Yes, we should probably have a discussion about how power is used and abused by the empowered in the US.
But that's the privilege of power, being empowered by the established power, and perceived power: you set the discourse however you want it. And ignore pertinent issues at your leisure.
And people are attracted to that which they perceive as 'power', and whom they assume holds power.
Trump is a product of, and culmination of this system to date; who is savvy about exploiting the perceived power people bestow on him. We limit our choices when we confer power to others in society in limited ways.
Historically we tend to buy a lot of junk here; not because we are not discerning. But because people we've been taught throughout our lives are the holders of power in our society, and therefore trustworthy because they have power, tell us more and more that sub par politics, economics, and wars without end are good for us and keep us safe. These subpar goods and choices explain the diminishing of quality choices in our elections; the diminishing quality of the goods on our shelves; and domestic economic policies that have ultimately diminished our quality of life in this country.
And we keep buying it.
Keep fighting the good fight.
But never advocate for anyone to settle for second best out of fear: fear feeds the abuse of power.
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