• Etterra@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      Probably not. It’s a cult of personality. The good news though is that most cults don’t survive the death of their leader. Usually it requires a solid second in command to step up and reform things to save it.

      The most likely result here will be the crazy brigade will stay around until T***p dies. After that it’ll splinter and dissolve into infighting while some few people go back to something vaguely like reality.

      • Usually it requires a solid second in command to step up and reform things to save it.

        And like most petty dictators, Trump has been diligent in preventing anyone from becoming a solid second-in-command, because he fears all potential threats to his dominance. If he dies, because he’s an out-and-out monarchist, the only possible heirs will literally be his heirs, and fighting between his children to assume his legacy will be bitter and bloody.