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The Cult of Trump; His followers view him as a sort of prophet of American triumphalism.
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Topic Started: Dec 13 2016, 12:23 PM (669 Views)
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CautionaryTales
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Dec 13 2016, 03:10 PM
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As of this writing, Donald Trump is making his Cabinet picks, which, aside from conspiracy-monger Steve Bannon, look like the usual rightward Wall Street and D.C. insiders. The Trump regime seems so far like it will promote an uglier and more aggressive version of the standard Republican policies: deregulation, privatization, and tax cuts for the wealthy. We can expect to see over the coming years the continued decline of the middle class, a shrinking social safety net, an acceleration of environmental catastrophe, unchecked corporate malfeasance, expanding federal deficits, and a deepening of the surveillance state. There will most likely be diversionary tactics in the form of more warfare abroad and the concomitant curtailing of civil liberties at home. Trump will likely fulfill many of his campaign promises, albeit in scaled-down versions. But don’t expect his followers to abandon him even if he reneges on many key commitments from his electric, nationalistic rallies. The rallies explain Trump far more than his vague policy prescriptions. His followers view him as a sort of prophet of American triumphalism. The stadium becomes the evangelical circus tent of renewal and transformation: a purgation of America through ecstatic trampling of racial, ethnic, and religious minorities. The cult of personality around Trump and his family goes a long way towards explaining his popularity. His followers support him through a maneuver of sympathetic magic: by supporting this bombastic billionaire (a euphemistic phrase, but words fail the sheer scope of his ego), they hope to imbibe some of his Midas touch. Ethics and accountability be damned: his fawning admirers want a slice of the proverbial pie even if it comes at someone else’s expense. They are not bothered by Trump University or the Atlantic City bankruptcies—they just want a piece of the action. http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/cult-trump
That's all pretty much the case. Putin's American Governor is little more than a cult leader...that happens to be beholden to a master. Gonna be a long American winter.
At this point it's pretty much pointless conversing with his cult followers around here, or anywhere at this juncture. They just spew lie after lie, they've investing everything in him. Deprogramming would be needed first to dislodge them from their deep state of delusional devotion To them he's Kim Jung Um, Pol Pot, Mussolini, David Koresh, Charles Manson and Jim Jones, all mixed in a big orange stew
I agree. A few of them made it to my ignore list as it was a total waste of time to discuss anything with them anymore. First time I've used that button and I have to say it's a pleasure not seeing their asinine commentary anymore.
Opposing view points frighten you Morons annoy me.
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Robert Stout
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Dec 13 2016, 03:53 PM
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At this point it's pretty much pointless conversing with his cult followers around here, or anywhere at this juncture. They just spew lie after lie, they've investing everything in him. Deprogramming would be needed first to dislodge them from their deep state of delusional devotion To them he's Kim Jung Um, Pol Pot, Mussolini, David Koresh, Charles Manson and Jim Jones, all mixed in a big orange stew
I agree. A few of them made it to my ignore list as it was a total waste of time to discuss anything with them anymore. First time I've used that button and I have to say it's a pleasure not seeing their asinine commentary anymore.
Opposing view points frighten you
Morons annoy me. Those who ignore morons are likely to become moroff...............
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Jesus can raise the dead, but he can't fix stupid
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Dec 13 2016, 03:59 PM
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I approve of tax cuts for myself!!! More of this please:
Foreign beaches will be the best place for you Robert, Fiji is the Bomb!!!! Ever been? Lived there for 6 years...
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Donald Trump is Barack Obama's President!
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CautionaryTales
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Dec 13 2016, 04:50 PM
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I agree. A few of them made it to my ignore list as it was a total waste of time to discuss anything with them anymore. First time I've used that button and I have to say it's a pleasure not seeing their asinine commentary anymore.
Opposing view points frighten you
Morons annoy me.
Those who ignore morons are likely to become moroff............... It's not all morons I plan to ignore. Just a few. You're not on that list.
Sometimes you funny....
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Dec 13 2016, 05:09 PM
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At this point it's pretty much pointless conversing with his cult followers around here, or anywhere at this juncture. They just spew lie after lie, they've investing everything in him. Deprogramming would be needed first to dislodge them from their deep state of delusional devotion To them he's Kim Jung Um, Pol Pot, Mussolini, David Koresh, Charles Manson and Jim Jones, all mixed in a big orange stew
I agree. A few of them made it to my ignore list as it was a total waste of time to discuss anything with them anymore. First time I've used that button and I have to say it's a pleasure not seeing their asinine commentary anymore.
Opposing view points frighten you
Morons annoy me. How do you live with yourself?
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Only liberals can choose not to go down the road to widespread, systematic violence.
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Dec 13 2016, 06:55 PM
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I agree. A few of them made it to my ignore list as it was a total waste of time to discuss anything with them anymore. First time I've used that button and I have to say it's a pleasure not seeing their asinine commentary anymore.
Opposing view points frighten you
Morons annoy me.
How do you live with yourself?
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Donald Trump is Barack Obama's President!
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