The Tiny Scandals and Trials

[Suliso]

Hope you are right. But this man craves the spotlight too much. He will not fade because he simply could not accept that.

He has faded a lot already. No Twitter and very little in the news compared to a month ago.

[dave g]

I am agreeing with DRY on this one. With about 40% of the population in his cult, the odds of getting a 12 person jury where none of that 40% lied about being able to be impartial so that they can get on the jury and vote "not guilty" is indistinguishable from 0%. So, I don't think that we are going to be able to successfully prosecute him for criminal activities.

As to who wins the Republican nomination in 2024, it will be the only person Don Sr. will allow: Don Sr. Don Sr. is too egotistical to let anyone else be the nominee.

[dryrunguy]

Trump could conceivably die in the next 4 years. Trumpism, the cult, will not fade away anytime soon. These people were not only empowered to crawl out from under the rocks where they were hiding for so long; they were encouraged to be visible, to be mainstream. Any white person with a dog whistle who knows how to use it will get, and keep, their attention and admiration.

[ti-amie]

Trump could conceivably die in the next 4 years. Trumpism, the cult, will not fade away anytime soon. These people were not only empowered to crawl out from under the rocks where they were hiding for so long; they were encouraged to be visible, to be mainstream. Any white person with a dog whistle who knows how to use it will get, and keep, their attention and admiration.

Exactly what Hawley is trying to do.

[dryrunguy]

Trump could conceivably die in the next 4 years. Trumpism, the cult, will not fade away anytime soon. These people were not only empowered to crawl out from under the rocks where they were hiding for so long; they were encouraged to be visible, to be mainstream. Any white person with a dog whistle who knows how to use it will get, and keep, their attention and admiration.

Exactly what Hawley is trying to do.

And so many others. He's not alone. And now they have a politically viable platform.

[ti-amie]

The GOP had no platform for 2020. The only platform was Tiny.

[ti-amie]

[ti-amie]

[the Moz]

The chances of the Donald becoming the nominee in 2024 is rather slim, firstly because he already was a nominee & elected President. And secondly, when you factor in job performance, legacy and the dubious ending to his administration and I just don't see him returning in 2024 as a candidate for elected office.

[JazzNU]

It does not determine that behavior. It does expose who you are though.

Not talking directly about this woman, but these GOP who are suddenly out of sorts that they might have MAGA on the attack against them and who experienced like one week of terror from the supporters of insurrectionists, while not giving a damn that their colleagues in the House and the Senate have had FBI protection on and off for the exact same threats over the last 4 years means is really rich. So I don't give a damn about why you have no spine. You are selling this country up the river because your ass is scared (expletive). I'm not telling you not to be scared, but you need to resign your damn position if you're not up for the job in the face of that fear. Spare me with the "they've threatened me and my family." They've been threatening your colleagues and their families for 4 years and what have you done? Only YOUR family matters, no one else''s? Dr. Fauci's children's addresses and workplaces were found and they needed FBI protection from this mob in addition to all the death threats he got. Did he suddenly stop his research and change his messaging because of that?

Some people are up for this, and some aren't. If you aren't, you need to resign.

[ti-amie]

[Suliso]

Trump could conceivably die in the next 4 years. Trumpism, the cult, will not fade away anytime soon. These people were not only empowered to crawl out from under the rocks where they were hiding for so long; they were encouraged to be visible, to be mainstream. Any white person with a dog whistle who knows how to use it will get, and keep, their attention and admiration.

I'd just like to clarify that Trump the politician will in my opinion fade, not the racism and xenophobia behind much of the movement. Perhaps a good analogy is the Tea party movement of the previous political cycle.

[ti-amie]

Here's another charmer.

[ti-amie]

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