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Obviously there's more nuance to it, but essentially it's this: the brand of violent revolution embraced by the Soviet Union shaped US foreign policy and made a generation scared of anything resembling socialism. This included government regulations, the fight against which has created the bed of corruption Donald Trump exploited to win the 2016 election. The emptying of 2 court seats (and another left vacant for one year by Republicans) coincided with his time in office, and he was able to put in yes-(wo)men who emboldened the corruption of the senior conservative judges and laid the framework for what is happening now.