DeSantis is Methadone for MAGA heads addicted to Trump

[Tom Rinaldo]

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Good debates can be had over which of these men embrace policies more destructive to America, but only one of them (so far at least) has led a coup to overthrow American Democracy. And of the two only Trump stands poised on the brink of being indicted for his crimes. The fabric of our republic will be grievously damaged if Trump is not put on trial and held accountable for his actions, but putting an Ex President, especially one with millions of fervent and militant supporters, on trial poses real risks to the stability of our system as well. Even if Trump's support among the public dips to below 25%, that rough quarter of our electorate is a potential powder keg that Trump will be throwing matches at if he gets arrested. If they remain firmly embedded in Trump's cult when Trump finally gets arraigned, more than sparks will likely fly.

Few people successfully manage withdrawal from a serious addiction cold turkey. With heroin, a methadone maintenance program can offer addicts a manageable off ramp from a self destructive journey. If enough of Trump's cult switches their allegiance/addiction to DeSantis instead, before Trump is ever put on trial, that could be enough to keep the powder key from actually blowing. Methadone is addictive, there is nothing intrinsically good about it. There is nothing intrinsically good about Ron DeSantis either, but his emergence as a credible Republican rival to Trump right now just might help our nation get through this immediate crisis relatively intact.

[Pobeka]

1. I think they've moved on to crystal meth, they just don't know it.

DeSantis is a greater threat than Trump was/is, because he's actually a smooth talking snake oil salesman who knows how to get evil done without saying it outright.

Just my 2 cents.

[Probatim]

3. Bath salts is more like it - they'll be eating each other's faces shortly.

[Ocelot II]

2. I don't think it will work.

DeSatan is slick and evil and hateful, so he's got that going for him, but he has all the charisma of a dishrag. Have you ever listened to him speak? He's painfully boring. He'll never be able to whip up the MAGAts' blood lust like TFG, and it was the emotional high from getting their hate on that made them adore TFG. DeSantis is a mean fucker, but mean isn't enough unless you can make your rallies look like Nuremberg.