Brilliant Essay Sarah, cheers!!!!!. "Rome was not built in a day", neither did it collapse overnight. Even Easter Island adapted when one considers new info on Slave Traders and "Walking" Stone Heads. Streeck's insights are worth more attention. But keep in mind, Gulags and Guillotines are still in the offing, it we proceed much further on the current path to FULL FRONTAL FASCISM. Note: https://medium.com/@daneke/slouching-toward-untopia-bf0a92f9d595