I thought it was perfect -- I could have listened to even more, and I loved how the narrative played out

I deeply believe so much goes back to what started decades ago with conservative think tanks, then radio (Rush especially), then FOX, then conservative blogs, and then to today's fully functional MAGA media ecosystem Death Star

I can't read these people's minds of course but I'd be surprised if they "want" it, but they are to a large degree condoning this behavior for their own selfish reasons... which, in a sense, maybe it doesn't matter what they're actually thinking