The left needed the push provided by Trump's election to get the rest of the Democratic Party on board with a progressive socialist agenda.  Whether Trump is a diagnosable  narcissist or just plays one on TV will be seen shortly.  If the former, we live in interesting times.  If the latter, he may actually do the right thing from time to time, although that may not get him a renomination by his party.

Freedom does not mix well with traditionalism, especially when you have true believers in Leviticus - whether they consist of conservative Jews or conservative Catholics and those beliefs reinforce cultural as well as moral values - especially when there is a separatist impulse.   Making the Hacidim more politically aware and savy is probably a worthwhile goal, but finding a way to include the Palestinians in the family is much more crucial to the survival of Israel, especially with the hard right unable to embrace the two state solution in all its implications (including the Arab north)