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In reply to the discussion: We are going to do this the way the Republicans do it... [View all]CrispyQ
(40,539 posts)27. There is an element to being a cult leader that isn't easily replaceable or reproduceable. Vance sure doesn't have it.
There's no guarantee the cult will follow who TPTB pick, or that the cult themselves, will naturally coalesce around a single figure. I think they will go back to bickering among themselves & pointing fingers & blame at each other. Remember when they congregated down at the southern border in Texas during the first term, & they immediately started fighting among themselves? They thrive on conflict so they can't help themselves.
TPTB need this bill passed & also to get as many pieces of Project 2025 in place as possible before they 25th him. They're close, though, damned close. Then it won't matter if they have a cult leader.
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This! We must all live in a reality based world. Idealism is a good thing. Facing reality will save our asses.
Joinfortmill
Jul 2025
#8
True. Trump isn't the end-all-be-all of the Republican problem. He's a useful tool for rightwing extremists...
Beartracks
Jul 2025
#21
There is an element to being a cult leader that isn't easily replaceable or reproduceable. Vance sure doesn't have it.
CrispyQ
Jul 2025
#27
Agreed. We will "beneath us" right in to oblivion with these zero integrity magats
sarchasm
Jul 2025
#15
That is one point of view. Let's try another POV. There was no need for an invasion of Japan.
flashman13
Jul 2025
#18
No not at all. We didn't let them surrender until after we dropped the bombs.
flashman13
Jul 2025
#28
And the bombs allowed the emperor to save face rather than just outright surrender because they were beaten.
flashman13
Jul 2025
#29
I am not going to argue the point with you. I stand by everything I have said. It is historical fact.
flashman13
Jul 2025
#37
You're not going to argue and then you write three expository paragraphs doing just that:
PCIntern
Jul 2025
#38
" ...there is nothing beneath you when you're fighting for your life and your children and grandchildren's lives."
OldBaldy1701E
Jul 2025
#20
Let's remember that Donald Trump is a pathological liar with zero credibility
Martin Eden
Jul 2025
#25
It would be nice to have a propaganda network of AM radio stations and Cable News channels
maxsolomon
Jul 2025
#26