What people don't see is that America is in a temporary state of grace right now. What I would compare it to is Hurricane Katrina 8 hours after the storm passed New Orleans. There was damage, but everything looked fairly intact on Bourbon Street and in the wealthy downtown.
THEN the levees broke! The pumps broke, and 20 feet of water poured into much of the city.

Be it natural disasters, disease, pestilence, super inflation of 80%, or police state civil war, all hell will break loose without the expertise of competent people to respond. Recovery will be further complicated if a combination of disasters strikes in unison.

Long-term disintegration will hit education and agriculture, among many other systems. Rebuilding will lack equality and take a very long time. The Trump narrative will be that his revolution is going better than ever, while the underprivileged will suffer desperately unto death.

Enjoy this state of grace before the full impact of pathological dictatorship has the final word. In time, this too will pass. With enough time, history may try to portray this misadventure like a minor hiccup. The good people will tell the truth.

I expect to hear 'Brownie is doin' a heck of a job' all over again but on a national scale. While I could be wrong, there is no denying that the White Christian Nationalists are getting everything they wanted and more already. I pray that the experienced and educated people who have been fired may return in numbers thst would make a great difference.