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The fact that John Kelly is now speaking directly to Trump’s mistakes doesn’t matter. Because he waited, he’ll be purged from the roll of loyal members and turned into a conspirator against Trump.

This is a cult. Cults rely on excommunication to maintain their brittle realities.
This song and dance is beyond predictable now. It’ll gain some traction online as people point to Kelly as further proof Trump is dangerous. The MAGA world will quickly shift their worldview and conspiracy to incorporate him.

These aren’t surprises anymore.
It makes for fine social media fodder, but we have to recognize patterns that play out over and over and over again. John Kelly needed to speak directly to Trump’s dangers while in the administration. This sudden shift will register for like a day and get clicks. That’s it.
We’ve watched the Trump Cult song and dance for four years now. We know how this works. That it still surprises anyone is bizarre. It’s only replaying like this to sell the news, to garner a shift of retweets and likes. We have to do better. We have to learn. We’re in real danger
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