I m3an, it's more like American has become to stupid to trust.

This is a very valid heading.

Before someone flags it because "don't want politics on HN", the problem here is not Trump. He's only revealing the problem with Americans as a whole. Most of the political apparatus, Congress and Senate and the Supreme Court, is spineless and jingoistic. Most of American tech leaders are spineless and jingoistic. Most of the electorate is complacent and relish cruelty. Most of the media - both the old MSM and the new podcasters/YouTubers/tiktokers/etc. are clowns.

The problem is America, not Trump.

I was going to say there's too much Cory Doctorow in this piece, but it's actually Cory Doctorow. Lots of outrage, no real ask.