The other day, I asked if my Republican friends were suffering from their own Trump Derangement Syndrome, that is, they have become so deranged in their support that they are blind to the simple fact that Trump does not represent the wishes of most Americans on a wide range of issues. Maybe it's more. Maybe it's a cult of personality.
Let us be clear. His election was never a mandate from the people. He did not quite get 50% of the cast vote. If you take into account all who could have voted but didn't, he got only 32% of the eligible vote. He is a minority president. Now we are six months in, and new polling shows that 62% of Americans disapproved of the so-called Big Beautiful Bill. Yet it passed by the narrowest of margins in both chambers of Congress. 79% polled said they believe immigration strengthens America, yet this administration consistently demonizes immigrants, both legal and illegal, and pushes legal limits in an effort to eliminate them. Trump even said he would strip legal American citizens of their citizenship if he could, if they disagreed with his policies. Opposing Donald Trump, in his mind, is not democratic, it is evil incarnate. He does not care what anyone in America or the world thinks or believes, as long as they are worshipping at his feet. That so many do so, without question, is the definition of a cult of personality.
That the majority of Americans do not worship Trump shows clearly that we are living under the tyranny of a minority.
If my Republican friends would say, “Boy, you paint an evil picture,” I would answer, “Yep.” I find nothing good in Donald Trump. And remember, if you think you can gain wealth and power riding his coattails, enjoy it while you can. You are his friend only as long as you are useful. He has no loyalty but he expects total loyalty from you. Cults of personality in the past have not played well in the long run, and have left many bodies in their wake.
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