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It is remarked how unified the American Right is right now. There has not been (at least not yet) a post-Trump “crackup” of any kind.
I randomly flipped on Sean Hannity on the radio. He’s interviewing Bill O’Reilly (!). They’re saying the same fundamental thing as Alex Jones (just with less bombast). They were even warning of violence if the “truth about the elections” gets out.
Much like the “Boogaloo” movement, they seem to imagine average normie conservatives taking to the streets—or even taking over the government—once the assumed corruption is revealed and the people learn that their sacred election was stolen from them.
A lot of this has to do with polarization: party identification has surpassed even race, ethnicity, and religion as a maker or source of personal identity. You’re either on Team Red, or you’re nobody.
But it also derives from a delusion that the American Right will actively cultivate for many years: *Trump never lost*. This is similar to Hillary supporters blaming Trump’s 2016 win on “the Russians.”
This cultivated delusion will allow the Right to avoid the reality of the situation and not change anything about themselves. It’s a useful, necessary lie, so to speak.
