Some very good questions there Killjoy, but you are missing one key -----------------.
Where does ------- stand in that formula? ------- is his own thing. There are a few competing interests here--------'s ego/con, the fed soc's efforts to turn us into an oligarchy-I think that is their aim, the christian nationalist and the white supremacists are all competing for power. For the most part they are going through -------. The various factions will use ------- for their own agendas-he has little interest or ability to contest them except in matters that he cares about-his grift, his grievances and his freedom (from prison).
------- has no core values, he will do whatever he perceives as in his interest from moment to moment. He will be incredibly vulnerable to those factions that want to remake American society. He doesn't care one iota about any policy or agenda except to feed his con/grievance and need for freedom. Anything beyond that he will do for whomever strokes his ego sufficiently.
It's funny, as evil a------- was, he at least had a motivating belief system (for the most part)-he imposed his will downward-for the most part. ------- does impose some will but is indifferent to so much of governance-as evident by his nonsensical answers to tracking pregnant women or abortion or healthcare-"we will have a great plan announced in a couple of weeks that I think you will love"-IOW nothing, nothing at all.
So, the factions will work through him, getting him to implement extremely radical policies that will destroy America as we know it. We have a supremely corrupt Supreme Court that is essentially making corruption legal.
So, should ------- be re-elected the white nationalists and christian nationalists will enact Project 2025-------- will sign on as it attacks the "deep state" you know regular government. the Fed Soc will work with McConnell to stack the courts with radical rightwing judges and will push for more tax breaks for billionaires.
They SC has already laid the groundwork for a radical destruction of any and all government regulation by destroying Chevron-look to Thomas' or Alito's arguments on any number of issues for the future of law in the coming decades.
A couple of observations though, I think that several groups, including the SC will find that ------- will not respect their authority if they cross him-they may not care if enough of their vile agenda is enacted and they perceive they have grasped sufficient power. But ------- will have no qualms about ignoring anything the SC says.
Also, one glimmer of hope is that when cults fall they fall hard. When ------- departs the scene, likely through a coronary, the republican party will eat itself alive. The Republican party is made up of gutless, ruthless maniacs who will destroy each other once the guiding light is removed-that is almost a foregone conclusion. The question is can we as a nation survive and will the damage be too permanent to repair.
