I see your point; I love fantasy of this sort; I think I wanted to divorce it from Tolkien - but it is probably not possible. 😕
The other factor is the increasing FBI targeting and arrests of more prominent Trump supporters. Of course Donald Trump has been adequately demonstrated to be the number one challenge to the present administration and their increasing grip on power. These aggressive actions serve to dampen enthusiasm for defeating the present regime in D.C.
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Judicial Watch has posted a chillingly comprehensive report on the Obama State IRS scandal with Lois Lerner and the whole crew; JW is able to tie in the DoJ and FBI into conspiring to outlaw Tea Party opposition to the most scandal free administration in American history!! (Sounds familiar in light of the above.) They were talking wide scale imprisonment and 'Rats in Congress were all for it, especially Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse.
There are many many links but summary quotes make it unnecessary to spend hours mining the enraging scheme that they almost pulled off - are pulling off now with their MAGA attacks. And what about those 187 thousand IRS agents?
It is the same friendly 'Rats that want all Trump supporters either rounded up or terrorized. Just wait until they eliminate the Senate filibuster! After that no holds barred! ...and ill educated Dem fans cheering the end of the filibuster --- AND the end of the Republic! . . . Fools!