This Cult Is Different
I was asked recently to describe the single most disturbing thing I've learned about Americans in the past 10 years, since Trump first ran for President.
For me, it's the staggering number of Americans who have the unimaginable (before 2015) capacity for tribalistic hate combined with the willingness to reject facts and suspend logic in service to that hate.
Yes, White Supremacy is the driving force behind Trumpism, and yes it is a Cult of Personality.
But this cult is different. Unlike other famous cults, an awareness exists that makes it more diabolical and more dangerous.
The Difference . . .
Like most cults, the Jim Jones's Cult of the 1970's was focused inward. Followers him, and participated in a murder-suicide event at Jonestown in response to that belief.
Most Donald Trump followers , but fake belief because they want him to exact a price against their perceived enemies.
The premise is false and the focus is outward. This difference makes it impossible to defeat with truth and logic.
The only way to defeat Trumpism is to deprive it of its power. Once the power to exact a price is gone, the cult becomes impotent.
That means voting against the Republican Party, the source of Trumpism's power, at every opportunity . . . And convincing everyone you know outside the cult to do the same.
Please . . .
#VoteHarrisWalz2024
#StopTheMadness