The what of trumplicans is settled science. You can not possibly come up with enough negative adjectives to describe them.
They have proven to be completely unreasonable, completely unable to shamed and completely dishonest.
So the only avenue available to us to understand their
fallen status is the how did they become like this.
I came across this article yesterday claiming to understand the trumplicans.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/04/christian-men-donald-trump-masculinity-crisis.html?via=rss
I take it the Crucible Project is closely related to trumplicans so lets examine it.
If I took a good hard look at my life and discovered my true self, the Crucible Project promised, I could “move beyond blaming others” to “experience lasting change.”
pbviously it goes sideways even before it begins, as blaming others is the schtick of the trumplican
By the time I left, I understood why men who worked so hard to imitate Christ could also become Trump’s most loyal followers.
obviously I did not do the program, but after reading the article its still an incredible mystery as to how anyone that could follow Christ could be attracted to the trump.
This moment felt like a glimpse of Christianity at its best. Not simply that I was receiving so much love, but that I was receiving so much love after making myself ugly
well this gets us a glimpse of the hook
Each man, however, spoke with admirable clarity about what true masculinity was not. “It’s not about pushing for more money, more women, bigger houses, and bigger muscles,” Liam told me. “That’s a misdirection of the healthy desire to be enough.”
Again a major major doesn't fit. What these men are allegedly rejecting is preciesly what the trump embodies in a "man".
Masculinity is about living with accountability and vulnerability,” Steven said before conceding he would also foster these traits in a daughter.
Again accountability is exactly what the trump
doesn't give. on a damn thing
A man serves God first, then his family, his friends, and his community—in that order. The self comes last, and that kind of selfless leadership is hard.
the trump serves himself first and God last, without any doubt .
What is a man? The one who leads others. Why should a person have power to lead others? Because he is a good man. What is a good man? The one who rewards you for trusting his trespasses. His thoughts, feelings, and will are blessed with God’s imprimatur.
the trump is the opposite of a good man. he is an evil man. The exact traits these men seek is what the trump wholeheartedly rejects.
The leader said that if everyone knew what really went on at the retreats, fewer people would come. I think he is wrong
Again I did not do the program, but I strongly suspect the leader is correct. The secreter the better for them.
The format of Trump’s offer to voters was identical to what the Crucible Project had offered me: We won’t tell you exactly what’s coming, but we’ve got some secret plans that have your well-being at heart. Trust us. We know best.
aha. In this case, in spite of the tsunami of evidence tht the trump is exactly what they don't want, trust the trump that things will get better. IE duping the dupes.
The way to prove our newfound manhood was through action, not words.
the trump proves with his every action he is not the man these men seek, but then they turn around and believe his siren song lies.
It was a society that, as one staff-man put it, wanted to “castrate” us. It was our duty not to succumb, but to “penetrate” the world with our masculine “power and passion.” To do anything less was to be less than a man.
The crux seems to be the selling of victimhood
to these lonely lost men. And obviously it sells bigly.
This vision of masculinity may be based on domination, but, in the absence of a clear progressive alternative, it’s the only vision on offer. Little surprise, then, that given the choice between something and nothing, more and more young men all over America are rolling the dice on tough love.
That seems to be the deal. Lost, feeble, powerless men
band together in a us vs the entire world outlook, to confused to even understand the entire thing is a sham.
Mores the pity.