@glitterbag,
Quote: it was disturbing watching Nixon leaving the Whitehouse for the final time. But not because I was a Nixon supporter, it was just hard to wrap my head around the recklessness and arrogance that forced him out of office. Why anyone would risk such humiliation is still something I can't comprehend. I know, I know it's because they figure they won't get caught but................ I'm not looking forward to how this moves forward. It's going to be painful for everybody. Everybody loses.
I disagree. The Trump humiliation is going to be most painful for the people who put him into office. The true Trump fans, the conservative movement who tried to claim them, and the Republican party are going to pay the price.
Trump is the "dead cat bounce" of White nationalism. Our culture has changed over the past decades, and Trump is the last gasp of an American subculture that is fading into history.
The Trump presidency signals the end of an ideology. They need to be finally abandoned, and Trump presents a face for this process. The Trump presidency may just free us to move forward. Maybe this is something we need as a country.
I don't see this as a bad thing. Our national institutions are holding up just fine and we will come out stronger when this is over.
I, for one, am going to enjoy this. They brought it on themselves.