Blasphemy? NOt really.
Almost 2 years ago in Sept 16, I wrote about how a tRump, ( im pretty sure im the first to call him that), win, would, in fact, be the best thing to happen to this democracy. I based this on one simple bit of well established psycho-social principal. Think “Lord of The Flies”. When Social rules of propriety and Behavior are lost, Some peoples nature will allow the most Basal behaviors to emerge. And in seeing this, others will find license to let out what society has demanded they keep to themselves.
I predicted a Hillary win would have produced 4 years of an obstructionist GOP. With years of more frivolous investigations and claims of victimhood on both sides.
BUt most prescient prediction was the complete and total meltdown of the GOP. With the racist, mysoginist, jingoistic and near Fascist statements and actions of tRump, the GOP as a party has openly embraced the worst of civillization. These people have openly ran and supported, pedophiles, rapists, Nazis, Fellons and worse. They have enacted policies that have directly hurt a disproportionate share of their own voters. The very things that liberals and progressives have been shouting about the GOPs real intentions are now raining down upon their supporters heads like a hail storm. That savings from not having to fund healthcare for people they believe are less deserving. has been eaten up ten fold by the increase in their own health care costs. the tax savings they fought for so hard has been wiped out by the rise in gas prices and the increase in cost of goods due to the demise of the Iran deal. The protectionism they wished for is killing farmers and ranchers in the deep red midwest. Jethro and Cletus in the deep south are about to lose their jobs in the Auto plants that Obama brought them due to Auto and steel tariffs.
If we put aside our initial need to vomit at my initial statement we must see the reality of it.
Think about it 4 years of cries of victim hood by the GOP being force fed by FOX to the low information GOP base. would have done nothing but add to their ranks and resolve against all things Hilliary and the Democratic party.
A tRump presidency has resulted in not only galvanizing progressives to erase this scourge from our nation. But has hurt their own base so badly, they are waking up in droves.
I cannot imagine any future where the GOP is a factor for at least another generation.
joe