The more one learns about US history, the more clearly one sees that this is who we've always been. Trump and the MAGA movement are just the most recent outbreak of a disease that's plagued us from day 1.
I truly hope we make it through this iteration and, when we do, we (finally) demonstrate the resolve and fortitude to root out the underlying racism, sexism, xenophobia, and many other ills that allow authoritarianism to sprout over and over again.