Hey, guys-- You do realize that you are displaying some of the earmarks of cult membership: demonizing individuals who hold an opposing view, avoiding critical thinking (judging from your posts), and refusing to admit that the cult leader has any flaws, even when these are manifestly apparent.
So I don't find your recent off-topic attempts at sarcasm to be very impressive. I get that you are angry at my audacity, however.
As I said in my OP, this isn't about Republicans vs Democrats, conservatives vs. liberals. If you wanna be a conservative, I'm not trying to talk you out of it. If you think Democrats are a bunch of communists-- never mind Vladimir Putin's grasp of Trump's.... what-evers-- this thread isn't about that.
I get that millions of sensible people voted for Trump for reasons other than that they loved him personally. They would have voted for a different Republican candidate, as well. Some Trump voters really care about conservative judge appointments, for example. Whether I agree or disagree with them isn't on-topic, however.
This particular is about whether Trump and his hard core fans show characteristics of a cult of personality.
Got it?
I mean, what kind of democracy-loving leader gets a few thousand people at a rally shouting, "Lock her up!!" about his political opponent? What kind of patriotic American reaches out to the QAnon crowd and argues for demonstrable falsehoods in order to undermine free and fair elections?
I'm waiting for someone on the Trump train to talk about what he actually accomplished in office-- preferably in a rational tone of voice. Or maybe someone who actually attended Trump rallies will say it was Good Clean Fun, comparable to wearing a Cheese Head hat at a Green Bay Packers game.
Whatever.
But try not to convince me that you actually have no rational arguments as to why Trump's die-hard fans do/do not treat him like a cult figure.
