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Look, I hate Trump.
But I do think he is a symptom of a larger problem. There's a bit portion of America -- Blue and Red -- that aren't being served well by American politics. We have a huge homeless problem, millions can't find good jobs, millions can't afford to rent -- let alone buy -- homes. Higher education costs are through the roof. Health care costs are through the roof. (I guess I should move away from using the expression "through the roof" when discussing how many people are homeless, but I digress.)
We've got big problems and it doesn't matter whether you're Blue or Red or who you blame -- those problems aren't being addressed in a meaningful way.
Trump could disappear tomorrow (Are you listening, God? It's America) and we're still going to have a big portion of our country out of work, out of home and out of health with a bleak future to look forward to.
Desperate people turn to extremism and religion. I'm not excusing that behavior, I'm just pointing out that it doesn't come from nowhere.
People that are happy, secure, treated justly/equally/fairly, have good incomes, can educate their kids, afford healthcare and can retire safely will not try to overthrow their government because there will be no one willing to listen to them.
If he disapears tomorrow, maybe that'll knock some sense into the republican party and they'll get some actual politicians and work with the democrats instead of blindly voting no and anything they do, regardless of how good it is for people. These problems that you're concerned about wouldn't be problems if the right wasn't trying to make the left look bad. So take the both sides shit and shove it up all the way up your ass.