Paul Krugman Points Out The Unusual Thing About The GOP Cult Of Donald Trump

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Economist Paul Krugman, in his latest column for The New York Times, pointed out the “unusual thing” about the GOP’s cult-like devotion to one-term, twice-impeached former President Donald Trump.

The party “doesn’t have a monopoly on power; in fact, it controls neither Congress nor the White House,” noted Krugman in his essay published Monday.

“Politicians suspected of insufficient loyalty to Donald Trump and Trumpism in general aren’t sent to the gulag. At most, they stand to lose intraparty offices and, possibly, future primaries,” Krugman continued. “Yet such is the timidity of Republican politicians that these mild threats are apparently enough to make many of them behave like Caligula’s courtiers.”

Krugman, who was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics in 2008, pointed out that “many people, myself included, have declared for years that the GOP is no longer a normal political party.”

https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/paul-krugman-points-unusual-thing-092919828.html

Well Caligula committed incest with his sister while Trump desires his daughter so maybe there's some commonality there.

[Cartoonist]

1. I wonder

Suppose Ivanka came out and said her father abused her. Who would the Trumpers believe?

[Hortensis]

2. Yes. A lot of them, though, also have families and lives "back home"

that are very real hostages to famously vindictive RW powers. Your family's place in society and finances, your childrens' friends and futures, your marriage possibly all at stake. Timidity, but combined with poor character and judgement or they wouldn't be in this mess in the first place.

AND, many/most are authoritarian types who want, and need, leaders to obey and have found and committed to theirs. Until time for the whole tribe to throw off a losing choice and attach to others.