I really appreciate this article, which I disagree with: The Secret of Trump’s Appeal Isn’t Authoritarianism by Matthew Schmitz. He suggests that the excessive claims and other noise hides the fact that Trump mostly is a pragmatic negotiator, and he suggests that gets us the best deals. It's true that people can take exaggerated stances publically to make space for negotiation. It's more complicated than that, and if the rhetoric is accompanied with insurrection attempts and a rise in hate crimes, that even if the rhetoric provides softer negotiation grounds, that it's still the wrong thing to do. That it dismisses white supremacy and other hate rhetoric is convenient. That is overlooks so much is convenient. Humans are quite limited and simplifying appeals to people. My political orientation sees Schmitz's orientation as quite a threat. But I really appreciate the articulation of the position for Trump because honestly to me, he's so obviously evil, I need that...