Revolutions are never pretty things to experience. When change is needed, it comes with disruption, resistance and turmoil. As American philosopher Thomas Kuhn remarked, progress in any domain is often unseemly, unsettling, destructive and combative. And when one person produces a new and more compelling theory, it essentially dismantles the old theory. And this holds true both in science and in politics as well.
The Democratic Party’s reactions to Trump’s 2024 presidential victory ranges from disbelief, shock and grief to sadness and worry. Big changes are about to take place when he is sworn in on Jan. 20. I could see that a change in the social atmosphere was already felt by Nov. 6 just one day after Trump won the election. The noisy muscles cars and pickup trucks with modified mufflers were 10 decibels louder than ever and they were driving 10 miles an hour faster than usual. I took this as a sign that Trump supporters were emboldened by his victory and thus felt it was high time to “make the mortals pay and release the Kraken.”
