Stephen Trumbull

smtrumbull.bsky.social

16 July 2025 18:54

In case I wasn’t clear…

Wild Zen

elkmoosebobcat.bsky.social

26 January 2025 01:19

They were a cult. MAGA is a cult. Even at the end of the war many were still indoctrinated into the cult of Hitler. History never repeats itself exactly, sometimes its worse the second time. This time the base are Religious right already a culty people.

Florida Blade (Steve)

flblade1889.bsky.social

26 January 2025 01:15

Put another way: how do you undergo a mass deprogramming of cult participants? I wish I knew....

The Men Who Stare At Goatse

ohgodscrewthis.bsky.social

26 January 2025 01:15

The only answer I see is completely excluding them from power. You gotta box them out entirely. And not just at high levels - everything from the White House down to town councils. Basically, do right what Reconstruction did wrong.

The Men Who Stare At Goatse

ohgodscrewthis.bsky.social

26 January 2025 01:14

Obviously, you're coming at this from the "how are we going to handle MAGA people in coming decades" angle, and my answer is that there's no reforming these people - certainly not the leaders. Ordinary MAGA types can be reformed, but it's not something that can be done reliably at scale.