Trump has capitalized on the MAGA movement and maybe given it its name. But he didn’t create the movement and the underlying social end economical problems in the US that are fueling the movement are not going away. Even though the “answers” thought by the movement are often misguided.
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RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Hot take I guess, but this is exactly why it’s NOT a cult. If it was a cult, his followers would be falling in line and he wouldn’t be scrambling for details to satisfy them with. That’s the one way this is not a cult.
Saleh@feddit.org 1 day ago
wakko@lemmy.world 1 day ago
“I totally wasn’t in a cult when I voted for a pedophile! It wasn’t a cult at all. See?”
Okay great. So, if you’re not in a cult, then why DID you think a known associate of Epstein and presumed pedophile given the way he talks about his own child, was fit to occupy one of the most powerful offices on the planet?
If you weren’t brainwashed and in a cult, then why did you vote for the pedo?
DarkFuture@lemmy.world 1 day ago
It’s a cult because he’s going to release “something” that doesn’t exonerate him but his cult will just say it does and move on.
Mark. My. Words.
chuckleslord@lemmy.world 1 day ago
… you think cult leaders have control over their cult? Once you indoctrinate people, you don’t really have much control anymore. Yeah, they’ll do whatever you say, but only if it matches doctrine. And heaven help you if they turn on you.
It’s like riding a recently saddle broken horse for the first time. Yeah, you did all that labor so that you could control them, but the reality is that you’re the one riding them and they’re going to do whatever they want now that you’re up there.
otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
Kid. Put the Copium down. Breathe. You can do this.