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Pacifist Patriot

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4. I get what you're saying.

Reply to shockey80 (Original post)

Thu Jun 14, 2018, 10:44 AM

Jun 2018

And my fear is the cost of dragging people kicking and screaming from their bubble of delusions will be akin to WWII or worse. Here's hoping it's more like the downfall of McCarthyism and Nixon.

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The cult of Trump will be destroyed because of this fact of life. [View all] shockey80 Jun 2018 OP

Nope. Sorry, not going to happen... vi5 Jun 2018 #1

Indeed! Duppers Jun 2018 #12

+ 1 ChiTownDenny Jun 2018 #26

Perhaps, but how long does it take? Wounded Bear Jun 2018 #2

Depends on the situation....sometimes a short time..sometime a long time Stuart G Jun 2018 #6

Agreed.... Hitler managed to ruin much of the world before his fantasy world crumbled groundloop Jun 2018 #24

I dunno... The Cult of Trump seems to be immune to reality. nt Buns_of_Fire Jun 2018 #3

Immunity to reality doesn't innoculate you from the eventual affects of reality. Pacifist Patriot Jun 2018 #5

No, but it keeps people from figuring out what's gone wrong and how to fix it. FiveGoodMen Jun 2018 #31

I get what you're saying. Pacifist Patriot Jun 2018 #4

I appreciate your point, but volstork Jun 2018 #7

Yep, there is a mentality that will forever support Hitler and the like. It's basically IMO RKP5637 Jun 2018 #17

The cult of Trump will outlive him. Garrett78 Jun 2018 #8

Hitler and his Nazis were destroyed, too, but not before they murdered millions and tblue37 Jun 2018 #9

They weren't destroyed. They were Skidmore Jun 2018 #20

I meant destroyed as a movement in Germany, which is what the OP tblue37 Jun 2018 #22

Benedict Donald will blame Obama and the sycophants will believe him uponit7771 Jun 2018 #10

The cult of Kim has been around for 60 years Kablooie Jun 2018 #11

Like the 1000 year reich. Mc Mike Jun 2018 #13

I don't know about that. From the Harem Jun 2018 #14

Sorry, but I'm still waiting for the Cult of Reagan to die out. FSogol Jun 2018 #15

I wouldn't count on that any time soon..... vi5 Jun 2018 #29

Iran-contra Ronny is still worshipped by gop thbobby Jun 2018 #16

It was a horrifically depressing day when he became president. The day that the US started to go to RKP5637 Jun 2018 #19

In a handbasket! True Blue American Jun 2018 #23

The most unreal thing in our culture is "reality television" FakeNoose Jun 2018 #18

USA will not make the U-turn until the GOP has pumped NCjack Jun 2018 #21

The Nazi's are still around today... BlueJac Jun 2018 #25

It is very dangerous to hope for a collapse of illusions even thought facts... GetRidOfThem Jun 2018 #27

you can't fix magical thinkers/cultists without sketchy deprogramming Thomas Hurt Jun 2018 #28

"Reality always crushes illusion in the end." FiveGoodMen Jun 2018 #30

The core Trumpanzees will hold the illusion for a lifetime. But the rest of the country will accept. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2018 #32

Notice how they're using their current nazi nitwit to rehabilitate the flunkies of their last nazi Mc Mike Jun 2018 #36

Illusions come and go... Orsino Jun 2018 #33

I expect the illusion of religion to crash any second now..... KG Jun 2018 #34

Why are these empty conjecutre posts being upvoted? Tarc Jun 2018 #35

Since WHEN does reality crush illusion? Codeine Jun 2018 #37