Life After Trump, Part IV: Building a Better Democrat…Maybe - Zeihan on Geopolitics. For those of you who consider yourself Democrats…weeeell, let’s start with the bad, move on to the worse, and end with a likely post-Trump path that most of you are going to absolutely, positively loathe.

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This piece falls under the category of How It Used to Work.

It used to be that the two Partiestm competed to cobble together platforms that appealed to the broadest segment possible of the citizenry. The Partytm that appealed to the most effective cross-section of the population won, and the direction of policy reflected a move gently in their direction until the next electoral shift.

That's the old model.

The new model (evolved between 1992-2016) is much more absolutist. In 2021, the Party (the real rulers, spread across both Partiestm ) is no longer interested in incremental shifts in policy. It's now about maintaining raw control. There is no aim to represent anyone. Just get the reins of power and hold on. The Democrats have a huge advantage in this process because of which sectors of the population they have in their camp. Democrats have the communications sector completely, the education sector completely, and the political centers completely. People in those three areas are Democrats. With these groups solidly in their camp, they have all the tools to mold people's opinions and world-view actively, and they are doing so to maximum effect. This makes the current Democratic party insanely dangerous. They are demonstrating in real time their ability to suppress (with violence if needed) any opposing story to the story they want told, making their story a totalitarian one.

We are witnessing the results. They want One-Party rule, they are dangerously close to getting it, and they are making it eminently clear that they will do what single-party states always do: they will purge their enemies.

All praise Dear Leader!