You see, the beauty of a CULT is that, when you have a constituency comprised of enough sociopaths, bigots, supremacists, nationalists, the willfully... even deliberately ignorant, and also, to be fair, a certain percentage of good, honest, decent but scared and woefully misinformed individuals
then it becomes MUCH easier for their political leaders, pundits, 'prophets' and propagandists (masquerading as 'the press') to blow all kinds of smoke up their bums by concocting ANY fantasy they can conjure UP... no matter how outrageous, how bizarre, or totally ridiculous it may be.
Which explains why their elected politicians can enact measure after measure at state levels and in Congress that undermines the well-being of even their OWN voters, by opposing and undercutting healthcare, child nutrition, worker's rights, collective bargaining, and a livable minimum wage,
by threatening Social Security and Medicare, and sitting on hundreds of bipartisan pieces of legislation sent to the Senate to DIE - legislation designed to help and support veteran families, encourage jobs, small business development, and investments - i.e. legislation designed to HELP PEOPLE.
It's why they can oppose pandemic relief, stimulus packages, and improvements to infrastructure, block military pay raises, and shoot down free lunches for school children, while passing fat pay raises for THEMSELVES on the very SAME day.
And it's why, every time we look around, they're threatening to shut down government and hold Americans hostage again, just to enforce THEIR will and have THEIR way.
It's how they can do all of that and WORSE to the American people yet NOT suffer any consequences at the ballot box.
Because all they have to do is concoct yet another fairy-tale, yet another conspiracy theory, and tell yet ANOTHER LIE, to a following all too ready to believe it and eager for more, however outlandish. Facts be damned.
Their latest gem being that Hurricane Hilary was "let in" because... Biden.
You read that right. As confirmed by Snopes, Fox News (if I may use the term so lightly) did indeed say, "They let [Hurricane Hilary] right into the country because it’s Biden’s America."
Fact Check: Did Fox News Say Hurricane Hilary Entered Country 'Because It’s Biden’s America'?
(Somebody hand 'em a Sharpie.)