I hope you guys are correct, but I have come to feel the opposite. Trump has undoubtedly tarnished the office of the Presidency. He says a lot of things with which I disagree. He's petty. He's narcissistic. He's arrogant. That said, his actions while in office are actually pretty tame and fall more in line with what I believe to be pro-American policy. The scrutiny he has faced has been unlike anything I've ever seen, and comes from a group of elites that has been every bit as petty, narcissistic, and arrogant as Trump himself. They are just more polished, and live in the world of manipulation. I could make a long list of misinformation that has been taken out of context and repeated over and over. So much so, that the average person still uses it in arguments against Trump, even though it's verifiably false. It doesn't matter, because the lie is sufficient in emotionally resonating with the average person, and, once that happens, they don't let go of it. I'll take the stark and ineffective bumbling of Trump to the manufactured lies of the establishment.

To make things worse, these same elites have shown themselves to pander to the most RADICAL group in modern times. Even if it were true, that Trump wants to foment the most radical side of his base, nothing he says comes close to the institutional justification of the Marxist movement in America. The white supremacist groups, on the other hand, are small and have almost zero support in American culture, for good reason. BLM, a socialist organization, has gained massive support. It's just one of many organizations that were created to push back against the American "system." The socialist movement is growing very quickly and gaining power in American institutions. That's concerning, but it's also beginning to gain support from the American populace. We are following the trend of many nations who fell victim to socialism, and it's frustrating to me that the average person can't see what's in front of their face.

I hope I'm wrong, but I don't believe there will be anything "conservative" to hold onto in 20 years at this rate. I didn't vote for Trump the first time around, but I feel almost compelled to do so this time.

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