KELLY: "There is nothing more that can be said. God help us."

[mike_c]

14. because this is exactly what his voters want

Broken government validates their grievances, and TFG promises to break it, stomp on the pieces, then burn them to ash. One hundred percent validation. That is what they hunger for.

The only way to stop these people is to make them happy and content in their lives, even as they work harder against anything that might resolve their grievances. They know TFG will destroy democracy-- that's just more validation of their grievances.

Honestly, I wrestle with how far to pursue this reasoning on DU, but I really do believe that the only solution is to somehow shake the right wing base from their grievances and make them happy with government and American society as it is. And to examine our own grievances as well, and ask whether clinging to them really serves the country or not.