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TwilightZone

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3. Trump is a symptom; he's not the disease.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Wed Mar 6, 2024, 10:50 PM

Mar 6

There are lots of Trump clones in Congress and other positions of leadership, and his beliefs have been shared by many in the GOP for a very long time, well before Trumpism was a thing. Trump just made it ok to be much more open about it.

Getting rid of him will help, no doubt, but it won't cure all ills. We'll have to systematically replace as many of them as possible or hope that the GOP somehow has an epiphany.

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Can trumpism survive without trump? [View all] babylonsister Mar 6 OP

Absolutely not. It's a cult of personality. It will die with him. nt Phoenix61 Mar 6 #1

I really hope not. Kath2 Mar 6 #2

Trump is a symptom; he's not the disease. TwilightZone Mar 6 #3

Nope. It will be a dead horse..... flying_wahini Mar 6 #4

Right. elleng Mar 6 #10

women's access, gender wars, and birth control stopdiggin Mar 6 #5

Without the cult leader, the cult dies. Duncan Grant Mar 6 #6

Make it a FAST, agonizing, painful lesson to all. TSExile Mar 6 #8

Given the history behind the defintions of cult, Amen is quite the irony. Lancero Mar 6 #12

This particular cult is so intertwined with Evangelical Christianity. Mariana Mar 7 #14

I think a lot of republicans hate us more than they love trump mucifer Mar 6 #7

Yeah, the hate will live on... GopherGal Mar 7 #13

No, 'cause it doesn't exist. elleng Mar 6 #9

I think the GOP is a crap show Johonny Mar 6 #11

Nazism survived without Hitler, albeit in a reduced form Kennah Mar 7 #15

I say no. He hates people too much to bring anyone up. nolabear Mar 7 #16

The billionaires & corporations will anoint another willing shill to represent them. There are plenty of replacements diva77 Mar 7 #17

Flies will always find more rotting shit. Arthur_Frain Mar 7 #18

Trumpism predated Trump... WarGamer Mar 7 #19

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