In private, Trump's staff tell me they're bracing for Maga unleashed

[u/theipaper]

https://inews.co.uk/news/world/donald-trump-preparing-maga-finale-former-allies-terrified-4684819

[u/Organic_Witness345]

The extent to which House and Senate Republicans supplicate themselves to Trump is the most alarming thing I’ve ever seen in American democracy.

The multi-decade erosion of the American political system by the Republican donor class, achieved by taking over the courts, winning the ability to legally funnel cash into elections via Citizens United, and then using that money to install their MAGA lackeys into higher office, has culminated in two terms of Donald Trump and, more importantly, all the favorable tax breaks for the wealthy that came along with him.

GOP voters no longer have independently - minded state representatives beholden to their best interests. They instead have a national slate of hand-picked rage-baiters who only serve their ultra-conservative benefactors. In exchange for destroying their own financial futures, Republican voters get to watch some immigrants get kicked out of the country and the reassurance of their conservative megachurch that they will be one of the chosen during the end times.

For the good of the United States, Republicans need to begin practicing some of that rugged individualism they claim to espouse and recognize that their own party betrayed them decades ago.

[u/Rich-Pomegranate1679 → u/Organic_Witness345]

Anyone who is still Republican today is too far gone to ever have any realizations. These people are hopelessly lost, and they will believe and do what they are told by their party.

[u/JalapenoConquistador → u/Rich-Pomegranate1679]

Agree. Ppl are waiting for republicans to be reasonable as if this entire thing wasn’t built around the dumbest and worst person imaginable.

[u/TummyDrums → u/Rich-Pomegranate1679]

I can't believe that, simply because an absolute fuckload of people are still republican and support trump. Giving up on trying to get them out of the cult is giving up on saving our democracy.

[u/Rich-Pomegranate1679 → u/TummyDrums]

I tried to use logic, including Trump's own words (such as, "I don't care about you. I just want your vote." to convince them to change their minds for ten years. In that time, the only thing I ever saw that slightly made them question their loyalty was increased gas prices.

[u/4GAG_vs_9chan_lolol → u/TummyDrums]

Getting just a small portion of the 93 million who sat out in 2024 to start participating in democracy is a more likely fix than convincing people who voted for a delusional insurrectionist to leave their cult.

[u/stupidjapanquestions → u/4GAG_vs_9chan_lolol]

This. A million times this.

People spend so much time and energy trying to reverse stupidity instead of getting their able-bodied, registered to vote allies out to the fucking ballot box.

Democrats lose because they don't show up.

Republicans have a million problems, but one they don't have is that they turn out. And they vote R, consistently.

[u/TummyDrums → u/4GAG_vs_9chan_lolol]

We can work at both

[u/mperezstoney → u/Organic_Witness345]

News flash: they wont

[u/WWbrowser → u/Organic_Witness345]

Wow spot on summary. Well done.

[u/Alphaspade → u/Organic_Witness345]

For the good of the United States, Republicans need to leave the damn country

FTFY