• zd9@lemmy.world
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    17 days ago

    Can Trump just… not? When is the grim reaper coming for him? PLEASE I hope every night he dies the next day (legally and naturally).

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      17 days ago

      This doesn’t stop with Trump. They voted for Trump and they voted for the congress that protects him. They will just pick another person that does the same thing, but probably sounds less stupid while doing it. This is an America problem.

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        17 days ago

        Nah. This specific thing is all him.

        Edit: shit, and Stephen miller, but he’s gone with trump I think.

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            17 days ago

            His voters support him and are clueless about his actions and the world. Most republican representatives are just going along with it because he’s so powerful with his cult.

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              17 days ago

              “His voters” being most of the people that cast votes in the presidential election, so yeah, its really not “just him” is it?

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                16 days ago

                They don’t support his ideas and actions. They’ve never thought about most of them. They support him and if he switched stances tomorrow they would follow.

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                16 days ago

                He has some kind of magical hold on his cult members. Of course the conservative propaganda machine (Fox, Newsmax, OANN, Twitter, TikTok) are so adeptly tuned to keep them brainwashed, but Trump himself is a once in a generation talent for leading the cult.

                Really I’m so impressed at how efficient the propaganda machine keeps the base so angry and so oblivious to reality. It’s completely terrifying, but really really effective.

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                  16 days ago

                  The magical hold is simply telling them what they want to hear. They are responding to their racist fascist desires being validated.

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        17 days ago

        I beg to differ. His cult is hard carrying. Republican politicians don’t mind reversing all their opinions at the drop of a hat because opposing his cult has proven to be (until recently) political suicide. The [legal and natural] death of Donald Trump would leave the party in shambles. Susie Wiles and Stephen Miller need a figurehead and there isn’t any that can court maga.

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        16 days ago

        It definitely does continue to some extent. He’s not only the cause but also a symptom of a rotten society. However, he is a once in a generation talent at leading the cult. While Vance is “fully enlightened” (as Yarvin and Thiel have said), he can’t command that same kind of magical hold on the cult.

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        100% but he does have a magical hold on so many idiots. The conservative machine knows this is a once in a generation occasion so they’re trying to accomplish everything before he’s gone. Once he’s gone, Vance won’t be able to control that rabid base as well.

        It’ll still be a nightmare I’m sure, but not as bad.

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        16 days ago

        He’s a fetish or a lightning rod, without him there’s a solid chance the movement loses cohesive flow. Its far easier to kick a concussed coyote by itself than a pack of the things.