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LiberalLovinLug

(14,165 posts)
41. Yup
Tue Mar 2, 2021, 03:01 PM
Mar 2021
"Based on the outcome of the 2020 elections, it is extremely unlikely that the American electorate has any appetite left to move the country further to the right."

I can't accept that on face value. In the 2020 elections, Trump got MORE votes than he did the first time. It was only that Democrats got even more to come out through a lot of hard work.

Trump is a cult hero now til he dies. To a significant minority, he will be revered and admired as much as LBJ is to Democratic voters. I vomit a little my mouth when I say that, but its true.

And already Hawley, Greene, Boebert, are buttressing his cult up. Its not so much a Trump cult, as a white supremacist cult. And Trump is more than willing to trade his soul, to be trashed by the "fake news" and half the country, if in exchange he is immortalized as one of the greatest leaders of the century for America, even if by only 40% of the country.

And those that do will be looking for a new leader to take up his mantle. I don't see anyone yet on the horizon that has the same charismatic appeal, and has that ability to lie so effortlessly in front of crowds. But he or she is coming.

We have to focus not on Trump the man, but on Trumpism, on the danger of raising whole generations on actual fake news which instills hatred and real honest fear of Democrats and that they will literally destroy the county. So much so that it doesn't matter how bad or rotten or corrupt a Republican candidate is, they are 1000x more preferable than a Democrat. To me, that brainwashing of middle America is the US's biggest problem for its democracy's health.
I like how you think, my dear Beastly Boy! Let's hope you're right. ♥ CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2021 #1
Sounds about right. Trumpomania, like all fads, has run its course. TreasonousBastard Mar 2021 #2
Correction Jerry2144 Mar 2021 #3
You got that right. In_The_Wind Mar 2021 #4
Hygiene issues notwithstanding, a hand can be used for that purpose. Beastly Boy Mar 2021 #10
With my arthritic hands Jerry2144 Mar 2021 #13
Touche! My bad for presuming standard dimensions Beastly Boy Mar 2021 #14
No worries Jerry2144 Mar 2021 #23
lol judesedit Mar 2021 #17
55% Is More Than Enough To Win Nomination sfstaxprep Mar 2021 #5
We are takling about the 55% of the most sniveling minority of the GOP Beastly Boy Mar 2021 #11
I would not worry about it, he will be indicted and will be prevented from running again Escurumbele Mar 2021 #19
I hope this is exactly what happens. calimary Mar 2021 #28
Agree in great part. And investigations by the truck load are coming. Joinfortmill Mar 2021 #6
I like how you think FakeNoose Mar 2021 #7
I see Trump as a passing fad, no_hypocrisy Mar 2021 #8
Ehh..he's done now. I think he'll get bored soon enough Luz Mar 2021 #9
Trump getting kicked off Twitter was the best thing to happen to America. CrispyQ Mar 2021 #12
From your keyboard to karma's ear! SheltieLover Mar 2021 #15
The main thing, Trump's demise happens before 2024. sarcasmo Mar 2021 #16
I see him sitting in jail before 2024 KS Toronado Mar 2021 #18
I see a massive coronary or other catastrophic health failure in his future. Initech Mar 2021 #45
Now that's something worth visualizing.. movingviolation Mar 2021 #55
As l said yesterday I wish nothing but the worst for him! Initech Mar 2021 #59
Or blame it on Antifa or Hillary's E-mails. KS Toronado Mar 2021 #60
Remember when Alex Jones said that Scalia died at the hands of a heart attack gun? Initech Mar 2021 #61
Think you are correct, Brogrizzly Mar 2021 #20
Josh Hawley IS the very definition of loathsome. calimary Mar 2021 #31
don't forget Madison Cawthorn, movingviolation Mar 2021 #56
Problem in 2022 is Gerrymandering and Election Suppression Tommymac Mar 2021 #21
You nailed it! Also, the people he will wnylib Mar 2021 #30
And isn't it pathetic in the extreme - that this has become their only way to win. calimary Mar 2021 #34
By the end of this year or very early next year, he's going to be so deeply enmeshed.... George II Mar 2021 #22
So he'll be frantically and desperately trying to raise money. calimary Mar 2021 #35
Trump is well known for delaying legal proceedings for years. Beastly Boy Mar 2021 #49
True, most of those were civil lawsuits, not criminal charges or NY AG charges. George II Mar 2021 #53
He'll be up to where his neck used to be in legal trouble Warpy Mar 2021 #24
2022 is the key Politicalgolfer Mar 2021 #25
I thought you were predicting his death pandr32 Mar 2021 #26
I was hoping you were a psychic with one hundred percent accuracy and were predicting his death. Lunabell Mar 2021 #27
Trump's power is in the rightwing voting base Martin Eden Mar 2021 #29
Yup LiberalLovinLug Mar 2021 #41
I agree. Mr.Bill Mar 2021 #32
trump will be a danger to our democracy until his final breath. Paladin Mar 2021 #33
I think you make an excellent point about Trump's failures. He dragged the GOP down to his level Martin68 Mar 2021 #36
His base has already lost big faith in his ability to smash us for them. Hortensis Mar 2021 #37
Online Death Calculator predicts tRump's actual demise March 2023 Cozmo Mar 2021 #38
A bit of history...... MyOwnPeace Mar 2021 #39
Phooey. I took "demise" literally birdographer Mar 2021 #40
I think you are right on the money. Butterflylady Mar 2021 #42
Despots don't require political capital bucolic_frolic Mar 2021 #43
Despots require a power base. Beastly Boy Mar 2021 #51
The Bolsheviks were a minority party when their insurrection succeeded bucolic_frolic Mar 2021 #57
hope so but... jcgoldie Mar 2021 #44
Waiting for Godot much? Eyeball_Kid Mar 2021 #46
Actually ThreeGs Mar 2021 #47
He's all they've got. dupagelib Mar 2021 #48
Spot on Moral Compass Mar 2021 #50
Oh, you mean political demise... movingviolation Mar 2021 #52
Disagree: Cult leaders with a strong base of support like Trump typically don't fade andym Mar 2021 #54
There is some evidence to suggest that Trump's prominence as a cult leader is diminishing too. Beastly Boy Mar 2021 #58
Your OP is completely plausible, and even likely. BobTheSubgenius Mar 2021 #62
Let's hope! Blue Owl Mar 2021 #63
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