Cover of the forthcoming Atlantic. YOU WANT IT DARKER?

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71. Some people will like this image. That's what we're up against.

Many Trump supporters like him because they view the country (and world) as already being a terrifying place. They view Trump as riding to the rescue. They think he'll attack the people they fear and resent. These are the people who are drawn to authoritarianism.

Others will like the image because they are drawn to nihilism. The darker the better, they think. These people think they want anarchy. They think life is a video game.

Both groups are wrong but by the time they figure it out it will be too late for them and all of us.

Are there more of us than them?