General Discussion

In other cases, they like him because it makes them believe they're effectual when they may feel
ineffectual in their lives. By being part of the Trump support, they're shaking things up, etc. If there hadn't been so many lonely and economically challenged people in the US leading up to 2016, he would never have won. But the more desperate people get, the more angry they get and want to burn it all down - not realizing how much they personally would suffer. The less educated citizenry and even the reasonably educated but narcissistic citizens both have something major in common: they either fail to appreciate - or worse yet - disdain complexity and don't concede how (we) are economically connected. They have experienced that even when things get bad, or more expensive, they can still buy gas, food, or take an air flight to visit a relative. They have no g-damn idea about
all the moving parts that must move in concert to make sure items are on the shelves or really, no idea how anything works at all. They conceive of it as just something that simply works - they reduce the US economy to a countertop appliance. At the other end of the spectrum, some MAGA-friendly billionaires have a slightly different blind spot. Maybe early on they were able to invest in something that really took off. So after a few million here and there, and with the help of financial advisors, it's inconceivable (they believe) for them to suffer an existential wealth loss. Having such wealth, they don't need to make the effort to buy their own groceries. They don't fly commercial. They hire people to curate their purchases. They don't even select the art that hangs on their walls. They get out-of-touch, bored and dangerous. Feeling empty - because let's face it - they know in their heart of hearts it could've been somebody else in their position - they desperately want to matter, and in wanting to matter, they start get "ideas." Some of these ideas come straight from sci-fi novels.