I kind of alternate between "these conservatives and their rich donors are tapping into forces they don't fully understand and can't control" and "these conservatives and their rich donors are would-be fascists who want society to break down and are happy to destroy the world if they get to rule the ashes"
I think it's a bit of both, and more besides. I am going to have to expand, one day, on my "One Brexit After Another" thoughts. I think there are some who think they can tame the beast, some who think they can profit off the beast's wreckage and some who simply want to see what the beast will do out of amused detachment or blind fury.
I kind of alternate between "these conservatives and their rich donors are tapping into forces they don't fully understand and can't control" and "these conservatives and their rich donors are would-be fascists who want society to break down and are happy to destroy the world if they get to rule the ashes"
I think it's a bit of both, and more besides. I am going to have to expand, one day, on my "One Brexit After Another" thoughts. I think there are some who think they can tame the beast, some who think they can profit off the beast's wreckage and some who simply want to see what the beast will do out of amused detachment or blind fury.