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[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 57 points 17 hours ago (4 children)

I take comfort in knowing that, if I live a normal lifespan, Trump will die in my lifetime. Unfortunately, all the hatred and bigotry won't die with him.

[–] J92@lemmy.world 18 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

The cultural relief felt when thatcher died was palpable, and I wasn't even alive when she was actively fucking the country.

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 5 points 7 hours ago

I lived near Brixton, South London. There was an immediate street party.

[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 23 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

He's absolutely a figurehead. Dozens of people are lining up to be the face of a much bigger fascist coalition.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 15 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Nobody else has the ability to be the cult leader that he is. But maybe they'll be entrenched enough that they don't need the cultists' support any more.

[–] makyo@lemmy.world 13 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Plus, hasn't he pretty well decimated the GOP ranks? Any worthy competitor has been exiled or humiliated or both leaving the ranks filled with only sniveling sycophants and uncharismatic bigots.

[–] 6stringringer@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 hours ago

There has to be a pathetic charmer in that bunch. It really is amusing this here temu run at fascism.

[–] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

The contest won't be over who can imitate Trump the best. It'll be who can use Trump as a martyr best. They all know Trump is the glue that holds their machine together.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Invoking a cult leader as a martyr can only get you so far. I'm unconvinced there's anyone else likely to successfully take on the mantle of cult leader after him. I guess we'll see eventually.

[–] brygphilomena@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 8 hours ago

I'm honestly surprised that the fuck head that he is, has been able to build a cult. He's so fucking good damn repugnant.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 7 points 14 hours ago

More a disfigurehead amiright?

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 1 points 17 hours ago

I don't think I can handle things getting much worse

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 12 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

I have theories about what may happen when Trump inevitably dies. 1. The best case scenario is Trump dies, and his whole empire just slowly fizzles out and goes away. 2. Trump dies, and then the true religion of Trump begins much in the same way as Jesus when he was crucified, and his supporters believed that he will rise from the grave, bringing about a new apocalypse and judgment for the non-believers. 3. Trump dies and a new vicious wave of domestic terrorism breaks out all over the country if not, the globe. 4. Trump dies and his supporters go full Jonestown and commit mass suicide. 5. Trump dies and his supporters believe that he will reincarnate much like the Dalai Lama bringing forth a new group of charlatans and snake oil salesman, believing that they are the reincarnation of Trump starting a new way of life and a new cult of Trump. 6. Trump dies and his supporters do not believe it in and reported sightings of him being alive will exist far after the fact much the same way as Elvis.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Of all the people for the dipshits to rally around, they picked this failed game show host. It's so very much stupider than I could have possibly imagined. I sort of get how they lionized Ronnie Raygun, despite how awful he was for this country and so on....the veneer at least seems halfway decent and he at least pretended to love this country and those that live in it.

Taco has just a complete disregard for everything good about this country and hates everyone. What is there to like about that?

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

I believe that they like how he doesn’t care about anything but himself much like his supporters they only care about themselves and also being racist. And also Trump already being known helped and Obama being elected broke a lot of peoples minds. I live in a small town of about 4k people and the day after Obama was elected you would have thought that a 2nd 9/11 happened or a nuke was dropped. I also remember around that time an older coworker said that this country needs a rich, selfish, racist president and damn I should have put on it then. There are alot more factors that lead to where we are now with trump being president. We can only hope and cross our fingers that he dies soon.

[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 7 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I’m hoping for 4 but realistically I think it’ll be 5 but with a twist. They’ll have to find and agree to 1 leader, and internal fighting and splitting of the cult will begin. Whether or not they’re able to pick a leader will depend on how long t has left to live - he hasn’t publicly declared who is next in line and there isn’t anyone else that’s anywhere close to leading maga. If he dies today maga will be fucked.

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 3 points 16 hours ago

Yes definitely. And in my personal opinion 5 would be the most entertaining outcome.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 3 points 14 hours ago

Well, there are conspiracy theories Hitler didn't die and he fled to Argentina. Even if that were true I think he'd be dead by now

[–] Dadifer@lemmy.world 10 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

I believe Trump is just the warm up. Full on religious hegemony is yet to come.

[–] Manifish_Destiny@lemmy.world 7 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

We are far less religious than any point in recorded history.

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 17 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

That was true for Iran in the 70s, too.

[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 2 points 11 hours ago

And, supposedly, the US government a year ago.

[–] TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today 9 points 16 hours ago

And yet the people in charge of the judiciary are more religiously motivated than they've been in nearly a century.

It doesn't really matter if we as a society are less religious than ever if the people with their hands on the tiller are not. There's a reason they are called reactionaries......

[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago

100% this is part of p25. The dismantling of the government now will allow this to come into fruition. They’ll continue to remove everyone who won’t align, citizen or not.