"What does it say about the US that Trump has minions behind him ready to put the infrastructure of authoritarianism in place, and legions of average citizens eager to see him break the traditions and handrails that once made America a model of democracy? I think it tells us that Trump’s rise is symbolic of a cultural breakdown that won’t be ameliorated by a single election."
~ Jill Filipovic
https://www.newstatesman.com/comment/2024/03/trump-is-not-the-problem
"After all, far-right movements are on the rise in several former fascist states, including Spain, Germany and Italy. …
The desire to scapegoat, to oppress, to control and to grab power – these don’t seem ever to fade away. America’s challenge, even if Trump loses, is to figure out how Trumpism took root, and how we might make the ground less fertile for undemocratic ideologies like his."
The problem is the deep thirst for authoritarianism among many Americans.
@douglaswelch I agree. I've been thinking the same thing with the court ruling now diminishing the amount of the bond he's required to post in the New York fraud case.
The legal-judicial system is decisively broken, and at the top of the ladder, the Supreme Court reminds us of this on a daily basis.
William Lindsey 
Douglas E. Welch