You’re kinda arguing my point tho, so maybe I didn’t communicate it very well.

If a character such as Trump gaining power can be considered a symptom, then the conditions that allow it is the disease. News networks not beholden to facts, lack of education and critical thought.

All of this is what I would argue is the underlying cause and conditions that are fertile grounds for populists. Just a little reminder that Hitler first succeeded on his second attempt at becoming a dictator. And unlike in the US, he was imprisoned for the first attempt.