Consider that the USSR lasted approximately 70 years - right up until its actual collapse, most people thought it represented a permanent, nuclear threat to humanity. Nowadays, 'evil empire' has almost become a cliche, but when Reagan said those words, it expressed a very real, very visceral feeling of fear & loathing in the West.
The present form of humanity's universal terror - globalism - had only been on the ascendance for 28 years. Since 2017 it has been fighting a viscous, rear guard action, but the end game is within sight. While 2016 was rightly the most important date, 2018 is shaping up to be perhaps the 2nd. To put things in perspective, maybe 2016 was Concorde, whereas 2018 will be Trenton.
Never forget that all Trump has to do is hold/maintain in November. Also consider that Kavanaugh will have been seated - at that point, the SC is 5-4 constitutionalists. Just four more months, then D day can finally be launched. There are so many targets, so many direct, identified enemy combatants, that it will be quite trivial to simply round them up in one grand sweep if so desired.
Never forget that Trump holds all the cards. Every move, every strategic decision is game played; all he/we have to do is hold our fire and not over-react. The taunting, in-your-face illegality & treason will continue in a mad attempt at inviting retaliation. We've waited this long, and are on the verge of complete, unconditional victory. Just hang on.
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