When they tell everyone their explicit goals and our only response is to vote harder
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That's not what I said.
It is, but you may not have realized it.
No. I'm going to give you an example. El Salvador. Nayib Bukele stopped playing the game and fixed the cartel problem. If he had played by the rules the cartel problem would still persist.
He stopped playing the game in the sense that he was elected and legally enacted policies. Did you even read what you just typed before you posted it?
Who voted for Bukele?
"Stopped playing the game". He literally was already president, initially negotiated with the terrorists, and then simply enforced the laws. He worked entirely within the system. The most illiberal thing he did was arrest judges who were being bribed.
Your example is completely counter to your argument, and is an endorsement of voting for Trump, or at worst Libertarian.
Arresting anyone on suspicion of being a gang member is not working entirely within the system. Also I seem to recall that he more or less forced the Legislative Assembly(?) to do what he wanted. He threw the normal rules overboard which was the right thing to do as you can't resolve such a situation painlessly and without any any collateral damage. He could do that because he enjoys the overwhelming support of the people.
The point I'm making is that you need someone who is willing to do what is necessary. No matter what. If you have judges, senators, congress man etc if the system itself tries to sabotage your efforts you'll have to change the rules. Is Trump such a person? Considering how little he actually achieved during his first term, how he left his supporters hanging after January 6th and how he again surrounds himself with more or less the same type of people, I have my doubts about it.
Then you're going to be pleasantly surprised.
Hint: Gitmo has been greatly expanded.
Sure hope so. But looking at who he surrounds himself with I'm not going to hold my breath.