Trump never inspired his base. He channeled it, spoke their language, lived their reality, because he was as steeped in it as they were. That's why this is such a mess. There's no philosophy, just reaction.
He watched the same shows, listened to the same talking heads, bought into the alternate reality right wing media created. It changes daily, switches allegiances when necessary, never addresses any concern besides the need to fear. 2/
Other Republicans failed because they only pretended to believe the lie. They knew the media was concocting all of this fear and paranoia for manipulative purposes. They couldn't match his level of belief. 3/
Trump is president because he lacked the necessary critical thinking to understand the grift. He operates within the fishbowl right wing media created, which puts him directly in touch with his base, which are others who share that. 4/
It became a neverending feedback loop when Republicans used the media narrative for their own political purposes. They fed into it and the media narrative fed into them. It just...keeps...getting...worse. 5/
This will never get better until we realize Trump isn't the cause, he's the disease personified. 6/6
