RE: What is it about Trump that has allowed him to acquire so many ardent followers?
June 4, 2019 at 5:27 pm
Trump has used his position in a way that allows his followers to say what they really mean. He has opened the gates for in-your-face prejudices and biases to be aired loud and proud. It is very cult-like. All the things people weren't saying in 'polite company' are now being screamed from the rooftops because Trump has made it acceptable.
Is there much that anyone you know can say that would be more heinous that the things that spew out Trump's mouth?
He is a cult leader - it baffles me as much that people want to back him as it does that people were willing to swallow the koolaid for Jim Jones. The difference is in numbers. A charismatic leader who appeals to a certain subset of the population that buys the lies. IMO, if Trump is reelected we (US) are really and fully screwed and there will be no fixing it even in our grandchildren's lifetimes. But he won't be beaten out of office by the group that's in the running.
Is there much that anyone you know can say that would be more heinous that the things that spew out Trump's mouth?
He is a cult leader - it baffles me as much that people want to back him as it does that people were willing to swallow the koolaid for Jim Jones. The difference is in numbers. A charismatic leader who appeals to a certain subset of the population that buys the lies. IMO, if Trump is reelected we (US) are really and fully screwed and there will be no fixing it even in our grandchildren's lifetimes. But he won't be beaten out of office by the group that's in the running.