to their misleadership. If only ONE would stand firm, a few others MIGHT stand up too. Before long, most might join against the tyrant and ultimately dispose of them.

Fear, compliance because of that fear, and outrageous lies are how they always manage to get power to begin with.

Few are as prolific as trump is at lying. He lies for "fun" and believes much of his own BS. He has ZERO shame but an outrageous need for real or perceived approval. He lies to himself if it is not real because HIS deepest fear is to be seen as a LOSER.