"Blowback: A Warning to Save Democracy from the Next Trump"

[brooklynite]

The author behind the “eye-popping” (CNN) #1 New York Times bestseller A Warning presents an urgent look at how our deeply divided nation is setting the stage for “The Next Trump.”

Donald Trump will be president again, whether he is on the ballot or not. That is because Trumpism is overtaking the Republican Party and will mount a vigorous comeback, potentially in the hands of a savvier successor—The Next Trump.

This prophecy will come true, according to Miles Taylor, if we do not learn the lessons of the recent past.

With the 2024 election approaching, the formerly “Anonymous” official is back with bombshell revelations and a sobering national forecast. Through interviews with dozens of ex-Trump aides and government leaders, Taylor predicts what could happen inside “Trump 2.0,” the White House of a more competent and more formidable copycat.

[Mme. Defarge]

1. The super-rich don't have enough voters

now that younger citizens are abandoning the R team in defense of their personal safety.

[Marius25]

2. I'm worried about saving us from the same Trump

I'm so disgusted that he'll likely be the GOP nominee. Even though Biden will most likely beat him, I don't like even taking that risk. Trump is an insurrectionist and per the Constitution, he shouldn't be able to run for office.

[eppur_se_muova]

3. "Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it." -- Churchill

There are various versions of this (often misstated and misattributed) quote, but Churchill's version is, I believe, the most pointed, in that he specifically specifies failure to learn.

[Aristus]

4. This is itself a misattribution.

I’m pretty sure the quote originates with George Santayana.

[eppur_se_muova]

5. The version I gave is Churchill's. Santayana said "Those who cannot rememnber the past ..."

I felt the important point was learning, not remembering.

Santayana's version is similar to Burke's.

[LastDemocratInSC]

6. Quite interesting. He's also a fantastic guitarist.