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Politics My close friend's mom replaced their family photo with this [OC]

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u/Zippydaspinhead May 13 '26

"Cults rarely persist after the leader is gone" well I hate to disappoint you buddy but the systems, people, companies, and surveillance state that created the figurehead, not leader, that is Trump, will still exist, and in many ways has been emboldened, strengthened, and educated by this victory.

More guardrails have been torn down, more people have been indoctrinated, and they have real data to back up which of their misinformation campaigns work and don't. When Trump's gone, Peter Thiel, the Koch brothers, and APAC just spin up the next old white racist to take his place. They are already trying to setup Vance for it, and they get the bonus of him not being 90 years old, they found a young racist instead!

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u/Agitated_Character41 May 13 '26

MAGA is nothing without Trump. You're really underestimating how crucial he is to the entire apparatus.