@Teri_Kanefield
They started chipping away at the government when Reagan declared the 9 most terrifying words and stacked the FCC to build a 24/7 spigot out of Rush Limbaugh and Rupert Murdoch. If you live in rural, AM radioland and keep hearing about how "terrifying" the government is and it's only there for "welfare queens" you start believing it. These guys have had a head start on the damage for forty years, Supreme Court and all. You are spot on about how January 6th and Trump have been direct hits. I only disagree on one point and that is knife fights and rules. It's not about breaking the rules for liberals. It's about, at the very least, defending yourself if you find yourself in a knife fight.