The worst kept secret in the GOP is that the GOPe wants to get rid of Trump and unlock his grip on the GOP base.
The GOPe obviously see RDS as the vessel to do that, so they are doing everything they can to elevate RDS and lower MAGA in order to undermine Trump.
As for why the GOPe wants to get rid of Trump, the answer is fairly obvious, in my opinion:
If your scam is to use the illusion of choice to hold onto power regardless of performance, you cannot allow a bona fide outsider to actually perform and risk exposing your scam.
Are you familiar with the concept of hypernormalization?
If not already, you really should take a moment to learn what it is in theory and how to spot it in practice because it’s happening right now; and it’s only going to get worse, much, much, worse.
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While sometimes subtle, especially in its earlier stages, here are some of the more recent and glaring examples:
“Build Back Better”
“Inflation Reduction Act”
“MAGA is fascist”
“Antifa is anti-fascist”
“Men can get pregnant”
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“Trump colluded with Russia to steal the 2016 election”
“The 2020 election was the most secure and safe in history”
“Changing a child’s gender is healthcare”
“Parents are domestic terrorists”
“The Ruling Class has your best interests in mind”
"Even if I were pollinated and fully vaccinated, I would admire the unvaccinated for withstanding the greatest pressure I have ever seen, even from partners, parents, children, friends, colleagues and doctors.”
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“People who were capable of such personality, courage and critical ability are undoubtedly the best of humanity. They are everywhere, in all ages, levels of education, states and ideas.”
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“They are of a special kind; they are the soldiers that every army of light wants to have in its ranks. They are the parents that every child wants to have and the children that every parent dreams of having.”
From @im_1776 , this essay is an excellent breakdown and analysis of the fascist and totalitarian forces masquerading today as "anti-fascism".
I will share some selected sections in the thread below but I encourage everyone to read the whole thing. ⤵️ im1776.com/2021/01/26/ur-…
@im_1776 "The word ‘fascism’ is today a sigil of repulsion and a weapon of repression, wielded by an increasingly post-democratic Western political regime itself characterized by features widely associated with fascism...
@im_1776 "... including rule by decree, repression of independent intellectuals and artists, systematic racism (under the Orwellian label ‘antiracism’), synthesis of corporate and state power, perpetual war, politicization of religion, politicization of family life...