Unite The Right Organizers Hit Hard

From Reuters:  A federal jury in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Tuesday found the organizers of the 2017 “Unite the Right” white nationalist rally liable for injuries sustained by counter-protesters and awarded approximately $26 million in damages.

My wife and I discuss Trumpism frequently.  Is this what American society has devolved into, or is it a short-term perturbation, soon to evaporate and to become only a footnote in U.S. history?

Even the most optimistic among us have to admit that:

• Trump remains the central figure in Republican party politics.

• Until that changes, the Big Lie will stay in place as his supporters’ core belief.

• There is no evidence that Republicans will fail in the efforts at gerrymandering and voter suppression, given them a huge advantage in federal elections.

On the other hand, all this seems so profoundly unAmerican that it’s hard to imagine that it could have a long shelf-life.  We’ll see.