Ah well. So goes politics. It was much worse in Reagan's day. Back then, the internet didn't exist, so all we had was the MSM.
For me, it's not a concession to recognise that Trump is blustery, narcissistic, and populist. To me, the personality matters far less than the direction and momentum of the movement that put him there.
There are many differences between then (Reagan) and now, of course. But one worth noting is that the Left's tactic of hurling epithets like Racist, Bigot, X-phobe, etc just don't work anymore. Until recently, opponents could be intimidated into silence by being called these awful things. But the Left's continuous war on language and meaning has, in a twist of irony, defanged these pejoratives through overuse.
Another irony is that, for all the anti-Trump hand-wringing warnings of violence from Right Wing Reactionaries, the real use of violence comes from the Left. And when the warnings of Trump-supporter violence didn't materialise, they had to be faked. Thank goodness for the internet.
However, despite the bile and spleen from the usual lot, I suspect the real threat to Trump lies with the Republican elites, whom he deeply alienated and angered. They are waiting for the opportunity to destroy him so they can regain control of their sinecures. Just like the Democrat elites.
The real threat to America, in my view, is the precipitous decline in morality. And it all starts with personal morality, especially sex and money and the things that flow from them (family, power). Both are great and magnificent gifts. How we handle them will determine not only our own personal destinies, but the destiny of the families, societies and civilisation we live in.
As always, both the root and the fruit of politics is intensely personal.
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