I don't know that I would set Trump apart from the joyless theocracy. Yes, it's obvious that if he actually stepped into a church either he or the church would

I don't know that I would set Trump apart from the joyless theocracy. Yes, it's obvious that if he actually stepped into a church either he or the church would combust. But what is the substance of Trump's "entertainment" ? I've seen too many family members go through the process of growing old and becoming mentally incompetent (incontinent?) to respect his destructive entitled flailing as entertainment. So it seems like the core of his entertainment is the same fire and brimstone harm-the-"other" that is at the core of religious fundamentalism. Basically decades of reactionary talk radio boosted religious fundamentalism into the secular context, so now that people who don't even identify with religion are effectively religious fundamentalists. As for whether the wheels are actually coming off the cart now or merely different dissent is being highlighted, I'm not going to get my hopes up. I've seen too much ignorant blind "but Republicans are better for $ISSUE" to think that reality is going to have a significant effect. I saw a comment here a week back or so describing the American body politic as thoroughly unserious, and it strongly resonated with me. (It applies pretty damn well to much of the errant groupthink of the blue tribe as well)