The cultural stuff comes from my own perceptions and experiences at age 65. Add in Qx's PhD in Clinical Psych with an Org/Dev and Sociology minors thrown in. And, several of his profs were repeat trainers for years of the top trainers of Tavistock.
I think you make a good point about the culture being able to handle--likely--more than some folks think.
However, the capacity of the oligarchy (witness Antifa) to stir up great violence--needs to NOT be underestimated.
I think Trump needs a significant critical mass of supporters being more or less on the same page to decrease the likelihood of violence. Even then, violence is more than a little likely. 30-50% of our society are successfully brainwashed by the Communist/socialist/globalist mentality propaganda etc.
>> However, the capacity of the oligarchy (witness Antifa) to stir up great violence—needs to NOT be underestimated.
Totally agree.
However - mitigating factor is that most of these movements are NOT organic. They are astroturf. (You can tell what the left is doing by what they accuse you of doing.) Most of these were incited and/or paid for by leftwing backers. It appears that Trump has frozen some assets. Maybe not enough to shut this down - after all there is still plenty of loose money everywhere - but maybe enough to put a dent in it.
99% of paid protesters will not show up if they aren’t bussed in and aren’t paid.
Also, our side has the guns and the gun training. I hope it doesn’t come to that, but if it ever did, I’d bet on our side coming out on top for 3 reasons. 1. We’re on the side of truth and morality. 2. We’re better armed. 3. We care. We are motivated by far more than a $50 bribe and a free bus ride.