[Illuminaughty]

"People are concerned with Trump, rightly imo, in that he is causing substantial damage to the institutions that form the bedrock of american democracy..."

Well isn't that the point. He is divisive amongst his own party who can't stand him, he's almost like a double agent. The Trump phenomenon is actually pretty simple. Lot's of people were fed up with the system and thought politics was rigged and it didn't matter.... Que Trump, he shows that an outsider can win the nomination and in turn win the presidency...... A crude reality TV star ffs. That must mean the system works if it couldn't filter out that guy, and thus people started participating and fueling this great divide that we are experiencing in the politics right now. I've never seen people so divided even in this country over who the POTUS is.

Bottom line is both parties are corrupt and beholden to their donors (big buiss). It's all theatre to make you feel like you have a choice and participate. Pepsi or coke. You might like the red can more but at the end of the day you're still drinking crappy sugary water.