Which is why it likely won’t last.

Kind of how I was thinking about it…I think we’re probably headed for a lot of authoritarianism and a lot of chaos but it will be harder to fully consolidate the way Orban did—partly because of the culture, history of political opposition, size, complexity, US not being ground down a prior time.

One hope is that Amurika, despite the false claim to be the UNITED States of America, is a somewhat loose collection of states. The blue states have a lot of power, and more of the money, and are already in talks to see how far they can effectively secede.

There’s a federal legal structure that determines the relationship between the states.

Do legal structures mean anything any longer in Trump-land? Nevertheless, the hope is that the blue states are working out how to collaborate to get out from under Trump's false authority

Hitler didn't last long either. But he did manage to do *a bit of damage* in his limited time in charge.

Right. That’s the issue. It will be lasting wreckage.

Again, Germany only became a real country in 1880 that was ruled by a King, after WW1 it was a shaky Democracy during an economic crisis, and then Hitler came in. We essentially created the modern democratic Germany after WW2 by soft force.

Small correction: 1871. Well, you are placing a lot of faith in hopium. Probably best to plan and act for something better than your hoped for "not too damaged" outcome.

Hitler would have lasted a lot longer if he hadn’t attacked the Soviet Union or had won that war. Stalingrad was a very close call.