What happens to the Republican Party now? (7 Viewers)

[MT15]

This election nonsense by Trump may end up splitting up the Republican Party. I just don’t see how the one third (?) who are principled conservatives can stay in the same party with Trump sycophants who are willing to sign onto the TX Supreme Court case.

We also saw the alt right types chanting “destroy the GOP” in Washington today because they didn’t keep Trump in power. I think the Q types will also hold the same ill will toward the traditional Republican Party. In fact its quite possible that all the voters who are really in a Trump personality cult will also blame the GOP for his loss. It’s only a matter of time IMO before Trump himself gets around to blaming the GOP.

There is some discussion of this on Twitter. What do you all think?

 

[MT15]

More evidence that actual Hungarians don’t really like what Orban is doing.

 

[faceman]

The issue is that cults centered around an individual are devoted to that individual. They are not devoted to ideas, values or philosophies, they are devoted solely to the personality. Sure, the leader of the cult spews bullshirt ideas, values and philosophies, but the thing the leader says is only important to the devotees because they are said by the leader. That's why the cult leader can contradict themselves constantly without any of their devotees questioning them.

Tyrant Trump's cult is a cult of personality devoted to him and only him. When Trump goes, so goes his cult. No one will be able to step in as the new leader of the cult, no matter how charismatic they are. People can speak and act the same way Trump did, but Trump's cult will not follow them. They can build their own cult and they can con some of tyrant Trump's lost devotees into following them, but they will have to work at it. It will not be a "the queen is dead, long live the queen" situation.

Usually when a cult of personalty leader falls, several people compete to take over the cult which leads to the cult splintering into fighting groups until they marginalize themselves and fade away.

It's been said many times on this forum. We have to give credit to Trump for charisma. He has done and said things
that would cost most politicians their career. Vance would never survive dancing silently on the floor after an incoherent
speech or saying a multitude of the things Trump has uttered.

 

[LA 2 L.A.]

It's been said many times on this forum. We have to give credit to Trump for charisma.

I understand what you're saying. I don't see it as charisma. I see it an immoral willingness to say whatever he has to say to con and manipulate prey on people who are vulnerable to being conned and manipulated. There are a lot of people that could have done what Trump has done if they were ruthless and self-serving enough to have absolutely no empathy for anyone else. I don't see that as charisma, even thought that's how it's commonly defined. It's just like how I don't see Musk as any more of a visionary or genius than anyone else. He's just ruthlessly self-serving. Most billionaires are.

He has done and said things that would cost most politicians their career.

I think it's because Trump did it without reservation or hesitation. Also keep in mind that the producers of The Apprentice made Trump look good. Trump didn't make himself look good on that show, the producers did and they had to fight Trump several times to keep from making himself look bad.

Vance would never survive dancing silently on the floor after an incoherent speech or saying a multitude of the things Trump has uttered.