Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good.
- H.L. Mencken
Believe him the first time: The pandemic proves Trump can’t handle a crisis.
In 2016, the Republicans didn’t just win the White House—they won on fear. They had the Electoral College on their side, a small voter turnout, and an undercurrent of foreign interference.
People who clung to a nostalgic “R” on their ballots—thanks to some ancestral loyalty—helped deliver the country to a new wave of conservatism.
Then, four years later, the pandemic hit, and the incompetence of Trump’s administration was on full display. He gaslit the nation as hundreds of thousands died—more than in any war we’ve fought. Yet millions more Americans voted for him in 2020 than they had in 2016.
Let’s get one thing clear: this phenomenon hasn’t been studied enough. These millions didn’t just vote; they believed.
They believed every lie, every conspiracy theory, every hate-filled rant, and every absurd piece of propaganda. They believed because it wasn’t just lies. It was an identity—a cause.
It’s the Q-Anon effect: the more outrageous, the more insane a lie, the more it had to have some truth to it, right?
Because who would make up something that crazy? Right-wing politicians, priests, judges, and even average citizens became relentless fuel for this machine of ignorance, spreading it, believing it, doubling down on it.
What would happen if Kamala Harris won in a future election?
If the Democrats controlled the House and Senate with a solid majority? If they expanded the Supreme Court? Yes, this is a dream, but bear with us.
Because, meanwhile, what happens to those 50 to 70 million people, brainwashed by years of Fox News and social media sewage? They are marinating in a propaganda-fueled swamp of “patriotism” laced with hatred, Trump worship, aggression, and a complete disregard for facts.
Spend just an hour on these networks, and you’ll see the sheer mountain of lies and filth that would exhaust anyone trying to document it all.
The terrifying truth? America seems hopelessly stuck, trapped in this vicious loop. The Republican leadership is so deep in it, so complicit, that breaking free seems unthinkable.
Fear that.
What’s the solution? It’ll take years. It starts at home, where we need to "teach our children well". Schools need teachers trained to separate fact from fiction, something many in America seem to have forgotten.
