Theopolis Q. Hossenffer
I am in America, not of it.
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For 25% you can be a Deacon!~It depends on what you're selling. Joel Osteen probably says 'YES!'
Plus I really love Israel. I should try it.It depends on what you're selling. Joel Osteen probably says 'YES!'
The comparison to the Communist Party of the 1970s cannot be flattering to them.
The in-fighting was to be expected. The primary difference is - as you allude - is the presence of the personality cult. It will split the party in the short-term, but I'm not certain about the long-term.You would think so, but they've had no trouble publicly embracing nazism, so who knows what they believe or care about any more?
I'm reluctant to get my hopes up. After every single presidential election it seems like the losing party has an identity crisis and factional in-fighting and is on the verge of being relegated to opposition for the foreseeable future.
Then again, the detachment from reality of the current republican party is likely to work against them. I may be wrong - I'm certainly no expert on US political history - but I don't think they've ever been this deep into their fantasy world.
Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein from the Brookings Institute have some really nice things to say:
https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/lets-just-say-it-the-republicans-are-the-problem/