It was bound to happen if the thing is actually not viable

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/01/us/politics/trump-presidency-dishonesty.html

Trumpism is just one among a variety of anti-establishment currents that span the political spectrum.

An anti-establishment narrative sows doubts about the efficacy of the government. The New York Times kvetches about it.

The New York Times is probably at the dead center of the American liberal establishment. It’s not surprising that they bemoan the establishment’s loss of credence.

The corollary loss of faith certainly is problematic. It will lead to dissension and disorder. But that’s inevitable if the governmental order is actually not viable.

There is much not told and little known. The American people have never been well informed about how we live in the most dominant imperial power in history; about our military expenditures, armament sales, regime-change machinations, exploitations, encroachments; about what our tax dollars really fund. Does the New York Times tell the full truth about these things?

Power elitism grows as the scale of government hypertrophies. The government of the United States is too large, too remote, and too opaque. Such a condition inevitably sows doubt and skepticism. Our own movement is anti-establishment from a left-green perspective. It advocates an incremental, conscious, deliberate, benevolent devolution. Join us to help bring about the best possible outcome . . . amidst the inevitable turbulence. It won’t be easy.