It doesn&#x27;t really matter how many elections you think it might take to transform into a fascist dystopia.  If you say it will take at least N elections to get that far, there will be people out there that will argue that we are already N-1, N-2, or even N elections on the way down that path.<p>And until we have an election that signals a clear, unambiguous change in direction, the disillusionment will continue.  The Bundy-style armed protesters will grow ever more convinced that time is running out, and those on the margins will view them less as crackpots and more as harbingers.<p>The &quot;don&#x27;t trust the feds; don&#x27;t trust the cops&quot; attitude is finally spreading to the median American.  Our bread needs more butter, and our circuses need newer acts.