The totalitarian tendency arises and gains its momentum as a result of uncertainty leading to fear, leading to distrust of institutions, to ceding authority to whoever can convince the populace its problems will all be solved by the “I can fix it all” mantra, and just leave me alone to do it. Of course that’s always do as I say, not as I do. The Trump team has figured that creating chaos and avoiding straight answers absolves them of future accountability.
Less thought, fewer problems. Harumph! Of course you need a figure to spearhead the dissolution of facts skillfully and relieve its populace of any need to analyze or connect the real dots: Just use the sleeping pill of repetition, fear-mongering, and clownish pantomime. Programs? What? The people? What? My job is to just paint over the issues and problems, nothing so mundane as delving into solutions other than xenophobic hysterics, personality projection, the cult of the untouchable.
The levers of power are attacked by electing local officials who will gum up the works come Election Day. A whole scenario of havoc is planned. You’ve read about this already.
The insurrection is now, not just the Capitol attack. Are we who revere democracy ready for this? It doesn’t look like it. The serious thinkers realize that pocketbook issues affect voters more than ideological stances, or the backstage infrastructure.
Everything became too complex eons ago. These people who genuflect see little difference between candidates. .
