Trump and Violence

The Trump phenomenon isn’t hard to understand, but it’s going to hard to stop.

In 2016, the hate and bloodthirstiness of 70+ million Americans was released.  These, in general, aren’t “conservatives” who believe in personal accountability and small government; they’re people who, like their leader, crave violence.  A frighteningly large percent of them don’t want words spoken; they want shots fired.

Many Americans wake up every morning anticipating that Trump has been indicted on any of a number of crimes: stealing classified documents, election tampering, seditious conspiracy, fraud, etc.  Most of us are anxious to see justice prevail, such that our democracy can emerge intact.  But there are a few tens of millions of supporters of the former president, armed to the teeth, who can’t wait to fight in the second American civil war, to re-install Trump in the White House.

These people don’t see violence as a necessary evil, but as an a deeply satisfying expression of pure libido.