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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.
https://archive.is/wk5Zy
"it's time to stop thinking about 'we' and 'them' and start thinking about 'us'." - Don't be a sucker (1947), Richard Collins
Are you quoting Rush or did they lift that line from somewhere else?
I dunno if it originates elsewhere, and I wasn't quoting them in particular, but I did certainly think of Subdivisions when I wrote it!
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.
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.
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Bannon and the rest were still shilling for Trump before the election, though, so even if they're no longer the inner circle favorites, they're doing exactly as predicted: screwing up their faces and falling in line for another chance to be in proximity to power. They enjoy being in the in-group more than they care about their agendas. If they had any real conviction towards their personal goals, they would have dumped Trump long ago.
I expect the same from the billionaires he's keeping in his orbit this time around, and they'll fall in line like everybody else has done before them, because whatever character and self-respect they had left was sold to Trump for their own mere chance at power and enrichment.
Thanks for sharing more of the article, btw!