What will become of the Trump Cult?

[NameAlreadyTaken]

Do they disband and go their separate ways?

Do they latch on to a new pseudo-leader? Who?

Do they see the light and agree with Democrats on issues?

Do they commit mass suicide by not wearing masks this winter?

Do they start a civil war on their own?

What will become of them?

[SheltieLover]

1. Hopefully

They will all move to Alaska "to get out of the US."

[LakeArenal]

2. They really are morans.

[SheltieLover]

3. Yes, they are!

I think Alaska is a perfect place for them. Maybe some would try swimming to Russia!

[LakeArenal]

6. Maybe see Russia from their house.

[L.Pharmstrong]

15. It's MORONS, and not Morans.

Spelling it wrong makes you look like this guy.

[Mister Ed]

16. I think that's probably the joke that the poster was making. n/t

[Stand and Fight]

17. Whoosh! You really didn't get it, or you're attempting to be funny and failing badly.

[Lock him up.]

20. Calling them moRans is a tradition on DU since the early bu$h the w years based on that pic.

Welcome to DU.

[Native]

28. And a fine tradition at that!

[Codeine]

37. Probably not a good idea to pop into

a twenty year old community with an established culture and well-developed in-jokes and start screeching about how we’re “doing it wrong” less than a month in.

[L.Pharmstrong]

41. I was here in 2001.

I posted the original photo. I changed my user name along the way. But thanks for the insight.

[Codeine]

42. What were you banned for? nt

[LakeArenal]

44. That guy is Moran #1

You should take awhile before you try to take on someone who has been here awhile.

As you see.... we back each other up and even if a typo, you should have let it slip.

[KatyMan]

4. The spotlight will be off of them

And they'll find something else shiny to pay attention to, the media will get bored and they'll crawl back into the woodwork. Along with the infighting and purity tests.

[Roland99]

5. I've been thinking of this today. I see two options

To be brief:

1) If trump slinks away, #MAGAts will slowly lose their passion for hatred. We'll still have the white supremacist element regardless
2) If trump stays in the limelight, so, too, will #MAGAt mentality. Although I imagine some % of it will die off over the next few years (if he really does intend on running again in 2024)

As an aside to #2 above, if trump keeps that up, I foresee the GOP, itself, fracturing into two parties in the very near future. It's not sustainable as the bloc it is now

[LakeArenal]

8. I truly believe Joe is the last old white guy.

Youth will come to take over.

[Roland99]

11. yeah, there's that, too, but trumpism is the bigger concern right now

[Lock him up.]

21. VP Elect Kamala will be a great 2-terms President some day. n/t

[LakeArenal]

45. Or others. We have great possibilities.

[joshcryer]

26. Trump can't stay in the limelight without the media propping him up.

He is a nasty, nasty, man, he was never anything more, the media normalized him, they let him be relevant, they watched his morning "briefings" in 2016 like a reality show star, giving him thousands upon thousands of hours of full attention. The media is done. The entire environment he created is insanity. They are done with him.

[muntrv]

7. I am hoping for Darwinism to take its course

since they hate masks.

[UTUSN]

9. They have always been with us and always will.

[J_William_Ryan]

10. The Trump Cult isn't going anywhere...

They’re in essence the same blend of conservative ideologues, the religious right, and neo-fascist racist and
bigots.

They’ve been around for some 50 years and will continue to be a significant voting bloc in the GOP.

Trump was merely a symptom of the disease that is conservatism.

Trump will soon be gone but the fear, ignorance, bigotry, racism, and hate that supported Trump, that makes up most of the GOP, is alive and well.

[Yeehah]

29. Well said and true

The cult's unity is their strength. Let's hope liberals stay united because fascism is right around the corner if we don't.

[flamin lib]

12. I'll attempt a serious answer but who the hell knows about this kind of person.

The most extreme Trump supporters are hard core racists, anti government militia (an oxymoron) or political opportunists (yeah, that's you Mitch) devoid of patriotism or morality. These people have always been around and always will be, available to the next would be dictator who comes along. Starve them for the ignition source and they'll go dormant.

The majority of Trump voters are low information political amateurs that only become energized when a shiny squirrel runs by with a good bumper sticker slogan. They have also been around forever and will always be. No particular ideology but what passes for 'common sense' which is really uncommon in fact.

