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hoolstoptheheels

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Right. The cult takes him very seriously.


I didn't realize until last night that Trump himself started justifying his desertion of the Kurds with this new "they're no angels" justification. If you look at the timelines, it seems the board's most committed cult members instantly started repeating it here - I believe Trump said verbatim: "they're no angels", and within maybe an hour or two, one of the board Trumpies responded to me with that exact line. These are generally bright people IMO, and they hear something from Trump, and just repeat it like mechanized amplifiers.

It's almost a little eerie. It's how demagogues become tyrants. Which is not to say I expect that to happen, but I it is unnerving to see so many Americans exhibiting that kind of cult-like devotion to a personality.

(In response to this post by Chuck Taylor)

Posted: 10/17/2019 at 10:29AM



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  I enjoy this line of reasoning -- Beerman 10/17/2019 12:03PM
  The world isn't ending -- Beerman 10/17/2019 12:25PM
  Lol. No you wouldn't. ** -- hoothat 10/17/2019 12:19PM
  What would you know about command? -- Hoodeac 10/17/2019 12:53PM
  What rank did you achieve? ** -- hoothat 10/17/2019 12:56PM
  Typical response. Attack the messenger. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 10/17/2019 11:39AM
  How about Brett McGurk -- wahoo138 10/17/2019 11:38AM
  Keep spinning at windmills, Don Hoodaxote. Lol. ** -- HooAskedYou 10/17/2019 11:29AM
  You're officially a mess ** -- wahoo138 10/17/2019 11:39AM
  moo doofus! ** -- WaxHoo 10/17/2019 11:47AM
  Logical response. 😂 ** -- moohoofus 10/17/2019 12:19PM
  I don't see anyone here cheering -- Beerman 10/17/2019 10:55AM
  People are laughing at how futile that letter was -- wahoo138 10/17/2019 10:48AM
  4-D chess ** -- hooshouse 10/17/2019 10:55AM
  I think he's at 5 or 6 D now ** -- 81_Hokie 10/17/2019 11:30AM
  Don’t be a tough guy. Don’t be a fool. ** -- hooshouse 10/17/2019 10:45AM
  Child please! -- Hoodeac 10/17/2019 10:45AM
  No one takes Trump seriously, he is a buffoon. -- Chuck Taylor 10/17/2019 10:17AM
  Right. The cult takes him very seriously. -- hoolstoptheheels 10/17/2019 10:29AM
  MAGA! ** -- WaxHoo 10/17/2019 10:15AM
  MAGA! ** -- WaxHoo 10/17/2019 10:15AM

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