But I can't resist thinking about Sinclair Lewis once in a while.
His 1935 novel, It Can't Happen Here, portrayed the election to the presidency of a populist, on his promise to make America great again.
Once in office, the new president outlaws dissent, tossing opponents into concentration camps and arming his stooges to keep the citizenry in check.
Dissidents who aren't imprisoned turn for help to a secret organization, the "New Underground," which smuggles them into Canada.
But as befits all tyrants, the president is eventually ousted in a White House coup.
His successor, to create employment for the millions of jobless, declares war on Mexico.
But the war is unpopular and sparks nationwide unrest. The unrest provides an opportunity for the dissidents to return from Canada. They quickly form a resistance movement.
Civil war erupts in the final chapters.
NOTE: Opinions are my own.
