I would much prefer not to get wound up either. I don’t like what I describe but I see it as inevitable. It’s been brewing for decades. I was talking the other day with a friend, and we discussed the topic of how it is that everyone isn’t bad, but it seems almost all or at least the large majority of the “leaders” or “big people” are.
It’s because non-bad people just want to live their lives as best they can, even helping in some manner or taking responsibility, but bad people have lust for power so they can own, control and exploit others for their personal gratification. So therefore they are driven to get themselves positions of power, whereas regular non-evil people are not so driven.
That is why Trump is so unique.
I agree with your take, and in that sense Trump is unique.
You’re description of the little guy strikes me as a good observation, but I don’t see Leftist little guys wanting to be good. They tell themselves that they do, and then they trash Trump and us as if we are the great Satan.
As you said, I just want to lead my life, be good to other, help out a relief agency and not tell myself I’m better than someone else because I did, and then go out and trash people who are very decent people just because they backed Trump.
They also slander at will calling others racists or misogynists, or whatever else they can think up.
The projection is alarming.