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Reality eventually catches up to everybody, no matter how strong the cult; the Devil always overplays his hand.
The question is are we willing to buck up and start writing the rules for a game that beats whatever MAGA is playing? Or are we just going to whine cynically that everything is awful and there's no hope and we're all doomed?
People don't fucking get it. Democracy is fucking over. There is no changing minds and getting 'em on the next election. Trump was wildly unpopular after J6. Project 2025 was wildly unpopular. This is a coup. They stole the election in '24 just like they tried to do in '20, and did do in '16. We have an unelected dictator in the White House. He's not going to leave willingly. Why do you think they've turned everything up to 11? They have no intention of leaving. Not willingly anyway, and they don't give a flying fuck about the will of the people. Think about it, do you really think even 30% of this country is Maga? Yes, obviously you have your moron uncle and his idiot kid here and there, but the silent majority was never fucking real. It was a vocal minority amplified by bots and trolls which we saw recently with the Twitter location scandal pointing out that all the prominent maga accounts are in fucking Swaziland or some other bullshit country.
Joe Biden's DOJ letting this traitor back into the White House is very likely the end of our Republic as we know it. We've been waiting over a year almost for someone to step up and do something, but it's not happening. Mark my words, the only way Donald leaves the presidency is in a box (be it by natural causes or otherwise) and when that happens, more sycophants will take his place. We aren't getting out of this by marching peacefully in the streets. They just blasted someone in the face for doing less than that. I honestly don't know how we get out of this, and I fucking hate it.
A lot of what you say seems true. I'm still voting straight ticket democrat in every election until Trump and the various MAGA iterations are out of office. Even for dinky local elections; Township Comptroller? Fuck the Republican candidate. Uncontested Republican? I'm writing in Barack Obama. If you're running as a republican, you've lost my vote.
"Votes don't matter anymore."
"Well I'm going to vote against them!"
Tell that to Kissinger.
Another pertinent question is how many will be hurt and what damage is done before those consequences rear their head.