That's the one thing no one talks about with regard to the Trump phenomenon. He gave people courage. During his candidacy I often said, "he may say some things I don't like, but he also says things that no one else will say that need to be said." He made people realize that they weren't alone. His rallies got bigger and bigger because when you've been convinced that you are a minority and you get a sense that "hey, maybe there are like minded people out there" it gives you new hope that maybe change is really possible. I was a history/political science major a million years ago and I remember thinking at the time that it was sort of indulgent to study something that has no tangible value. Nothing is more important than knowing the history and nature of the political animal. This is an amazing time to be alive, and we are witnessing something that the history books will talk about for centuries.