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You think the other side is not capable of violent protests? Protests only work when majority of the population is ignorant of some injustice or corruption that is affecting a minority and your protest highlights the issue and brings it to attention. It won’t work when the country is split into 2 equal-sized factions where everyone knows exactly what the other side is up to and are actively cheering for their side to win. Violent protests will lead to violent counter protests and nothing else.

The USA is big enough that people won't travel to the capital.

And a significant part of the USA is cheering these actions. Many from ignorance, some from malice, and some are true believers.

And the benefits the USA has vs Hungary in the for mof stronger checks also leads to a wait and see attitude. We are all hoping the judiciary will stop the flagrant violations of law, and that some how two more years of foreign brainwashing in the media,that will now be completely uncontested will somehow lead to candidates that actually respect the rule of law. If the judiciary appears to put up a good front for long enough before capitulating, and the legislature pretends they might stop the worst abuses for long enough, everyone will just be comfortable with the new normal.

> The USA is big enough that people won't travel to the capital.

Eh, Canada had the convoy occupation in Ottawa with comparable geographical challenges.

Tribalism is a major factor in how this situation arrived.

Violence will not improve the political landscape, and it likely won't even improve the voting metrics for the opposition (ex: the Trump assassination attempt was the major turning point for the online prediction markets last election).

Keep in mind that What we see is a direct result of half of the country directly voting for it. Certainly there are people regretting the Trump vote. They need to be engaged with in a positive way (demeaning them does nothing, even if they "deserve" it). Much of the country doesn't even vote. That seems like an extra critical issue at the moment. And not just for national elections, but local elections and midterms as well.

The hyper factionalism is a game of ping pong, and Trump it won't be the last actualized result of it.

You mean like the orange jacket protests, or the annual burning of cars festivals?

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