I don’t know how fascism could possibly just ‘go away’ on its own.
Fascism kinda requires a single, “strong man” leader. The Achilles heal of all “dear leader” movements (autocracies, monarchies, etc.) is that the succession plan is garbage. People in these movements really get invested in “the guy” at the center of them, and it’s difficult for anyone else to scratch that same itch for them (e.g. Desantis).
If you run the clock out on Trump (i.e. he fucking dies of a filet of fish overdose), I suspect his supporters will go in the can right along with him.
The demographics are also changing and not to get all “demographics are destiny” on it, but if we somehow miraculously manage to stave off Republicans at the ballot box for a few more election cycles they may be forced to reform themselves in order to be relevant again…if it doesn’t spiral into out-and-out violence at which point politics are kind of irrelevant.
If you run the clock out on Trump (i.e. he fucking dies of a filet of fish overdose), I suspect his supporters will go in the can right along with him.
I don’t mean to sound rude, but that is incredibly naive
Some probably start following his charisma-less kids while others turn into huge desantis fans or something, but the party’s largely over once dear leader is in the ground.
If democracy is still in place at the time, that’ll mean that those factions will have to choose another guy.
A cult leader dying is the beginning of the end of the cult. Their power typically doesn’t transfer well to others.
Fascism kinda requires a single, “strong man” leader. The Achilles heal of all “dear leader” movements (autocracies, monarchies, etc.) is that the succession plan is garbage. People in these movements really get invested in “the guy” at the center of them, and it’s difficult for anyone else to scratch that same itch for them (e.g. Desantis).
If you run the clock out on Trump (i.e. he fucking dies of a filet of fish overdose), I suspect his supporters will go in the can right along with him.
The demographics are also changing and not to get all “demographics are destiny” on it, but if we somehow miraculously manage to stave off Republicans at the ballot box for a few more election cycles they may be forced to reform themselves in order to be relevant again…if it doesn’t spiral into out-and-out violence at which point politics are kind of irrelevant.
I don’t mean to sound rude, but that is incredibly naive
Some probably start following his charisma-less kids while others turn into huge desantis fans or something, but the party’s largely over once dear leader is in the ground.
If democracy is still in place at the time, that’ll mean that those factions will have to choose another guy.
A cult leader dying is the beginning of the end of the cult. Their power typically doesn’t transfer well to others.