There is a chance that Trump will inadvertently weaken the US long term

He already did that the first time.

This time he’ll double (or triple) down on that.

The End of American Exceptionalism

But not the end of them claiming it regardless of the reality.

Then again, their claims of being the bestest ever at everything have been false for a very long time already.

2 Trump administrations, 2 pandemics…

You don’t fix things by picking the worse option on purpose.

That’s exactly what the electorate just did.

That’s utter lunacy.

I fully agree

goons to wield guns

Such as Hegseth?

That seems to be all he was when he was enlisted.

I mean there’s a 99% chance Pierre wins.

Sadly true.

Hopefully we can at least hold him to a minority.

Given how allergic the conservatives seem to be (since at least Harper’s days) about working cooperatively with any other party, a minority parliament ought to be able to minimize the damage. I hope.

it is easy to see why people might be feeling disenfranchised and might just not vote

And now they get to see the results of their letting perfect get in the way of good.

If you don’t think Trump will actively accelerate that you’re deluding yourself.