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no_hypocrisy

(53,942 posts) Sat Nov 29, 2025, 10:54 AM Saturday

If it's any consolation, once we're past the TSF Nightmare, [View all]

I don't believe this phenomenon will re-occur anytime soon.

IOW, there will other republican leaders, but they won't have the power and sway that TSF has right now. They'll be reduced to rhetoric and they won't have a MAGA voter base. This is a personality cult. Subsequent Republicans won't have that charisma or fear/threat that he generates.

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If it's any consolation, once we're past the TSF Nightmare, [View all] no_hypocrisy Saturday OP

I don't know. There's an ample supply of angry incompetent people bucolic_frolic Saturday #1

I call that the "9-11 Strategy" where you keep the masses in perpetual fear. no_hypocrisy Saturday #2

I fear there may be a new one coming sakabatou Saturday #3

The fascist playbook gets played out every so often. usonian Saturday #4

Other criminals have learned how easy it is to commit the greatest heist in US history. Irish_Dem Saturday #5

Disagree. WarGamer Saturday #6

No, we still have to get rid of the root causes. Initech Saturday #7

You can't "get rid" of them without becoming what you claim to fight. WarGamer Saturday #9

disagree, AI super-powered social media can enable a new cult leader to seize the levers of power Celerity Saturday #8

Absolutely! WarGamer Saturday #10