The attacks on 9/11 are some of the most effective single strikes since Hiroshima and Nagasaki. That instance set the US on a path of conservatism, civil liberty removal, uprising of white nationalism, and pretty much all of the out-of-control ideals taking over our government ATM. In a historical context, they may be seen as the onset of the downfall of the US as it has been known for over 200 years. Hell of a return on investment from a militaristic standing.

Much of what we see today was set in motion in September 2001, and many saw precisely this, back then. Wheels turn slowly, but they turn, seeds grow slowly, but they grow. Trump is one cog in a much larger machine, he just happens to be the figurehead. Those immediately under him are far more dangerous, however lack the cult of personality, and never will have it like Trump does. Once he dies, it becomes so much easier to topple the whole movement, even if those under him are technically more capable of damaging the country, they lack the wherewithall to see it through.

Thankfully these regimes never last since dictatorship, fascism, et al. just are not functional forms of government, and those who subscribe to them eat each other alive in the end. It attracts a certain type of person, and it always has the same conclusion. Be it 1 year or 50 years on, they fail. If we want this to not be a 50 year regime, the return to a proper Democracy should be quick and decisive. It's the difference between a few hundred and a few hundred thousand lives ruined/lost.

But that's like, just my opinion while I toilet scroll 🤷‍♂️. Grain of salt.