Jon Meacham: I'm a Presidential Historian. This Is My Biggest Regret About Trump.

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5. Viewing him as an aberration is a mistake

He was a symptom of bigger systemic problems (oligarchy, wealth inequality, corporate media caring more about profits than informing us, an out of touch punditry, pollsters who can be bought and influenced, social media algorithms that shape/distort our views, buyable corrupt politicians and the act of running for office as a marketing exercise).

The right wing echo chamber certainly has a lion’s share of blame here, but there’s so much more. We know Epstein and Diddy were blackmailing people to influence media, politics and Lord knows what else. How much influence is wielded this way? How many were willing to use Trump as a means to an end? (Not just politicians, but religious leaders, CEOs, other billionaires, other world leaders and dictators).

To view Trump as an aberration is to not fix all these issues so that another version of him can come along.