Hmm... well, I mean aside from that very first sentence which was less of a "necessity" and more of an "inevitability" (the repudiation of multi-racial governance by the white folks; The Atlantic wrote a fantastic piece on it), the reasons she outlines sound so much like they are partially correct but within the greater context of the going-ons in the world is also very much disconnected from reality aka privilege of ignorance.
Trump's presidency has definitely emboldened people, including politicians to be able to say the 'quiet part out loud' and they are abundantly symptomatic of bigotry, racism, xenophobia, anti-intellectualism and cynicism the a dangerously large portion of country espouses. And consequently (among other issues like Climate change and its short and long term effects and COVID response), be it out of fear, anger and/or hope, voter apathy has declined by staggering margins. Within one Trump term, the turn out among black voters courtesy of grassroot movements led by PoC dem representative (esp. black) was something to behold. Consequently in the mid-terms, House of Rep gained 41 seats, as well as gained seven state governorships, control of approximately 350 state legislative seats, and control of six state legislative chambers.
And of course, historic levels of turn out among PoC (again, largely black communities) is what helped Biden win the 2020 election as well as ensure Senate majority , lest folks forget, Trump also secured the a record 2nd highest no. of votes in the history of US election (tells how dangerous and successful the concoction of bigotry, racism, xenophobia and disinformation and misinformation is).
Most importantly, the Trump presidency has done, if accountability still matters, significant damage to the GOP (the party of trickle down economics, redlining, .... got mine fuck you) that, should the dems play their cards right, really leverage for positive change.
Of course, all of this came at a great cost both in lives and suffering of American citizens as well as migrants from the countries that US has historically had a hand in destabilizing. And honestly, it would seem like karmic comeuppance if it weren't for the downtrodden, aka the poor and PoC (esp. those w/limited means) who have and continue to die and suffer disproportionately.
Within the greater context, the one definite takeaway from Trump presidency is not that was needed but that it was inevitable where:
- Lies (aka Alternate facts) hold the same measure of power as the proven facts
- Propagation of disproven or unproven conspiracy is encouraged because they are good for ratings
- Rules have become mere guidelines for many politicians
- Laws work differently for the rich, the rich and white and rest esp. PoCs
- The right-wing does not deal in good faith in both their arguments and actions
- Vilification of poverty is done by way of pointing to "others" instead of analyzing the institution of unchecked capitalism
- There is no governmental infrastructure for combating disinformation and misinformation from beyond and within its own borders
- Where a large portion of the country, almost wholly white, would abandon democracy than fascism because the latter espouses certain shared core religious beliefs
Fact is, if the government fails to recognize the damage the continuous stream of misinformation and disinformation has done and continues to do because it would somehow be "un-American" to act, then a Trump 2.0 or even worse is an inevitability within the next few decades, esp. as the more egregious effects of climate change starts to take hold as well as the economic disparity continues to grow.
