In the absence of vision there is darkness. And in the darkness anything can shed light. If the light that captures your attention is something visceral that reaches into your soul and enacts some irrational response then the consequences are what we have today. There is no vision or leadership in the Democratic Party. And the darkness on the Right has been filled with irrational moths to the flame. A flame that has consumed the Republican party filling its void with fire and brimstone.
What we have now is a desperate populous following the only voice that speaks to them. Ignorance is bliss as they say, but so is euphoria induced by dopamine fooling the endocrine system. While the algorithm placates the masses with false hopes and echo chambers, charismatic leadership engages the disenfranchised and desperate, promising an old hope and what they believe is their last chance for ancient dominance. The party dominated by conservatives has become engulfed by false promises. And false beliefs that the end justifies the means.
The end will not be what they expect.