One of America’s Intractable Problems

As suggested here, a large and receptive audience of ignorant and hateful people is an absolute requirement for the success of people like Alex Jones and Donald Trump.

That’s an insoluble problem in America, when you think about it.  Jones is soon to be bankrupt, and Trump will be facing a variety of criminal charges, which will remove them both from the scene, but all that ignorance and hate aren’t going anywhere.

What will rise from the ashes?  There is only one possible answer: smarter versions of Jones/Trump, people who have learned from the mistakes of their predecessors, but who tap into the audience’s enduring characteristics.