" if 40 percent of the country remains with Trump through the ordeal of impeachment, that will show that 40 percent is anti-regime — revolutions are made with less."
The old saying is that if you strike at a king, be sure to kill him. In this case, the regime is striking not a king but at the very idea that an elected official can challenge the establishment. This risks revealing just how weak the country’s ruling class really is: if 40 percent of the country remains with Trump through the ordeal of impeachment, that will show that 40 percent is anti-regime — revolutions are made with less. And that 40 percent would be a floor, not a ceiling; a starting point for a future anti-regime movement.
The whole piece is exceptionally well thought out and expressed. Best read posted on FR in quite some time, IMO.
“40 percent is anti-regime — revolutions are made with less.” I remember reading somewhere that only about 3 percent of the population actually took up arms and fought against the British, yet we still won the Revolution. 3 percent today would be what? Almost a million people? Big number if they are serious.
...but the other 60% are the gun owners of America.
I say the 40% figure is way low. Most working class do not vote for the Cheap Labor Express GOPe. Maybe this time they will turn out for Trump.