A channel for rage

Trumpism became for a time a convenient channel for rage. Someone was putting into words what the populace secretly felt but was unable to coalesce into mass grievance. Never mind that it was a carnival barker doing it because at least someone got their pain even if it was channeled towards strawmen.

Trump was the dog chasing the car but even worse he was an opportunist who cared little for the suffering of the masses. His own ego was feeding his desire to be president which is why crowd size became so important. The petulant man-child who is now unraveling, much to the unfounded surprise of his cynical helpers, has little more to offer.

If nothing else, this movement not only proved that idiocy is alive and well but (even worse) that many people can be hypocrites to a point beyond almost beyond belief. The same people who one day were on record speaking truth to Trump's unfitness were not long after seen groveling at his boots. Self-respect need not be important if it gets you what you want.

The Harris-Walz ticket doesn't offer perfection but at least it tempts as a respite from negativity and a return to a semblance of joy. An escape from the machinations of people who think voters are idiots to those who will do their best to help as many people as they can without special interest prejudice.