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I have absolutely no hope.
Of all the horrible things Trump will do/has done, I personally think one of the most dangerous things he has done is that he gave Republicans a lesson they should have never learned: as long as the propaganda machine is on your side you can literally do anything you want.
Republicans used to do the whole song and dance of paying lip service to our norms and shying away from doing anything abhorrent out in the open, blatant corruption and the like, but Trump has shown them that they don't need to care at all. The next charismatic asshat to take the party for a ride will be much much worse because of this lesson.
With practically the entirety of social media being owned by Reich wing assholes, or soon to be owned by them, and the literal entirety of corporate media being owned by rich self centered assholes that utilize the media for their own benefit, I only see our population getting more and more Reich wing going forward. This will be true ESPECIALLY if the only real opposition are the Democrats pulling this "lalalalalala I'm not listening, next time we just need to lie harder about the economy being good!" bullshit instead of recognizing that they actually have to do more than just say they give a shit about us.