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hoolstoptheheels

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I think that’s more or less true, although I think the Trump cult


Brought in a whole segment of voters who were not engaged in politics before him. But yeah, Trump took a movement that was about fealty to ideas, and turned it into a movement that’s about fealty to him. Stefanik would not be an acceptable leader to the Tea Party because she does not share many of its ideas. But she does bow to Trump, so she’s acceptable to this version of a cult.

Total fealty to ideas is problematic in its own right. “Government always bad” leads to thoughts like “govt keep your hands off my Medicare, which is a govt program I love”. Stupid things like that. Nobody should be an ideologue. But now, that almost seems quaint, because it isn’t about ideas at all.

Other than that democracy is problematic because Trump tends to lose elections.

(In response to this post by Chuck Taylor)

Posted: 05/11/2021 at 09:43AM



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WSJ: Comparison between Trump Cult now and Tea Party 10 years ago. -- hoolstoptheheels 05/11/2021 08:55AM
  Wait till DeathSantis and the MoRons take over. -- aint2Hokie4me 05/11/2021 10:06AM
  You hit yours in pre-K ** -- WaxHoo 05/11/2021 12:32PM
  Have you made a Lib cry today? ** -- DTsBicep 05/11/2021 11:55AM
  The Trump Cult is the Tea Party ten years on. -- Chuck Taylor 05/11/2021 09:20AM
  Conservative libertarians :) ** -- Zhoo 05/11/2021 11:20AM
  Bingo. It’s the same people. ** -- 111Balz 05/11/2021 09:30AM
  So why did Liz lose her position? ** -- Molina 05/11/2021 10:41AM
  Relevance? ** -- HokieDan95 05/11/2021 10:54AM
  Seriously? -- Molina 05/11/2021 10:54AM
  4 years from now - still no change. ** -- Hoodafan 05/11/2021 09:51AM
  That never happened. You are comparing musings among electors -- hoolstoptheheels 05/11/2021 10:24AM
  Lame pathetic little Wuddabout ** -- WaxHoo 05/11/2021 10:14AM
  Bingo ** -- HokieDan95 05/11/2021 10:14AM
  "Not My President" was a popular refrain ** -- Tuckahokie 05/11/2021 10:14AM
  Your post is 100% dead on the money. And Dan’s whole little -- hoolstoptheheels 05/11/2021 09:54AM
  Stupid Strawman. ** -- 111Balz 05/11/2021 09:29AM
  Nothing at all. Why’d you introduce it here? ** -- hoolstoptheheels 05/11/2021 09:36AM
  I think it aged just fine. And yes, you and -- BocaHoo91 05/11/2021 10:34AM
  ^triggered. LOL ** -- Capital City Hoo 05/11/2021 11:12AM
  Meh stfu, I quoted biden and you lost your shit ** -- HokieDan95 05/11/2021 10:42AM
  God you really are an idiot on every single thread. -- BocaHoo91 05/11/2021 10:50AM
  Whatever ** -- HokieDan95 05/11/2021 10:52AM
  Omigod. See your therapist ** -- WaxHoo 05/11/2021 09:43AM
  ^^^ clinically delusional ** -- WaxHoo 05/11/2021 09:22AM

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