Thanks for connecting, Alexander. And yes, there are some that are connecting these dots. A few people are: Matt Taibbi, CJ Hopkins and Charles Eisenstein. Taibbi's response to the speech was all about this. Of course, many, like Umair, who align left of center, accuse Taibbi of being captured by the drive to make money so he's aligning himself with the MAGA crowd. It's a ridiculous accusation but it comes from a perspective that believes one can only be in two camps these days.

The good news is there are many folks who have distanced themselves from either of these camps and thus can observe their behaviors without a partisan angle.

Anyway, check out those folks if you haven't already. And also, THANK YOU---because your comment is a reminder to me to start blogging again. Give me a follow and check out stuff I've already written, see if any of it connects!