There is a city/rural split that underlies the Dem/Republican split. It's the fundamental split. Cities can't exist without the water, food, and power generation that comes from outside themselves. City people (except maybe penthouse people) prefer the human crush of cities to the open skies of the country. Eventually Rome fell from its internal corruption, and the "barbarians" took over.
Well, she did say she kind of liked it too, though.
' Gordon said that she found Trump to be "actually kind of a fun brief because he was interactive, he would challenge you." '
She finally had a mind to interact with, instead of a brain-dead poseur.
Tyranny come in many forms. This is one of the smaller dragons.