was enough to defeat Hillary Clinton in 2016. It has also been successful in obtaining financing for several of his investments as well as for his Reality Show viewers..
A majority of the public apparently didn’t fall for it again in 2020. But there are still enough willing dupes to adopt his banner to fly over their violent insurrection against the American Experiment.
Alas, democracy is fragile. It will not survive unless those who want to be governed by it devote themselves to preserving it—at least by voting and holding their representatives accountable. Perhaps Americans have learned this lesson, Another gap in our democratic record may not be limited to four years.
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