People have come to believe that government's purpose is to protect them, and to make their lives better. They believe in saviors, too. Trump is Daddy to the brain dead zombies among us., which exist on both sides of the manufactured political divide.
What is ZH?
ZeroHedge is what most would call a conservative financial website, but it has been around for a long time, and developed into a place that was very awake and aware. The comment section is the real gem, although in recent years is subject to some censorship. But you can still find people with very valuable insights, including personal experiences to share. I'd say about 3/4 of the really deep and insightful stuff I learn online nowadays comes from the ZH comment sections. Of course, I always follow up with my own research and analysis, but it's a VERY good place to start. But everybody has their own favourite source(s) of reality-based information. I'm sure there are better, I just don't know where they are at the moment.