Chris puts quite a religious twist on his opinion, he is after all a Presbyterian minister. I am not sure how important Christian fundamentalism is in propelling Trump but the following paragraphs one'd have little difficulty understanding or supporting.
Re: Chris Hedge's preliminary thoughts on the Trump attempted assassination
If we fail to embrace this militancy, which alone has the ability to destroy cult leaders, we will continue the march toward tyranny.
I hope he is right and also hope this militancy will somehow happen overnight. Meanwhile, Septics and Europe are a basket case. I just don't see them having any effect whatsoever since they are unlikely to change their policies pronto. Not on the cards.