Hi Anon, I posted about this piece earlier! I find it plausible, so I'd be interested in counterarguments. Zunger's case is built on information in the public domain from credible sources: Reuters, CNN, the Guardian, and so on (but then, that's the stuff of conspiracy theory!). The facts seem pretty stable. That leaves the analysis, which focuses on three elements:

1) the immigration executive order, attributed to Steve Bannon, that created confusion and chaos, sucked up media oxygen, and destabilized checks and balances;

2) the small number of powerbrokers in Trump's inner circle;

3) follow the money.

I'm again reminded, as I've mentioned several times in these threads, of the monumental import in 1933 of the intrigues of a small group of political actors that led to the unlikely installation of Hitler as Chancellor. Before the usual protests arise, I'm not comparing our present situation to the Weimar Republic-Third Reich. The point is: a cabal can change the course of history.