When you are asleep you need to be shaken. I personally think these people were already stupid, if you wanna use that word on them now. They just didn't sound as dumb. The reason they didn't sounds dumb was because they were winning. This is what it looks like when one side starts losing after decades of slow progress.

Trump destroyed the republican party and rebuilt it. When he ran the first time the machine opposed him with its full power. He was NOT what they wanted nor did he hold the positions they hold on many areas. He bulldozed then over. The smart ones hopped on his train and are still relevant and in power for the most part. Most that opposed him are openly mocked by the new republican movement today.

Every now and then I turn on the local talk radio station and listen to how different they people calling in sound and the hosts vs. 20 years ago. Its wild how different it is. The center of the party has shifted. The style has shifted. The old party wanted to be liked by the other side. They were soft. They were nice. This is one reason they lost so much. The dems pushed their agenda slowly relentlessly. Conservatives (so called back in the day) were good at losing. They would say the words but never do anything when they had power. Trump changed that.

I'm kinda surprised I have to explain this honestly. Many in the movement talk about it openly now. The old guard is gone and good riddance. The neocons ran the party for decades hand in hand with the dems.

Obviously I think both parties are terrible but I think Trump is a slap in the face people needed. What they do in response is up to them but the status quo of endless wars and pretend fights was worse than what we have now. I've said that for the last 10 years now. Kinda wild that the Trump era is now 10 years. I think a lot of people are bothered by the disappearance of fake civility. But that's just it. They apparently didn't get that it was fake.

I would much rather see rulers like Trump that don't pretend to be nice like an Obama. Obama did terrible things but he looked good and sounded nice so people stayed asleep. Trump isn't shy. What you see is what you get. I think that's better.

I also like that he's degraded the inappropriate dignity of the office. I think we have an unhealthy view of politics and government. Its a bunch of thugs. Its not Trump that is only a thug. Biden was. Obama was. Bush has. They all are crime bosses. They should not be respected. Maybe feared but not respected. They are illegitimate sociopaths that manipulate the people to gain power. They kill, steal, and destroy. Nothing noble about any of them.