Cheato Jesus is in a lot of big legal trouble. However, true to his evil-parallel-universe dynamic, this only seems to enhance his appeal in the eyes of his devil-worshipping cult.
But I wonder...how big actually IS the cult, at this point?
I have disengaged myself from almost all social media, but I realize the cacophonous die-hard MAGAt crowd is still out there. But that is the point. They ARE loud, obnoxious, and dedicated to the task of making themselves heard and seen. But are their numbers actually there anymore? AND are the folks on the other side of the political divide willing to sit back and be controlled by these loons forever?
Are the legions of remaining MAGAts large enough to carry him back to the White House in a fair and unobstructed election (if such a thing is possible in the US at this point)? In 2016, it was not simply the 40% of true-believer MAGAts that swept 45 to victory. It was a combination of that, plus independent voters who saw him as a possible refreshing change from "career politicians," plus Russian interference, plus a candidate advanced by the "other side" who was all too easy to beat to a pulp, plus a last-minute gaffe by an FBI director that all but sealed the fate of that opposing candidate. And let us not forget the press. Primarily and overwhelmingly the press. Without whom the Perfect Orange Storm might very well never have come into being.
To my mind, the single most insurmountable advantage enjoyed by Cheato in 2016 was the American press's extreme obsession with all things Wankmaggot. Cheato Jesus played them like Itzhak Perlman on a Stradivarius. He kept up a non-stop stream of vile, outrageous stunts and sound-bytes that the US press could not resist, thereby gaining for his campaign billions of dollars of free media coverage. Of all the entities responsible for turning the Wangmaggot into the evil juggernaut he became in 2016, the press was far and away at the top of the list.
That dynamic alone might well be what tips the scales--or not--for Cheato Jesus in 2024.
Does the press understand and own its culpability in putting 45 in the White House to begin with? Will they make a concerted effort NOT to make the same mistake this time around? Or will the idea of viewers' eyeballs and profit numbers win out over the stability of our democracy--AGAIN?
The jury's out on that one. But I'm beginning to get a bit worried...especially since I came across this article in The Atlantic a couple of days ago:
Trump Floats The Idea Of Executing Joint Chiefs Chairman Milley.
In which an earnest journalist warns that Americans are "distracted and dumb" when it comes to 45's continuing antics. The writer suggests that we have become desensitized and fatigued by the horrific things Cheato says and stands for, which makes his capacity to incite violence even more potentially explosive than it could be. The press should be watchful, on Trump all the time, and report every dangerous word that comes out of his mouth or social media account.
Really? To what end? What will it benefit for the press to follow 45 around like obedient puppy dogs again, this time around? We KNOW the magnitude of the damage this can do, that it DID in 2016. What demonstrable GOOD can come of it? Will we change the minds/votes of die-hard MAGAts? Dream on. Will we hold 45 accountable for his lies? He was in the White House for years before for the press could even sidle up to using the word "lie" when reporting on the outrageous crap that issued forth from the 45th president's mouth and thumbs. Will we somehow steer the hapless, sycophantic GOP away from their "dear leader" and back in the direction of a responsible, viable political party? Seriously...they have boarded that train, and will ride it till it crashes. Will it stop any outbursts of political violence spurred on by 45's continuing violent rhetoric? I have just 2 words in response to that: January 6.
And let me add that the press's constant and repeated declarations that Cheato is not only the front-running GOP candidate, but stands a good chance of returning to the White House in 2025 is NOT filling me with hope that they learned one damned thing from 2016.
It may actually be a GOOD thing that Americans are suffering from Cheato Fatigue. We know he hasn't gone away. We know he's dangerous. We wish to god he would just...disappear. (Maybe he could meet up with some Russian official and get a poison handshake or a radioactive Big Mac. From my monitor to god's ears...)
But we also know that the best place--the only place, it appears--we can have any power over him is at the ballot box. We proved that in 2020. The fix was in for Trump to win, fabricate or steal 70 million votes in 2020. He was confident that number would put him easily over the top and secure him an additional 4 years to bleed America dry and possibly destroy it altogether. But he bargained without the 81 million + souls shocked into action by his horrendous dumpster fire of an administration, and determined to send him back to hell where he belonged.
We buried him four years ago. We'll by god do it again. Because we have to. And this time, we’ll see that he STAYS buried.
Just, for the love of god, keep him out of our faces until the actual time comes for us to grab the shovels.
from almost the beginning! Augh!!! My brain is indeed fried.
