I wrote the following recently for a liberal acquaintance. In his case, it almost certainly fell on deaf ears:

The core of leftist ideology is this:

"I do not control myself, my thoughts, my feelings, my actions, or my outcomes. My safety, freedom, economic and emotional well-being are threatened at every step by outside forces which I can't control. These forces include the economy, diseases, disasters, and people who keep saying things that hurt me. For me to achieve safety, freedom, economic and emotional well-being, I must subjugate these forces. Since these forces are other people, this means I must subjugate THEM. I can do this by banding together with other people who think of themselves as victims, and then exerting force top-down through the State."

This is the leftist mindset. It is wrong in its every assumption. If you think closely, this is the mindset of a mentally ill person that a good psychiatrist would try to dissuade them from. When this mindset manifests in society fully, it creates tyranny. It creates oppression and truly bad outcomes for the scapegoats, but it does not actually solve any problem. This is because the problem was never outside. The problem remains within the mind that has convinced itself it is powerless, and is painting itself into a corner as a victim.

What is happening now is that this victim mindset is pushed on all susceptible persons through the loudspeakers of the media. In recent years, this now also includes social media. This is done because when people think of themselves as victims, they WILL give someone ultimate power. They will give it to the perceived savior ("Save us from Trump!").

And there is indeed someone who wants that power and is chomping at the bit to use it. You can watch CLOSELY at what is happening after 1/20, and you will see how that power is being used.