At this point they're actively hostile to all American Institutions that keeps them in check and are also actively hostile to the population itself. Trump's previous Term was comparatively tame and even if he won in 2020 it would've been tamer than this. This is pretty much war being waged against the working class by the rich.

Do these people believe that they'll be able to assert total control of all government institutions by 2028? Or is it some form of fascist self destruction ritual? Because right now even the chuds are having second thoughts about their party.

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[–] Owl@hexbear.net 19 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

It's the 90s and you're a business ghoul trying to claw your way up to entrench yourself further and claw your way up above your peers. You shop around for fringe ideologues whose ideas would end up advancing your position, and invest some money to get them into into think tanks, advertising firms, talk shows, and the like. The reach of broadcast media explodes, the industry expands and everyone who got in early rises to the top, including your useful idiots. The propaganda industry gets better at its job, and you're still listening to the TV. You bought these messages because they were convenient to you, but they're so good at their job now that they've convinced you too. You're now a true believer in whatever nonsense was tactically convenient to you 30 years ago.

(As fun as this narrative is, I'd like to point out that adding more details makes a story less likely to be true while making it sound more likely to be true.)

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 9 points 11 hours ago

If you're a reader, Check out Jane Mayer's Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right.

I would also recommend Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for America by Nancy MacLean and Listen, Liberal: Or Whatever Happened to the Party of the People by Thomas Frank.