wdlindsy ,
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Jess Piper takes readers on a tour of a "Trump Store" in ticky-tacky Branson, Missouri, Trump country if there ever was such a place, and boy howdy, the discoveries she makes. For one thing, far from making America great, the store is peddling merch made in China and Mexico, while claiming Mexican workers sew "made in Mexico" tags on American goods.

The whole essay deserves a read.

https://jesspiper.substack.com/p/yes-its-a-cult-ask-me-how-i-know

BruceMirken ,
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@wdlindsy Ewwwww...

wdlindsy OP ,
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@BruceMirken My response, too.

Paxil ,
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@wdlindsy A cult that embraces a shameless brand of anti-intellectual capitalism. It truly brings them joy for now at least with a sublime Helter Skelter vibe.

LazaroDTormes ,
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@wdlindsy

The cult will vote for Trump no matter what. So

"Register new voters instead of wasting your breath. Organize your neighbors rather than beating a dead horse. Leave the cult behind and link arms with the willing. If we are going to stop another Trump presidency, we have to work with those who have left the cult or never joined in the first place…"

wdlindsy OP ,
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@LazaroDTormes Yes. I think this is where Jess Piper stands.

artisanrox ,
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@wdlindsy

I call Trump bumper stickers/flags/hats "bigot badges"

Good to know at a glance who the local frothy mouthed bigots are.

wdlindsy OP ,
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@artisanrox I agree. They're doing us a favor showing us their faces.

wood5y ,
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wdlindsy OP ,
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@wood5y Touché.

wood5y ,
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@wdlindsy Both the USA and the UK seem in thrall to right-wing cultists.

wdlindsy OP ,
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@wood5y A significant and shocking proportion of the population does in both places seem to be in such thrall, for sure.

Runyan50 ,
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@wdlindsy Prople are so dumb it is stunning. has made them dumber - maybe made all of us dumber.

wdlindsy OP ,
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@Runyan50 And even more shameful is that dumbing down is self-chosen in so many cases. People know better. They just choose to pretend they don't.

SueDiOh ,

@wdlindsy As usual, no actual Jesus quotes, just trump.

wdlindsy OP ,
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@SueDiOh Yes, just Trump. It's all about Trump. The religion is absolutely fake and just a veneer.

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