Reply #5: I think it's more like a coalition of several cults, run by sociopaths [View All]

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Coalitions:

- RW Christian fundamentalism with goal of promoting Armageddon

- "Pax Americana"/PNAC/American Empire/Middle East Domination advocates; endless wars, military occupation

- Rove, Wolfowitz, Cheney, et.al., rely on secrecy, deception, and misinformation - both Machiavellian/Orwellian - "The end justifies the means"

- Norquist & corporate raider advocates for plutocracy - disenfranchisement of, and tax burden carred by, middle & lower classes; veterans' benefits and social programs sacrificed to finance wars and corporate welfare; laissez-faire capitalism, crony capitalism, and Social Darwinism (survival of the fittest)

- Fascist Autocracy/Dictatorship/one-party system/corporate ownership of government replaces democracy. The masses surrender personal information & liberties, gov't control of media. Gov't is paternalistic and the masses are treated like children.

All of these people, factors & circumstances have converged to form a kind of coalition of cults that exist in the present administration.
Only misanthropic, pathological and sociological people would be attracted to this type of leadership. Also contains elements of sadomasochism (leaders are sadistic toward the masses, some of whom are the masochistic type).

I'm sure there's more, but these are just things that come to my mind. Had someone suggested any of this previous to this administration, they would have been laughed out of town or their sanity would've been question. And some of these things may not be obvious as yet, but the seeds for all of this coming true have already been planted; it's just a matter of time.

To say this is depressing would be an understatement.