On Trump

[dlaloum]

The USA will either descend into full blow fascist statism, or the fightback will return the USA to some semblance of Democracy - if the latter happens, the "shock treatment" provided by Trump may potentially provide the impetus for long overdue reform.... similar to what happened after the shock of the great depresssion in the 1930's.

But it could go either way. And it could lead into a civil war... or substantial civil unrest, in the country with the largest number of per capita weapons in the world.

 

[Dude#1279435]

Interesting take on the Trump religious vote (with an additional quote from the comments section).

Yep, religious abuse is a way of life in America and it perpetuates itself. There is barely a distinction between religious zealotry and the fawning trauma response, and fawning over an authoritarian leader.

These people don’t love god, they are fawning over him. They think love and fawning are the same thing. You can’t love someone you never met… (and untrustworthy and holds power over you) but you sure can fawn over them. The intersection between religion and the unconscious desire to be subjugated can be understood this way.