Thread by @dikgaj

I dont think Trump's political and biz enemies realized how much he drew his strength directly from his common supporters and therefore establishment alone, even with support from both Rep& Dem parts of establishment, wd not be enough to finish off his politics.

Republican politics itself has been changed to a great extent, even if for the medium term. Trump will now be impossible to shake off unless ;literally bumped off. But taking the second option will ensure that a Trump-2 will rise with greater support.

For his party, it will be dangerous and definitely politically suicidal to try and push him out, if he wants to run in 2024. He can ensure Reps take a hit if they diss him without even having to call for the hit. His base will do it for him on their own.

Dems didnt do well - simply because they failed to keep up the media drum beat about 10-20 "percentage point". A lot of "dem" votes wr genuine, but also a lot of them were purely "anti-Trump" votes. And perhaps the final flips wdnt hv been possible without voting irregularities.

Had Trump acted (he tried) and propagandized his actions on just three things: the police "shootings", covid-19, a "new deal" on infrastructure spending - he wd hv blocked some of the votes going to his enemies.

I dont give two flips to the claim that Trump "polarized" ppl: by same logic Dems "polarized" too. Trump's enemies have explicitly disparaged identities. By anti-racist-theory "racism" is not limited to biological identity - but to "culture" or abstract identities too.

The "pseudo-left-liberal" politics is more insidious in that unlike the "right", it pretends and draws support from popular grievances and once in power turns around on that very same grievance with viciousness. It is not a coincidence that all communist states are police states.

Not much will change under Dems for the "minorities", or "blacks": except perhaps an enhanced class of "elites" among those minorities will be created and touted for agitprop - who will in turn spurn their vast majority "common" siblings whose lives wont improve.

I also don't expect any of the police departments or outrages to diminish - and police may actually get funded more. Perhaps with more "minority" officers, and the concession that certain categories of "minority" influencers will be "untouchable".

Courts in general will not support Trump: over the centuries judiciary everywhere, when faced with ideological dilemmas -choose the option they feel is desired by the most powerful, nationally and with transnational backing -not necessarily the most popular, or the most fair one.