The second bunch is the real problem because they take part with no particular knowledge of what they are taking part in and susceptible to over simplified policies for terribly complicated issues. They will thwart the best intentions of serious political intent.

[llmart]

36. Very well-articulated post and answer to the question.

I believe you summed it up nicely. Because of their willful ignorance they cannot and will not educate themselves more on the issues. Everything has to be boiled down to a very simple-minded concept that they then latch onto. These people have always been with us. They're not suddenly going to decide to become more educated but I do believe a lot of them will just slink back into their own small worlds.

[Aristus]

13. Flav-R-Aid and some cyanide should rid us of them nicely.

n/t

[keithbvadu2]

14. They will find a new Messiah.

They will find a new Messiah.

JFK Jr has been in their sights.

But they'll find a live one.

[kskiska]

18. Rush will be gone soon, too.

[BainsBane]

19. They indulge in victimhood

They are already doing it. Ari Fleischer is whining on FB, as is Ron Johnson, Don Jr, and many others.

[Earthshine2]

22. Over the next few weeks, landfills will see a "yuge" influx of Trump flags and MAGA paraphernalia.

[Catherine Vincent]

23. Let them stew in their red hot hate

I just hope they don't act on it.

My sis posted on a TX Gov. Aabbot FB page and all she said was that she was hoping TX would flip blue and she think it will next time. She received tons of messages from Trump scum. One woman threatened her.

[Talitha]

24. They'll go back to their coloring books and fight over who gets to eat some glue.

[Rizen]

25. Trump is a symptom of the disease, not the cause of it.

We have to face the reality that the days of McCain and Romney republicans are gone. Racism, fascist behaviors and reality denying idiocy are the standard now. They aren't going away. Our top priority should be uniting liberals and moderates against them.

[Cosmocat]

46. +1

I have been telling people this all along.

Yeah, we rooted him out of the Whitehouse.

At the same time full on Quanon candidates were winning offices ...

[walkingman]

27. They homesteaded decades ago here in rural Texas. They are not going anywhere but

over time even they will change. It will happen.

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

30. Don't know. I just hope Joe expands FBI domestic terrorist surveillance,

and creates a Domestic Terrorism Task Force to further infiltrate and contain fascist domestic terrorist individuals and groups.

[marie999]

31. It depends on Trump.

If after Biden becomes President Biden if Trump holds a press conference and declares he is running for president in 2024, he will keep most of his followers.

[Cosmocat]

47. Yep

Nm

[qdouble]

32. There may be some splits

The hardcore Trump cult members that were delighted by the racism and nastiness will still be who they are... but it’s possible that they may feud with the Republican establishment or be less motivated to vote.

[lanlady]

33. A lot depends

on what Fox News decides to do about Trump. Are they going to continue giving him a platform even after he's out of office or move on to someone else? If the latter, I suspect a lot of Trump cultists will forget the Orange Loser and switch interest to whatever rising Republican star Fox chooses to promote.

Could get real interesting, especially if the Trump TV network gets off the ground and Murdoch decides to go to war.

[Brother Mythos]

38. There are several good replies in this thread but, ...

you have identified a key factor.

RWNJs will always be around, but Trump himself desperately needs a big media enabler in order to continue to appeal to them.

[DeminPennswoods]

34. The worst of them will recede for now

But as Jon Meachum pointed out, they are thread that's run through American history for 240+ years.

[octoberlib]

35. They'll be lying in wait for the next racist,

authoritarian asshole. Count on it.

[Buckeyeblue]

39. It's always hard to predict how a fad will play out

I think of Trump more as a fad than a movement. Most fads fade away rather quickly. I think Trump will try to keep it going. It's going to be hard for him to sustain the energy necessary without having the office of the presidency behind him.

I do think he'll try to start a TV channel. I think he'll be able to persuade some of the more right-winged personalities to join. And if he can get it off the ground it will probably initially do ok enough to garner some attention. Again, it's part of the fad.

And I think in 2024 they will try to run as a third party. If Trump is healthy enough, he'll run. The argument will be that he trusted Republicans to help him but they were part of the swamp.

From there who knows. If they catch the right issue, they may be able to really make things tough for Republicans.

[Autumn]

40. They find another racist fool to follow. There are plenty around.

[KentuckyWoman]

43. They'll be back in 2024

Either one of the Trumps will win or Gaetz will.

[NameAlreadyTaken]

48. If those are their choices, good luck to them.