• @[email protected]
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    3 hours ago

    Paywall, so I can’t get far, but if anyone thinks the messaging going forward won’t be “conform or be cast out,” then you don’t understand who Trump and his sycophants are. This is as much a religious cult as it is a political operation.

    Yes, they’re quibbling about the details now that their guy is in power. Yes, he’s pulling the rug out from under them, just like everyone said he would. Yes, they’re starting to feel the gravity of electing a billionaire fraud who can be bought more easily than most politicians, but they’ll double down and turn to apologetics before they risk being cast out of the in-group. As an ex-fundigelical, ask me how I know.

    So, cling to whatever gives you hope—it’s going to be a long two to four years—but don’t be surprised when the “looming schism that causes MAGA to crumble” never comes.

    ETA: And if that makes you frustrated or anxious, I would suggest channeling that energy into constructive endeavors like building a community. Support each other. Get involved in local happenings. Recognize that we are the ones who will have to save each other.

    • @Botzo
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      52 hours ago

      Eh, it’s a cheap click bait to stir the pot on the “feud” between the old Trump guard (Bannon, Kirk, et al) and the techno-feudalists.

      • @[email protected]
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        For sure. Just trying to get ahead of the cope and remind people that need a reminder what they’re dealing with. We’ll never get the change we need if people keep hoping for a hero to save them or for the villains to monologue at a critical moment.

  • @kescusay
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    123 hours ago

    Doesn’t matter. The fascist is in power now, with almost no guardrails (and he will be working very hard to destroy whatever ones remain).