I've been wondering how the conservatives would handle the obvious tragedies of their policies for the last 7.5 years. They started out and continued denying, hanging by the most illogical threads, and were cornered over and over. Making it more difficult is that psychologically they are incapable of admitting they are wrong on substantive issues. Being right is a measure of personal worth to them. Being wrong is a sin, the mark of a second or third class individual, failure. And obviously they are first class. (I disagree strongly with that assessment, but that doesn't belong here.)
What was there to do? One, change, admit those policies haven't had the intended consequences and move on, defending the faith and judging themselves by their intentions while admitting that forces beyond anyone's control have sabotaged their aims. They may even have had to acknowledge that "government of the corporation, for the corporation and by the corporation" may not be in the best interests of the great majority of the world's population. And accept in their view a lessening of their worth.
Or they could leave. Not being willing and/or to admit being so grievously and obviously wrong it is easier to pack up and head to greener, more understanding pastures, where the faith is by definition correct and only the outside fools don't realize it.
I don't agree with TB on much in political or economic realm, but I do like him. Hope he makes it back.
Arf