President Joe Biden - Kamala Harris Administration

[Carl Pickens]

What the what? Joe struggles to read…

 

[NEO]

That would be devotion to a group of people, and involve self-inclusion. That doesn't meet the definition of a cult. What you are describing is just political partisanship.

A cult can have multiple leaders. Scientology is an example.

 

[BowlBrother85]

A cult can have multiple leaders. Scientology is an example.

A cult's following can have multiple leaders, but it still involves an excessive admiration and devotion towards one particular person or object. In the case of Scientology, the organization's devotion is structured towards L. Ron Hubbard and his writings. David Miscavige is just the leader of that following. He is not the subject of the organization's principle devotion. More importantly, that devotion would not be self-inclusive in a cult. Service and sacrifice are demanded of cult followers... they never share in the rewards.

 

[NEO]

A cult's following can have multiple leaders, but it still involves an excessive admiration and devotion towards one particular person or object. In the case of Scientology, the organization's devotion is structured towards L. Ron Hubbard and his writings. David Miscavige is just the leader of that following. He is not the subject of the organization's principle devotion. More importantly, that devotion would not be self-inclusive in a cult. Service and sacrifice are demanded of cult followers... they never share in the rewards.

Let's follow your logic then....the cult of trump as you insist.

I voted for trump. I followed trump. Trump passed a tax cut that specifically put almost 85k more in my pocket last year due to lowering the personal tax bracket and not taxing all pass through income.

I benefitted.

So by your logic following Trump cannot be a cult.

 

[BowlBrother85]

Let's follow your logic then....the cult of trump as you insist.

I voted for trump. I followed trump. Trump passed a tax cut that specifically put almost 85k more in my pocket last year due to lowering the personal tax bracket and not taxing all pass through income.

I benefitted.

So by your logic following Trump cannot be a cult.

Yeah... that's fair to point out. It is probably more accurate to say that the Republican Party is moving in the direction of being a cult, but isn't really there yet. Devotion to that particular person is not completely unconditional. Policies such as cutting taxes are expected and they do matter... and the society within the cult does allow for individual prosperity. Cults such as Manson family, the People's Temple, David Koresh and the Branch Davidians in Waco, Heaven's Gate and NXIVM were characterized by forfeiture of personal assets for the benefit of the community as a whole.

 

[Orangeslice13]

It’s absolutely maddening to see a one sided political hack that changes his/her beliefs with the daily talking points of their political party call the other party a cult.
Seriously?

 

[UT_VOLS13]

U.S. gas prices at highest level in 7 years ahead of July 4 weekend

 

[Zues1]

U.S. gas prices at highest level in 7 years ahead of July 4 weekend

Oh joy....not Joe's fault

 

[NEO]

Yeah... that's fair to point out. It is probably more accurate to say that the Republican Party is moving in the direction of being a cult, but isn't really there yet. Devotion to that particular person is not completely unconditional. Policies such as cutting taxes are expected and they do matter... and the society within the cult does allow for individual prosperity. Cults such as Manson family, the People's Temple, David Koresh and the Branch Davidians in Waco, Heaven's Gate and NXIVM were characterized by forfeiture of personal assets for the benefit of the community as a whole.

Where we disagree is I feel both parties have become cults or even street gangs on a larger scale. And both are screwing us over in some aspect and are smiling as they do it.

 

[NEO]

U.S. gas prices at highest level in 7 years ahead of July 4 weekend

Fireworks are way up this year too. Price increase of about 35 percent.

 

[allvol123]

Fireworks are way up this year too. Price increase of about 35 percent.

Good. Wish they would increase 1000%. Never understood why people buy them.

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

Good. Wish they would increase 1000%. Never understood why people buy them.

Some, in my neighborhood, like to blow things up from 11 pm to midnight when others like to sleep.
Some think they live their life on an island by themselves & never think of others.

 

[hog88]

Good. Wish they would increase 1000%. Never understood why people buy them.

I like to keep some M-80s on hand.

 

[NEO]

Good. Wish they would increase 1000%. Never understood why people buy them.

Really?

You cant understand why Americans would buy something that blows up and makes pretty colors in the sky?

I need to introduce you to a thing we like to call Death Shells.

 

[YankeeVol]

Good. Wish they would increase 1000%. Never understood why people buy them.

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

Really?

You cant understand why Americans would buy something that blows up and makes pretty colors in the sky?

I need to introduce you to a thing we like to call Death Shells.

Is that what Antifa uses to make the police scatter?

 

[NEO]

Is that what Antifa uses to make the police scatter?

No. This would kill an officer.

These are 5 inch canisters that are a level below dynamite.

Those are m-100s I think and not even on the same level.

Death shells are the size of a coke can.

 

[allvol123]

Really?

You cant understand why Americans would buy something that blows up and makes pretty colors in the sky?

I need to introduce you to a thing we like to call Death Shells.

To celebrate independence, I do not understand wasting money on some meaningless product sold to us by a country that would happily enslave us.

 

[allvol123]

Some, in my neighborhood, like to blow things up from 11 pm to midnight when others like to sleep.
Some think they live their life on an island by themselves & never think of others.

I driven over to a neighbor's house over this before. I'd say the way my truck landed in their yard made my intentions clear.

 

[RikidyBones]

To celebrate independence, I do not understand wasting money on some meaningless product sold to us by a country that would happily enslave us.

To simulate the "bombs bursting in air". I, however, did not get fireworks this year.

 

[NEO]

To celebrate independence, I do not understand wasting money on some meaningless product sold to us by a country that would happily enslave us.

I sing God bless America while doing it if that makes you feel any better.

My dog holds an American flag in his mouth too.

 

[NEO]

I driven over to a neighbor's house over this before. I'd say the way my truck landed in their yard made my intentions clear.

You drove to a neighbors over 11pm fireworks?

Not 2am or 3am but 11pm

Was it new years eve?

 

[hog88]

Some, in my neighborhood, like to blow things up from 11 pm to midnight when others like to sleep.
Some think they live their life on an island by themselves & never think of others.

I hate those people too. But I do like to have some firecrackers on hand, when a buddy falls asleep around the campfire they come in handy.

 

[Electric Orange]

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

I'm going to be honest, I'm not so sure Biden beat him. I'm not sure I believe anything about our government, been very skeptical for years. But I'm 85% convinced our presidents are nothing more than puppets these days. There is an agenda of division being perpetuated upon the American public, and there's a reason, beyond political power.

The last one wasn't a puppet.