does it mean when in florida there are neo nazis with swastikas hanging out on an overpass in orlando, i believe. what does the rising extremism forbode for the country. and it seems to me you cannot postpone forever the idea of the country in making it central to the debate. because what trump did at its core, was break the compact that exists between us about how we apportion lawful power. who gets to make lawful decisions under a constitutional system that restrains the power of government, that enumerates the powers that it does have, and enshrines individual rights. trump has shattered that concept, and we ve seen this epidemic of cowardice, of people looking to enhance their careers