I do fear Trump but I also think some of the stuff he is doing is necessary and overdue. But….he does have anti democratic instincts and he is pretty much sticking to Project 2025, despite disavowing it while campaigning.
On the other hand, the total incomprehension from a certain type of Brit about why Trump was elected does amuse me. The problem is the status quo ante suited the wealthy down to the ground.
The liberal intelligentsia had become fat on a sea or rising asset prices caused by a combination of QE, Covid bailouts and our defence being basically paid for by the U.S. And most middle classes could work from home while cheap labour (lots of it low value immigrants) brought food and the latest tech to our door. The death of education and a decent medical system wasn’t a big deal as, at least in the S.E, there were good private alternatives.
On the other hand, in other communities (in both the U.S and the U.K) poverty increased immensely, there was little available medical treatment (and no available dental treatment) and the culture had become predominantly non-English speaking Moslem. And, of course, the ‘discrimination’ word was shouted every time anyone said all the above wasn’t a blessing (especially in leafy suburbs like Islington and Highgate, where diversity definitely is a blessing). Houses were no longer affordable and pension contributions bought less and less pension.
I had often wondered how the increasing inequality and woke double speak would end. And maybe Trump is the end point. Revolutions rarely install kind democratic governments, at least not for a few decades.