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What could trump do to lose the support of his minions?
- Thread starter kidfury
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Not so sure. It's a deep cult. I could see Trump supporters building abortion clinics where all the beds faced towards Mecca.
However, don't forget that the enemy of my enemy is my friend
This. The minions hate liberals and modern liberalism more than anything. It defines them. As long as Trump sticks it to the libs he can do no wrong.
That premise might be an example of wishful thinking. I think it could be argued that populism and the rejection of elitism isn't going anywhere, whether on the right or the left. Bernie is long gone but that hasn't diminished the number of people who agreed with him in principle from the outset.
AOC and the squad don't invoke the appeal to authority as the basis of their politics. They're very much about power to the people at the expense of the elites. Those themes may ebb and flow but over time they're not going away any time soon.
I think this is right. In fact, Trump likely cared nothing about the vast majority of the polices he put up. He's not really pro-life, he knows nothing about anything having to do with international diplomacy. He supported a few big ticket items (tax relief, immigration, pro-choice) because that's what they told him his base wanted. And they wanted it badly.
If they only understood that liberalism brought them their lovely 2nd Amendment their heads would explode.
Obviously. It sure wasn't an expression of authoritarianism. Just as there's nothing liberal about diminishing or rescinding the 2A.
I honestly do not think so, the cult of personality is that strong. My buddy down in S jersey has a few bucks and know people who have been personally screwed by Trump and still support him.