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The author completely misses the point. Trump does in fact represent you. That's how your system works.
But beyond that, the problem is deeper than him. He's a symptom, not the disease. If the vaunted checks and balances worked, we wouldn't be having this discussion. If there were a meaningful opposition, we wouldn't be having this discussion. There were countless failures along the way that allowed the situation to get to where it is.
Even if you elect someone sane next time, there's no guarantee it won't happen again.
This is the thing I keep trying to explain to my fellow americans. Noone seems to grasp, we cannot keep the power, we can't be trusted with it, and anyone hoping we can go back is priming the world for larger disasters.
Going back doesn't cure the disease, its suppressing the symptoms. But the remission can't last, it'll come back stronger and more deadly.
Trump 2.0 is all the proof you need after we tried to go back with Biden.
Yeah nah he doesn’t miss the point, Reich gets it.
This is white American privilege at its peak. There’s no consideration at all of the outsiders position despite him knowing it; America first and this is a fair, reasonable ask. One they don’t afford others.
I absolutely agree with the rest though, Trump’s a symptom, the cause is baked in. They’ll vote similar in again, if they get another shot. I’m done with the default position of trust. Now the society’s laid bare their weirdness makes a lot of sense.