Great essay Richard. As Hannah Arendt pointed out, what separates Totalitarianism from run of the mill fascism is the constant fear of indiscriminate violence. That is perpetual PTSD. Trump is indeed vile beyond imagination, but merely a symptom of fascism in America shifting gears. Note: https://medium.com/@daneke/full-frontal-fascism-what-is-really-at-stake-in-the-trump-trial-a74d8c3503a4