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> An interesting feature of Trump 2.0 is that his party has essentially entirely keeled over. The people who called it a cult were basically right. Trump has
by rootusrootus 19d ago
> An interesting feature of Trump 2.0 is that his party has essentially entirely keeled over.
The people who called it a cult were basically right. Trump has overwhelming control over republican voters and has proven he can easily end the careers of republican politicians who oppose him. I do not recall a single politician of either party in my lifetime who has held this level of uncritical support.
It will be fascinating to see what happens when his grip on the party is removed. None of the current crop of potential successors appears to have even remotely the right kind of support to maintain the coalition. That does not seem surprising, he cannot really abide having someone close to him who looks like a powerful successor because he would see it as a threat. So he will anoint a weakling and the base will fracture.
- heylook 19d ago> So he will anoint a weakling and the base will fracture. Prediction: he will never anoint anyone. He is pathologically incapable of stepping aside, sharing, or caring one iota of what happens to anyone after he dies. He may not even be capable of conceptualizing his own mortality. I fucking hate living in interesting times.
- rootusrootus 19d ago> I fucking hate living in interesting times. You are in very good company, I expect. There are so many interesting aspects to the time we live in and I find it exhausting.
- expedition32 19d agoUS politicians are all millionaires with excellent resumes. They have literally no excuse to be this cowardly. They will still be alive and rich if they go against Trump.
- bobthepanda 17d agoUnfortunately the current administration is also weaponizing the justice system and trying to suffocate its opponents in legal fees.