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It’s not a younger, more savvy version of Donald Trump I fear. Many prognosticators are worried about such a human phenomenon. They worry someone will learn from Trump’s mistakes, come to power, maintain better self-control than Trump did, and finish the job Trump started of destroying American democracy.

1993 was the year Rush Limbaugh gained an audience. He used his voice to take on a Democratic president who had beaten a Republican who was considered a failed one-term president. It was the beginning of hate and intolerance becoming widespread and accepted in American political discussions. Without President Bill Clinton, there would never have been…

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Paul Ryburn, M.Sc.

I write about writing, ideas, creativity, homelessness, intuition, spirituality, life lessons. Ex-college teacher Twitter: @paulryburn