That's part of it. But only a small piece. These people have been plotting this sort of return since after WWII, at least (arguably before too, see the Business Plot). The Nazis never really went away - they just went underground. I'd trace this particular resurgence to Ronald Reagan. That's where we lost the battle against the oligarchs and when organizations like the Heritage Foundation got their start. What we're seeing now is the culmination of all that. I don't really doubt that, if we succeed in resuming progress, the people behind all this will go back in the shadows and plot their return.

I don't view these bigots as separate from the ultra wealthy. They're all birds of a feather and they're all the same problem, just with different manifestations. I doubt we'll ever fully be rid of them. But we can bust them back down again and pick up progress again. We've done it before and we can do it again. Progress is never guaranteed - it must always be fought for. It's also not linear - sometimes regressions happen. I'd argue they're the price for showing us what we have to do, because sometimes we forget.