I think a significant difference this time was that they elected the idiot again, after Biden had spent four years trying to douse the flames, and the guy still wasn't in jail. It became clear to us in a different way what kind of country we're dealing with: A country that will see a blatantly corrupt facist attempt a coup, and will elect him again four years later rather than imprison him.

With earlier ones like Bush there were always some easing circumstances: When you look back at Bush today there's no doubt that he was orders of magnitude more mentally stable that the orange one, while also largely playing by the rules (by that I mean, not attempting a violent coup after his second term).

With trump it's gone too far. This isn't just about political disagreement anymore, it's about electing someone that respects the basic facts about how the world works. Someone that can't just look at you with a straight face and lie about something you're both seeing right in front of you.