Take notes. I would never say: The American people are stupid. I might think it. But I would not say it. Mainly, because the American people are armed. It is not uncivil for me to say that the American people desire to be entertained. Trump is giving them what they want. As a writer I am constantly attacked because I do not give them what they want. When I was doing sex work, I was giving them what they wanted. Giving you what you want is paramount. Or go home. Trump thinks he is giving us what we want. Actually, he’s giving us incrementally what he wants. What he demands is worship. God will comply. The institutional church will comply. Americans will fall all over themselves with aggressive compliance. There are still children to cage. There are still hissy fit point finger fights to have. There are still bibles to sell. Trump University needs a provost. Ezra, I have a question: Does rape qualify as disinhibition. You can take what you want. Is that disinhibition. You can fire up climate change. Is that disinhibition. You can ask Americans to start drinking bleach. And they will because Americans are compliant. They do what they are told to do. It’s easier than thinking for yourself. Billionaires do not have to live with consequences. They pay fixers to fix. They cannot fix us. We have been remorselessly kicked and kicked again. And now we are all betting on how and where he’s going to kick us even as we compliantly give him power.