The Dynasty Starts with the Golden Calf

Some kneeled before this monstrosity and prayed, presumably for it to run 

again in 2024, and maybe also to smite the democrats and send them to hell

Images of a man kneeling in prayer before a gold painted statue of the ex-president at the CPAC meeting in Florida yesterday was jarring to say the least. It was another reminder that the fascist GOP is not just fascist. It is also a personality cult that worships a man who tried to overthrow the US government by force on 1/6. The cult leadership seems to be coalescing around the idea of a family dynasty.

Vox comments on the unfolding horror in the fascist GOP:

A recent poll found that Donald Trump Jr. was one of the most popular choices for the 2024 nomination, doing better than Sens. Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley combined. On Fox News Thursday night, former GOP House member and Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows openly proclaimed that it’s still Trump’s party — either Donald, Donald Jr.’s, or Ivanka’s. 

In the Bible, the Golden Calf story ends with a furious Moses destroying the idol — dumping its ashes into water and forcing the Israelites to drink it as punishment. In theory, the voters in 2020 could have been the party’s Moses, the loss of the White House and the Senate their bitter ashwater. And yet, here they are, still building idols of a false god.

President Ivanka T. What an awful thought. This country and democracy are in deep, deep trouble.

Conservative activists actually believe this thing is cool and inspiring:

the golden star-tipped scepter is an inspiring touch, horror inspiring