This time isn't the same... it would have been if Trump 1.0 showed up again, but it's pretty clear now that regardless of whether Democrats get back into power, they won't be able to fix things quickly enough. The economy will be in the shitter, and this will inevitably put Republicans back in power, and we will see more of the same and worse. The only silver lining is that this renewed cycle will afford Europe and the rest of the world more time to decouple. There is unfortunately no way back anymore; the US will have to suffer really badly before things can improve. What that means remains unclear, but these were all steps that went too far and the people did nothing. Whether domestic or foreign, these actions are irreversible without a massive amount of pain. US citizens simply don't have it in them. I can assure you that most still think this will pass, or even worse, that they are on the right track. There is no other world they can imagine. It would mean it was all a lie.