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100% agree with you. I posted this yesterday, but to me, I really see a parallel on what happens with violence in illegal drug trades. When you remove legal solutions to hold people accountable, violence becomes increasingly likely. A drug dealer can't go to the police if someone robs them, infringes on their turf, or messes with their supply chain. Violence is their only form of recourse.
We saw it to some extent on January 6th. People - very wrongly - were led to believe that their votes didn't matter and attempted to storm the capital as a result. While these people were manipulated by Trump, it still shows the point: if people think the system isn't working, they will turn to violence as their last resort.
When you look at the attempt to shoot Trump, I don't condone it, but I certainly understand it. We've had a fundamental breakdown in our system of checks and balances. Just to name a few:
When you look at Trump blatantly committing crimes and not being held accountable over and over again, it's easy to think that the system is broken. And when people think the system isn't working, they see violence as the only remaining option.