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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOnce you cut the head off, the followers of extremism crawl back under their rocks.
When Trump is destroyed his followers will disappear like the followers of Bin Laden.
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Once you cut the head off, the followers of extremism crawl back under their rocks. (Original Post)
shockey80
Oct 2018
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lapfog_1
(29,228 posts)1. some of them will act like cornered rats
so I expect more days like today and the last week for some time.
vlyons
(10,252 posts)2. Some will just latch on to the next cult leader
nt
dustyscamp
(2,228 posts)3. No, they will turn to someone like Gavin McInnes as their new leader
Little Star
(17,055 posts)5. Better than the president of the USA.
shockey80
(4,379 posts)4. No , Trump is unique.
It will difficult for them to find a new leader.
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)8. Trump is not unique
There have been many throughout history. He is just a spark. The followers are like dry tinder. If we put this flame out, there still will be a lot of dry tinder around. Worse than that, the next Trump will learn from his mistakes.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)6. That's definitely not true
There were numerous horrific hate crimes and shootings in this country before Trump.
unblock
(52,387 posts)7. Sadly foxnews and hate radio and alt-right websites are fertile ground for the next dictator wannabe
GemDigger
(4,305 posts)9. Disagree. We need to cut the snake inch by inch.
MineralMan
(146,338 posts)10. For safety's sake, feed the rest of the snake through
a meat grinder. Just to be sure.
MarcA
(2,195 posts)11. You can't have a just and democratic nation with those who want it destroyed. n/t