I've said it before I'll say it again, people are going to be SHOCKED at what our country is a year from now. The seeds are being planted in ripe ground and are beginning to grow.

Peggy is just another institutionalist.

Well, Peggy, the institutions failed us.

Politics failed us
The criminal justice system failed us
Elections failed us

With those 3 the failure was circular-Politicians pointing to the CJS, the CJS say nothing we can do, go vote harder, we vote harder and look what we get.

Every counter to him has bent to his will be it the courts or Congress
Or is in the process of bending to his will be it the media or the military

------- is unrestrained.

The transformation coming will be mind boggling.

This is Peggy's argument for what should be done:

"Unaligned Americans who don't even like Trump are tired of being browbeaten for not hating him enough." If voters have made a terrible mistake, "that's a risk of democracy, so we must live with it." Mr. Friedersdorf himself doubts Mr. Trump's character, judgment and respect for the Constitution. He fears recklessness in some areas and cruelty in others. What he urges toward Mr. Trump is in line with our past: "normal political opposition," which is "more likely to yield good civic results." "Our constitutional and civic checks on executive power are formidable, frustrating every administration."

"Until 2028, normal checks can constrain Trump."

These are wise words.

TH: This is blind stupid institutionalism. The ------- SC gave him complete and utter immunity. He can do literally anything, He can walk into a girls dressing room rape every child in there-not a crime. He is loading the DoJ to pursue his enemies. He WILL be going after his rivals with actual -------- criminal cases. Congress IS going to bow to him. The most vile nominees will be appointed.

I close with this. People say they fear authoritarianism from Mr. Trump, latent or overt fascism, a reign of intolerance. My fears are in the area of foreign policy. Mr. Trump no doubt believes he's ready for a major foreign crisis, but he's never had one. I mean not something like the pandemic, a crisis with foreign-affairs aspects that rolled out over a matter of months and years, but a sharp and immediate crisis, a big and crucial one. He tends to think foreign affairs comes down to personal relationships, but it doesn't. Xi Jinping, "Little Rocket Man""he had them all wary in his first term. Who is this guy? Better not push him. But now they know him"how he operates, what he wants.

He isn't a mystery to them anymore. He isn't a mystery to anyone. That will have some impact on things going forward.

TH: And Peggy bounces to the absurd. Peggy, your fears are misplaced. Your fears should be with the concentration camps and the violent suppression of protestors and the removal of basic rights here at home. Let Lil Kim take over S Korea, Let china take Taiwan, Let Israel genocide the Palestinians, Let Putin take Poland, they are no longer within our ability to care