The weird “reality” of the MAGA movement. Kamala is Jezabel. Still early, not counting Trump out. But methinks we may be nearing the end of Trump as a spellbinding, larger than life, force of nature. Sooner or later, the spell he cast will be fully exposed. Not counting him out, but will not be surprised if he experiences the worse *** kicking of his sorry life in November.
From comparisons to biblical spirits to accusations that she’s an “extinctionist,” top pro-Trump voices see a Harris presidency as the end of the world.
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“It’s always the end of the world for the Make America Great Again movement. Ever since
Donald Trump’s escalator ride in 2015, there’s been zero nuance to the MAGA message. “Only I can fix it,” the leader roared to thunderous applause upon accepting the
2016 Republican presidential nomination.
But especially since
Vice President Kamala Harris became the likely Democratic nominee, MAGA messaging has gone from overwrought and hyperbolic to absolutely hysterical and apocalyptic.
Trumpists wave off any and all criticism as unworthy of discussion, bad-faith accusations from minds afflicted with Trump Derangement Syndrome. And yet, deranged is the only appropriate descriptor of the rhetoric emanating from MAGA land’s loudest megaphones. It’s Trump and some of his closest allies and most prominent boosters who have been speaking of an imminent totalitarian government, end times and literal biblical demons.
These people include podcasters with massive, fiercely dedicated audiences. Titans of industry. Religious extremists with political ambitions and close ties to Trump world. And the richest man in the world.
In just the past week,
popular MAGA pundits warned that Harris is “Hitler and Stalin combined but times 200,” and also a “commie” who will choose a running mate who supports “
allowing men to beat up women in the Olympics.” They also
expressed outrage over the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics as
the end of “Western civilization,” and
singled out one woman on
a Zoom fundraiser callfor Harris’ campaign as
another harbinger of end times.
Then there was the billionaire Trump supporter who
finally freed himself from the burden of pretending he’s not MAGA, Elon Musk, bringing back one of
his favorite apocalyptic buzzwords, “extinctionist,” to describe Harris. (And because he’s a serious adult, he called her “Shamala.”)“.