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74. I think it already has collapsed.

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Sun Jul 13, 2025, 04:47 AM

Jul 2025

Looks like a pretty deflated balloon to me. It's a house built of shallow cards, after all.

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Sometimes a cult collapses under its own weight. [View all] milestogo Jul 2025 OP

Bit by bit and then ... suddenly. The "tipping point" has not been reached yet. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2025 #1

This Epstein thing may have legs. These two creeps were besties for a decade. Joinfortmill Jul 2025 #34

There's no honor among thieves The Blue Flower Jul 2025 #2

Elon will tell Trump's secrets milestogo Jul 2025 #3

Yea, 5 years from now. kacekwl Jul 2025 #7

lmfao ZDU Jul 2025 #9

This right here ms liberty Jul 2025 #10

And when he finally b passes away The Madcap Jul 2025 #4

I hope it's soon AverageOldGuy Jul 2025 #8

My friend is worried that if he dies, he will become a martyr. tavernier Jul 2025 #12

Most of the country will be singing... milestogo Jul 2025 #13

In the GOP, there are a hundred wicked witches waiting to take his place mdbl Jul 2025 #19

Will the cult follow President Vance? ninjanurse Jul 2025 #25

I don't think he has the same "charm" as TSF. milestogo Jul 2025 #28

I agree. I've thought that all along. NH Ethylene Jul 2025 #48

J.D. Vance is effortlessly abrasive. milestogo Jul 2025 #50

but the cult likes that. mdbl Jul 2025 #54

I personally don't think so. HeartsCanHope Jul 2025 #58

I doubt it. The Madcap Jul 2025 #63

i will be singing the ding dong song myself if he croaks in office . AllaN01Bear Jul 2025 #20

That party will dwarf the 2020 election celebration IbogaProject Jul 2025 #15

Interesting theory. Iggo Jul 2025 #42

What Does That Mean Though? ProfessorGAC Jul 2025 #52

Not "on his casket"! ChazInAz Jul 2025 #81

All the 'good Americans' Joinfortmill Jul 2025 #35

Hopefully we'll all still be here to counter their lies! HeartsCanHope Jul 2025 #57

Yes, we can hope PatSeg Jul 2025 #5

I agree. Incompetence inevitably leads to disaster. Martin68 Jul 2025 #6

Remove Joan, Insert Donnie... ZDU Jul 2025 #11

This is priceless! Joinfortmill Jul 2025 #36

Yes, yes indeed! ZDU Jul 2025 #46

I'm feeling like the outrage of what the orange Hitler is doing is going to come to a head and people kimbutgar Jul 2025 #14

He's going to lose "the cult" when the Epstein documents are revealed FakeNoose Jul 2025 #16

Ha! ROFL. Joinfortmill Jul 2025 #38

Every last one of them could disappear from the Earth and not be missed Orrex Jul 2025 #17

I have no hope mdbl Jul 2025 #18

Also, it is a cult built on a foundation of LIES Martin Eden Jul 2025 #21

Speaking of cults, Nazi Germany didn't crumble for good until April, 1945 . . . . hatrack Jul 2025 #47

True, and there are similarities between the Fascism of Hitler and Trump Martin Eden Jul 2025 #55

You hit on the classic irony DFW Jul 2025 #75

You summed it up very well in two sentences Martin Eden Jul 2025 #78

His actions at times lead to suspicions of exactly that DFW Jul 2025 #80

Sometimes it doesn't collapse until the country is turned into rubble LS0999 Jul 2025 #22

Yup, let's hope there's a permanent intervention before that occurs. Joinfortmill Jul 2025 #40

And in our case, there's no one to save us from ourselves The Madcap Jul 2025 #64

To borrow an idea from Honest Abe Lincoln... ProudMNDemocrat Jul 2025 #23

Last week would be nice! niyad Jul 2025 #24

I really hope the cult of Trump goes full purple koolaid. lapfog_1 Jul 2025 #26

Well, let's see: Branch Davidians went out in blaze of "glory"; Heaven's Gate - suicides,; People's Temple - AnotherMother4Peace Jul 2025 #27

Fascists Are Ouroboros MayReasonRule Jul 2025 #29

Wow, that is a great word! milestogo Jul 2025 #32

The Gnostics Understood The Difference Between Religion And Mythology MayReasonRule Jul 2025 #51

PBS is rerunning Joseph Campbell's "The Power of Myth" with Bill Moyers. llmart Jul 2025 #62

I Have A Hardback Copy Of Transformations Of Myth Through Time And A Softback Of The Hero With A Thousand Faces MayReasonRule Jul 2025 #65

Here's some "extra-credit" reading when you get to the episode.... pat_k Jul 2025 #68

Thanks. llmart Jul 2025 #70

Thank you for posting that, I was just about to look up the word ouroboros Meadowoak Jul 2025 #76

This is true Hey Joe Jul 2025 #53

Unfortunately, when they reach that tipping point of no return ... aggiesal Jul 2025 #30

The Moonies still exist, murielm99 Jul 2025 #31

I sure as hell hope so. Trump and his band of traitors are doing a good job of taking our federal government down. Joinfortmill Jul 2025 #33

I wish this were true angrychair Jul 2025 #37

Other observations the different maga cult. Duncanpup Jul 2025 #39

Whew moose65 Jul 2025 #41

Foreign Enemies May Exploit Such A Collapse 2na fisherman Jul 2025 #43

Yes, you are right. Haggard Celine Jul 2025 #77

Kick SheltieLover Jul 2025 #44

I just plowed through this- BumRushDaShow Jul 2025 #45

Kremlinology is pointless when staring down the barrel JCMach1 Jul 2025 #49

I certainly hope so, too! HeartsCanHope Jul 2025 #56

The only glue holding it together is hate tied to money. ananda Jul 2025 #59

I believe the cult will collapse from its own weight. It will take a number of people with it though, Linda ladeewolf Jul 2025 #60

It takes intelligence, rules, laws to make any system work bucolic_frolic Jul 2025 #61

I have zero doubt they will implode Skittles Jul 2025 #66

And as the spell breaks for some, let's extend a little grace. pat_k Jul 2025 #67

I think it has to be a bit of an awakening mountain grammy Jul 2025 #69

Dunno. We've had bumper crops of crooks, liars, and m-fuggin morons in recent years struggle4progress Jul 2025 #71

But what happens when the cult has the support (tacit or explicit) of most of the media... progressoid Jul 2025 #72

I recall all this kind of "the end is near" "another shoe dropped" talk during his #45 term. C Moon Jul 2025 #73

I think it already has collapsed. ReRe Jul 2025 #74

When we garner the courage to stand against a half-wit criminal dlilafae Jul 2025 #79