There is a movement taking place in America, but it is manifesting itself, not in political participation, but in rejection. The majority is turning away from the political process for the redress of their grievances. Trump did not win because people were inspired and motivated, but because they are repulsed and disillusioned.
I hoped that Hillary would win, not because I feel any loyalty to the Democratic Party, and not because I thought she would actually be better, but because I believed that the…shall we call it the “Rejectionist Revolution”?…opposition would manifest itself in policy criticisms and a genuine political critique; whereas I believe that under Trump, opposition is more likely to be expressed in personal loathing for the man himself.
If this is the case, politics will not change, and indeed, the “status quo” politics will only make a resurgence in the next election cycle.