Fareed Zakaria wrote this in the Washington Post.
Trump's misbehavior fits a global pattern
Thought Number One:
"So people are open to supporting populist leaders who play on their fears, seize on scapegoats and promise to take decisive action on their behalf.
Add to this the rising reality of tribal politics — the sense that each of us is on a team and that our team is always in the right. Tribalism is the enemy of institutions, norms and the rule of law. After all, the whole point of the rule of law is that it applies to everyone, friend and foe."
Thought Number Two:
"It [American populism, led by the Republican Party] is further enabled today by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who was willing to violate norms on something as important as a Supreme Court nomination simply to serve the Republican agenda."
Those are thoughts to ponder -- and in so pondering, become angry. Angry enough to rise up and turn back to a lawful country and society.
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