But there's a reason MAGA true believers talk in terms of "short term pain for long term gain." They sincerely believe crashing the economy will eventually bring it about. But they seem to think of it as a 10 year plan instead of the US being impoverished and politically unstable for decades. The truly, truly deranged think that's okay, too, because it will help them build Gilead in the meantime. When in reality, most of them would be shot.