I used to think things like this as an American. But let's simplify. What if they're just fucking idiots and they realized they could rally a bunch of other fucking idiots to the polls?

So if you were essentially having a spasm about how no one understands how perfect the world was when you had all the advantages, I mean, we don't need a fancy theory at that point. It's literally old people spewing up acid about why their kids don't come to Thanksgiving, only we managed to create such a presence in the world media, it's a damned disaster.

Like if your racist grampa got put in charge of US Treasuries, tell me how things would be worse.

How is Scott Bessent like a racist grandpa?

He knows nothing about how anything in the world actually works.