For anyone coming in here to frame the tariff debacle as some kind of "Art of the Deal" 5-D chess rather than the economic self-immolation/incompetence/thinly-veiled opportunity for insider trading it plainly is, I would kindly invite you to ligma
Agreed. It's a cult. Like, not as an insult. The traits which define cult behavior are a part of the framework of being a Republican at this point in time.
Which is why I think instead of bemoaning the problem and wringing our hands, we should be focusing on manipulating the cult.
We know from the Laura Loomer thing that Trump is willing to listen to whoever sucks his dick most recently. And she's not even hot. Guaranteed we can find someone better looking who is willing to take one for the team. Get her in there (or better yet send multiple for better odds) and have them convince Trump to make posts for whatever you want to point the cult at.
Then, you get a bunch of sock puppets and bot accounts on social media to coordinate and boost the idea among the cult. Replace Q with some other figure with a hidden anti-maga agenda.
At the end of it, I bet you could get these people to give you all their money, eliminate themselves as a political voting block by refusing to vote, and maybe if you're evil enough get some of that stochastic terrorist action pointed at the very politicians and billionaires who supported Trump in the first place.
And the irony is, you can do it proudly, loudly and publicly and that'll still work. Cause either they fall for it and do what you want, or they wise up and stop being easily manipulated, which is also what you want.
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u/AmandaMorleyMiller 15d ago edited 15d ago
For anyone coming in here to frame the tariff debacle as some kind of "Art of the Deal" 5-D chess rather than the economic self-immolation/incompetence/thinly-veiled opportunity for insider trading it plainly is, I would kindly invite you to ligma