1) None of this is new. People everywhere lead their ordinary lives because that's what's important at the moment. Politics isn't an every day concern for most people. It's an election day phenomena.
It's why coups and revolutions are accomplished with small
It’s like the ‘Denial’ phase of the natural human ‘grief curve’. The fascists understand this and have taken advantage of it by planning in advance (Project 2025) and moving at great speed.