It’s really been incremental since the 1930s, the last 7 have been really bad and a lot of people that never cared anything about politics are suddenly seeing what’s going on. Even a lot of Obama voters.
Interesting observation, but I am not completely sold on the last 7 years. The soft tyranny has been increasing for most of my adult life, with a brief interruption in the early 1980’s.
A lot of the people I know (not necessarily friends) are applauding what has been going on. An interesting question to think about, though — does they principle of compound interest apply to politics or governance?
Have we been seeing the “hockey stick” from the initial deposit made in 1913 (or 1868 for that matter) emerge in our system over the last few years? And, are past the point of no return?