The lefties have been brainwashed since the 60s or earlier into believing that the system is illegitimate, and have been acting accordingly, but when the Right goes the same way, there will be no institution left that has the recognized moral authority to stop what’s coming.
Thing is, a lot of those 60’s and 70’s leftists are now conservatives. They grew up. However, some didn’t. Also, it was in the 60’s that we really started listening to the rantings of the ignorant youth and actually giving it some credence. Now, we seem to give it MORE credibility than the sayings of the wise. That is probably the biggest problem we have today.
And, frankly, though the internet substantially slowed this whole thing down, it didn’t stop it. The truth is getting out, but I’m not sure it got off the line fast enough. Time will tell.