[cloudmountain]

Trump's biggest contribution to American society and culture won't even have anything to do with his policies. His election has changed what ideas and rhetoric are considered acceptable and mainstream. For instance, before he made building the wall a centerpiece of his presidential campaign, the only acceptable debate between Democrats and Republicans was on how to create a "pathway to citizenship" most effectively. Anything else was considered "extremist" and "fringe."
Now immigration restriction is back on the table, however reluctant establishmentarians are to admit to it. The same thing will apply to a whole gamut of issues where the PC Left has either silenced or marginalized the opposition and co-opted the establishment "Right".

Well put.

[ek_hornbeck]

I think Trump’s Presidency will be even more transformative than Reagan’s. The Reagan revolution was primarily economic and geopolitical. Trump’s revolution will transform our entire political culture.

[freedumb2003]

>>Now immigration restriction is back on the table, however reluctant establishmentarians are to admit to it. The same thing will apply to a whole gamut of issues where the PC Left has either silenced or marginalized the opposition and co-opted the establishment “Right”.
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It is worldwide. Before Trump’s election, “nationalizaton” (vs. “globalization”) and “populist” were both epithets, virtually the equivilent to “racist.” The Left had claimed the high ground on these terms and basically cowed people (who thought they were in the minority) who honestly thought their country’s interest should come first.

Brexit was considered an aberration by a physically and currency isolated group of people. Nervous-making but nothing that can’t be dealt with.

Trump’s win has emboldened Juan, Joe, Dieter, Ivan, etc. that not only is “nationalism” OK but it is the DOMINANT philosophy. These guys now feel they can proudly and loudly (stole that back from the lefties) declare they care about their country first.

Future historians will point to the (now inevitable) fall of the EU to the election of Trump, giving credit to Brexit for starting it.