I whole-heartedly agree that the changes brought forward from 2016 are permanent. The Republican party no longer exists - except in totally moral bankruptcy and cynicsm. The Democratic Party is also deeply flawed. To change the future, younger generations must get involved. If not, well, the great American Democracy experiement is over. (P.S. Thanks Colleen Kirby for your comments about systemic racism which has been state policy for over 400 years. This too is up to younger generations who have the power, and hopefully the will, to push change.)