No one wants to lose that. They're not afraid of losing anything but their place on the ladder.

Perfect example is the media stenographers. No one challenges the bullshit, because they will lose access... their power is diminished.

Are some compromat? Sure... but not all of them. Not every fucking Republican in the country with access to a microphone and two functioning brain cells.

What we are seeing is the death of sacrifice.
WE all know what happens to the first man through the wall.... no one wants to be that first person.

JMHO

Being "unfriended" can end re-election chances and make former contributors disappear.

Calling names and using ALL CAPS seems to be working for him. No need for actual facts.

There was no basis in reality for the lists of "commies" that McCarthy got from Roy Cohn. Careers and lives were ruined by the blacklist.

Roy Cohn was Trump's teacher.

But personally, I think that most of them actually believe in buying what he’s selling, plus they enjoy being inconsiderate bullies. I don’t know if they were brought up wrong or they just became this way but they’re not good or nice people, and they are all scared of being called a dirty name by Trump on social media.

White Supremacists, anti - abortionist evangelicals who ignore Christ’s teachings, anti-libtard Fox News viewers, opportunistic politicians hitching a ride on the Trump Train, Crypto Bro’s, and other grifters who want to make easy money.

He made Justice Kennedy retire because he, Trump, knew and was involved with the financial criminality of Kennedy's son. Remember the shocked Kennedy when Trump said something to him in the hallway?

Result: TRUMP APPOINTMENT TO THE SCOTUS.

Maybe it's money and religion that ties them together. And in sort of machine politics gone Main Street, they know they're vulnerable so they don't dare so anything. If they were ever committed to law and order it was because it kept the masses in line producing money for the wealthy.

The GOP are a political phalanx. Bound together during the Progressive Era (1900-1920 or so), fighting socialism, anarchists, workers, anyone who wanted change. We ignore the Pinkerton Era like it was anomaly. It was ubiquitous, just not extreme everywhere.

The group you speak of is politicians. Democrats know there is dirty work to be done that they couldn't enact themselves. Growth through pollution, for example. So they're content to let the GOPee do the dirty work. When that's all done we'll inherit the wreckage.

something contrary to common opinions on this subject.
The old guard GOP types fall in line because Trump has demonstrated that his visions and policy muster a support base far stronger than they have for decades. It's the voters they are scared of, not Trump himself. We can deny it at our own peril or we can accept that data point and figure out how to leverage it to our advantage. Don't ask me how, there are people far smarter than I when it comes to political strategy.
It's rare these days to see an argument for or against any particular policy on our side as it is almost exclusively focused on finding reasons to criticize and even hate the opponent in as many ways as possible. This isn't a really solid long-term strategy. It's useful for venting frustration and anger, but that's about it. Even suggesting a more logical approach to politics forces one into a defensive stance these days. It's predictable at this point. It's difficult to not get emotional about what is going on, but if we are to ever gain the trust of those voters that we need, we're going to have to drop the outrage bit and start focusing more on what we are going to do that is better; and I don't mean blurbs, I mean in detail. We simply aren't doing that anymore, and it's costing us.

And of course, protect their own interests, in the usual way, kissing ass.



But SO many others vigorously defend the very people robbing them blind, destroying jobs, education, integrity and opportunity.

It's not the immigrants, one of any number of minorities or "libs"

BUT HATE WORKS.
Blaming others is how the majority of people live and project their fears, weaknesses and failures onto others.

It's the fascist playbook.

"We have met the enemy and he is us"



and what do they get?

FAFO!!

MORANS WORK AGAINST THEIR OWN BEST INTEREST.
They just think with their hate glands.

Properties and mansions all around the world, has nice cars, nice yachts, a few private jets, and a beautiful trophy wife that hangs on his arm. These male worshippers want to be just like him. Loud, rude, offensive, insulting, cheap with his money, a swindler, extortionist, a conman, a Mafioso tough guy, always on the lookout for his next mark to fleece or short change.

These are the attributes American White males really worship about tr-DUMP. Oh,.. did I mention racist, homophobic, misogynistic, Xeno-phobic PIG.

doubt that anyone who stands up to Trump receives all kinds of threats. I’ve heard statistics on the frequency of these threats.

I expect for most republicans it’s not the fear of kompromat, it’s the fear of Trump turning against them in an election and causing them to lose. For a lot of these mediocrities there’s no other job that would give them anything near the same compensation. But Trump’s influence is waning.

... have a way of losing big in the general election. As long as he keeps doing this, he's going to give more and more seats to Democrats. And he may have just done this in OH.

bright enough to notice it. No diehard base, no job in Washington with good pay and even better perks. Not to mention the never ending opportunity to get insider information and leave a multi-millionaire. They're as self-centered as Trump is.

Openly defying Trump can result in being targeted in the next Republican primary, ending a political career. It can also mean death threats.

On the other hand, Project 2025 has done more in one year to "starve the beast" and dismantle federal agencies Republicans hate than decades of legislative efforts. They don't care that impoundment of funds is illegal.

For most Republicans in congress, Trump is a mixed bag. They don't like the impact his feckless tariffs and now this Iran fiasco is hurting business. Nor do they like alienating our longtime allies and trading partners.

Cowardice tips the scales. He accomplishes some of what they've been trying to do for decades, and they don't want to risk the consequences of incurring his wrath.