The MAGA party is a cult though. And the key to a cult is that they worship one person. Not a belief system, or a book, or a holy ghost. Just one living person, who will eventually die, and with it the cult.
Who could possibly take over the cult? JD Vance is unlikely to carry on after Trump. Elon can't be president. Vivek is a brown person, which doesn't fly in the MAGA party.
Trump emerged on the escalator that fateful day to lead a dying demographic in America on its final farewell tour. It's unlikely to find another leader before it craters.
No doubt they believe any alternative to a democrat is preferable.
But they have to agree on that alternative first, which they will never agree on. They will eat each other alive for years before they can come to an agreement on who should carry on the cult, and by then the old MAGAs will have died, and the young MAGAs will lose the energy and go back to not voting. Which couldn't happen fast enough.
Assuming we don't have another pandemic, they will have to defend their work in 2 years, and then in 4 years. And there are too many people in this country to fool all the time. They can fool em some of the time, but not all the time.
True. But he is unlikely to unite the cult and the traditional Republican party. Maybe he will cater to moderates and attempt to bridge that gap, while knowing he can't energize the MAGA base and will lose that voter base.
Yeah, but it ignores the fact that most people do not have the necessary skillset or talents to be cult leaders. There is a certain percentage of the population susceptible to following cult leaders, or the authoritarian leadership model. But the number of people who can successfully lead that demographic, which tends to be conservative, is pretty small. Particularly in a place like America where the leader is elected, they will need charisma, and charm, and I don't see JD Vance as having that.
It's not a dangerous take to entertain or debate the likelihood or scenario in which MAGA crumbles or continues on. It doesn't underestimate rightwing propaganda, it's acknowledging the key role Trump has played in the populist rightwing movement in America and abroad. Rightwing propaganda has been popularized for decades, but a leader like Trump only emerged 9 years ago. Trump is a key component of the current movement in America, because Americans are mesmerized by celebrities.
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u/Correct_Tourist_4165 Feb 25 '25
The MAGA party is a cult though. And the key to a cult is that they worship one person. Not a belief system, or a book, or a holy ghost. Just one living person, who will eventually die, and with it the cult.
Who could possibly take over the cult? JD Vance is unlikely to carry on after Trump. Elon can't be president. Vivek is a brown person, which doesn't fly in the MAGA party.
Trump emerged on the escalator that fateful day to lead a dying demographic in America on its final farewell tour. It's unlikely to find another leader before it craters.