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[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 75 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (15 children)

I'm honestly torn. Trump is definitely being "handled" by the Project 2025 architects (the Heritage Foundation), but he is such an idiotic narcissistic ass that he also tends to fuck their plans up a bit. Vance, on the other hand, will be a dutiful little soldier boy, and not get in their way so much - which is why the HF got Trump to pick him despite the bad blood between them. I'm really a bit more scared of that - kind of a "be careful what you wish for" situation.

[–] MacGuffin94@lemmy.world 56 points 2 days ago (10 children)

You're forgetting that cults don't continue when the leader is gone. Trump doesn't his entire life getting people to believe him and love him or hate him he is good at it. Vance sucks. No one likes him and he will not be able to continue the grift when Donny dies. They have no one past him that can handle the base and the party. There is going to be a lot more pain when he is gone because of all the fighting. Better case unfortunately would be for midterms to happen then he dies then at least there's a chance the GOP won't have full control over the government

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (4 children)

All true, but we are very near a point with USA where Vance doesn't need a cult following, he can rule as a dictator supported by oligarchs. He already has the military and intelligence services and the supreme court. The rest will follow, as resistance is weeded out by those powers.

[–] Cybersec@piefed.social 4 points 2 days ago

I agree. Hopefully without popular support we could get his grip to crumble from within if enough people despise him both internally and externally.

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