The cultism of the Republican Party will lead to violence as all cults ultimately do

     

      That the current Republican Party is headed by a twice-impeached, sexual predator and chronic liar shouldn't be surprising when you recognize that the Party has become a cult.  The characteristics of a cult are "unreasonable fear about the outside world, such as impending catastrophe, evil conspiracies, and persecution. "  Watching Fox News Trump supporters are nightly given a daily dose of how gangs of minorities (blacks and illegal immigrants) are turning our cities into "hellholes."  Fox News has been the vehicle to feed the Trump supporters that only Trump and the MAGA movement can save our Country from this onslaught.   They preach that only they can give you the correct information and that the "mainstream" news is part of the conspiracy against our Country.  The followers of this cult will never listen to any other source of news other than one that feeds this narrative.  Only Fox News, and other right-wing channels, can give you the truth as they define it.

     As with many cults, violence occurs when members of the cult feel under siege.   January 6th was only one example of how violence is the response of a cult when they feel under attack.  Planning to kidnap the Governor of Michigan or attacking the Speaker of the House in her own home show that violence is seen as justified to "defend" this Country.  Trump is no different that any other cult leader when he talks about "beating the crap" out of protesters or telling his supporters that he wants to lead a violent mob to the Capitol to overthrow the process of certifying Biden's election.  He didn't seem concerned that his supporters brought a gallows to the National Mall to be able to hang the Vice President.   

    We are possibly headed to a more violent assault on our government as long as the Republican Party allows itself to represent the Trump cult and its armed supporters who feel justified in using violence in a manner that the colonialists did in 1776.  They see our current government as being as tyrannical as the English government of 250 years ago.  Their flag of "don't step on me" should only be seen as representing the use of violence when threatened.  How this violent movement plays out in the future for our Country is unclear but we need to be prepared for violence in ways that would shock us only a few years ago.  Trump supporters are armed for a reason.