High IQ post.
You didn't think people would really change if they got spooked for like two weeks? Deep change comes from necessity. When the only choices are change or oblivion, the choice becomes much easier.
>but from within, from an executive willing to use his power maximally, without regard for other institutions or the norms of office long associated with the presidency.
He's not wrong. Shame he says it was Trump.
No one said it would be easy. We got a gift of foresight and reassurance thanks to Q. Teetering each day on the brink of losing it, myself, but I hold on. I want to see how it ends. My life is mostly in shambles, my health is ruined, the outlook seems bleak, but this is my last motivator - to see how it ends. If we get a bad end, I can just an hero finally to end it all. If there's a good end, well… maybe it'll be worthwhile to clean my life up.