TRUMP’S LEGACY: NOTHING MATTERS… nihilism

---the doctrine of an extreme Russian revolutionary party c. 1900 which found nothing to approve of in the established social order.

Trump’s lasting legacy: Scandals don’t hurt politicians like Matt Gaetz and Andrew Cuomo

Donald Trump is a bored old man whose main entertainment these days is making a fool out of Republican fundraisers with his unhinged rants, but, sadly for the rest of us, his impact will be long-lingering, from the mainstreaming of white nationalist rhetoric to the size of the lies Republican politicians feel emboldened to tell. One of the oddest, most annoying legacies Trump leaves behind has the potential to impact not just Republican politicians, but Democratic ones as well: that all they need to do when faced with a scandal, no matter how serious, is to dig in their heels and refuse to resign. Eventually, as Trump’s time in office demonstrated, the press will get bored and move on. 

SALON

-https://www.salon.com/2021/04/13/trumps-lasting-legacy-scandals-dont-hurt-politicians-like-matt-gaetz-and-andrew-cuomo/