And because they do not engage with us, the riff raff, but instead converse only with each other, they continue to convince themselves of their superiority. Not much life in a vacuum though so we just have to wait this out

Well, to play to MAGA, you have to overplay, or they don’t get it

But then they wouldn’t be able to m*rder the rest of us, which would take away all their fun.

Apologies, I genuinely thought you were quoting Douthat, rather than imaging what he will say in 2.5 years, and I was responding to that. I need more coffee.

He just wanted to hang with Democrats because he thought they were cool (they are not, but conservatives are constantly angry at what they perceive is a coolness factor of Democrats). MAGA is his power. So are the uber-wealthy, who thought they could control him. But sure. Blame the Dems.

No one, outside of Rapture Christian White Nationalists, has ever "actually liked Donald Trump." No matter what political team one was or is on. And his huge role in the wrongful conviction and imprisonment of the Central Park Five is one of the louder racist things he was proud of doing. "Woke?"

No, the other four of the five above his podcast are the vile ones.

What this says to me is that if I buy a Tesla it will need police protection.

But is there some way to stop the insanity, without putting lives at risk?

These are public assets owned by the American people. It’s a fire sale for the benefit of oligarchs. I realize DOGE and Trump are trying to provoke riots so they can invoke martial law, so people are not yet in the streets.

Don’t be frightened. Be angry and motivated.