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      Vance has the cult personality of a wet blanket, plus cults very very rarely survive the death of its founder. It usually takes the person “next in the chain” to be able to match the founder’s energy/charisma. Which almost never happens because that would be a “personality conflict”

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        cults very very rarely survive the death of its founder

        That’s not true at all.

        The USSR lasted a mighty long time after Stalin’s death.
        Maduro is still in power in Venezuela long after Chávez’ death.
        Cuba is still doing Fidel’s revolution, at least in theory.
        The Kim family is still in power long after Kim Il Sung’s death.
        The Ayatollahs are still in power long after Khomenei’s death

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      The US Reich isn’t quite established enough to survive without Trump as a MAGA magnet. If Trump disappears tomorrow, there is a very good chance that the whole fascist shit-show will collapse.

      It is not far from being entrenched though. And then I agree: if Vance takes over and only has to rely on fear and force to stay in power, oh my… fear for your life, because he’s much, MUCH more dangerous than that idiot Trump.