First they underestimated Hitler, then Putin, now Trump. The gobshites (mostly on the left) always make the same mistake of ridiculing the strongman and then rub their eyes in bewilderment. For Christ's sake: You need to be a very smart mobster to build and keep your criminial real estate empire and become the U.S. president twice.

But more to the point: It's not Trump's defeats and losses but his achievements that should get people on high alert. First strongmen are very successful. Then comes the downfall which is all the more catastrophic. It's the downfall that counts, not the interim period.

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