There are very clear boundaries to MAGA and they are policed (for the most part). People that do not toe the line get "canceled."
This is par for the course with most strong in/out group structures. It isn't that the boundaries make sense or are true, or are consistent across the spectrum--it is that they exist and are simple to understa…
There are very clear boundaries to MAGA and they are policed (for the most part). People that do not toe the line get "canceled."
This is par for the course with most strong in/out group structures. It isn't that the boundaries make sense or are true, or are consistent across the spectrum--it is that they exist and are simple to understand. Very much in/out, good/bad what zero tolerance or allowance for context or thought.
Lots of code words and slogans that mean something specific to the in group in comparison to what they mean to the out group. Things get compacted and simplified and sloganized.
The "leadership" (which does no actual leading) must toe the line or get purged. Same thing with the rank and file. It is almost religious in function and behavior... and given time it tends to eat itself, barring some form of control being imposed.
I do not see anyone in a position (currently) to impose that control--not in the GoP and not in the MAGA movement.
There are very clear boundaries to MAGA and they are policed (for the most part). People that do not toe the line get "canceled."
This is par for the course with most strong in/out group structures. It isn't that the boundaries make sense or are true, or are consistent across the spectrum--it is that they exist and are simple to understand. Very much in/out, good/bad what zero tolerance or allowance for context or thought.
Lots of code words and slogans that mean something specific to the in group in comparison to what they mean to the out group. Things get compacted and simplified and sloganized.
The "leadership" (which does no actual leading) must toe the line or get purged. Same thing with the rank and file. It is almost religious in function and behavior... and given time it tends to eat itself, barring some form of control being imposed.
I do not see anyone in a position (currently) to impose that control--not in the GoP and not in the MAGA movement.