Trump is to blame

Trump is to blame for the death American democracy.  He spent 4 years antagonizing the left while not doing a single thing to limit their power.  No repeal of section 230 which protects big tech.  No attempt to curtail voter fraud.  Not even a pardon for Julian Assange or Edward Snowden.  Trump did absolutely nothing but run his mouth for 4 years.  This made the death of democracy inevitable.  And it is those who voted for Trump in 2016 who are to blame.  It was obvious in 2016 that Trump is a big-mouth do-nothing sociopath.  If anyone else had been elected, republican or democrat, we would still have democracy.

But if everyone votes for the establishment candidates, which was all that was on offer in 2016 other than Trump, then democracy would be worthless anyway. The Trump experiment was worth a try.

Ted Cruz would have been better.  The 2016 primary map is interesting.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries

The core red states voted for Cruz, not Trump.

Ted Cruz would have just been the usual cuckservative traitor. At least Trump caused the global elite to have to play all their cards.

How exactly would Cruz have differed from Trump other than to talk less and do more?

Cruz wouldn't have done anything either. Electing Trump helped to galvanise the resistance, such as it is. If resistance against the Satanic global elite is futile, well at least we know that earlier than we otherwise would have. I am still sticking by my support, not of Trump, but of electing Trump. It was our only chance. If it fails, then we were doomed to fail. I regret nothing.

The mistake Trump made was not being more ruthless and thinking he could win playing by the rules. I waited in vain for the American equivalent of a Reichstag  fire.