Yes, which is why they will continue to turn a blind eye to his atrocities.
Your article is very thoughtful and 100% spot on. So what? The vast majority of the electorate is hopelessly ignorant. Ignorant of history, ignorant of science, and ignorant of actual facts. This has been a long time coming. Trump and his acolytes feed off of this ignorance, but they are just the beneficiaries. I’m afraid that we are in for a long cycle in which ignorance drives policy. It will probably take some catastrophe to wake people up. It usually does.