This golden statue of Trump at CPAC is a perfect metaphor for the state of the GOP

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  1. MJ Davies

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    This golden statue of Trump at CPAC is a perfect metaphor for the state of the GOP

    I am sure former President Trump loves seeing his golden statue. I remember seeing all the gold used in one of the shots of his mansion. Not my style but I don't have billions of dollars. ;-)

    What do you think?
     
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    A golden statue..........What do I think? Its a sad display of idolatry.
     
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    Indeed.. But his supporters seem to be willing to do anything to make his ego feel good. as there is a high risk of him turning on them should he perceive anything negative. coming from them.

    He has them where he wants them. Independent or critical thinkers, they are not.
    They seem to have a co dependent relationship with him. Presenting him with a golden statue is like time travelling back to thee days of Rome.

    What is next?? Some preemptive sacrifice?? Follower .....er sheeple... behave that way. So do fanatics.

    They seem to want to send the country back int time........
     
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    I agree that it looks ridiculous. Kind of like THIS-
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    You just made a blanket statement about 70+ MILLION Americans. Do you often indulge in this way?
     
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    How apropos...
     
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    I thought that was a fat Ronald McDonald.
     
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    Kinda like this one better ;-) This is what London floated when he was there.
     
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    Lol.....Not often.......but now and then when a situation calls for it.

    One has to admit that this Trump cult is a phenomena. and now they have their statue to worship.

    There is something not "normal " about tall this. (IMHO) Or is it a new cultural norm.??

    Has the name been changed to T-PAC ?? Don jr. seems t think so.
     
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    What is it they say?
    It is what it is.
     
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    Are they all building statues of their leader?
     
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    The 70+ million Americans included those who are wildly in favor of the most important legislation in a long time - the bill targeting COVID.

    Yet, the RNC CPAC crapfest is about what?

    Golden Trump idol
    Election conspiracy theories
    Anti-mask yell fests.
    Pride in the insurrection that targeted overthrowing our democracy.


    And, not ONE SINGLE SERIOUS ISSUE relating to improving America.
     
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    Maybe just little ones...... ;-) A little something for the charm bracelet. ;-)
     
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    Well stated..!!!..... It can be easy to be distracted by some golden statue idol nonsense..........when there are humongous issues to resolve .

    But when there is no substance... as seems to be the GOP case now........ what else do they have?? Their anti- everything and cancel culture is not o; a basis for a sensible "conservative" platform. They are truly in n identity crisis.

    The important question that needs to be posed about all that is going on..............is what you said:

    "HOW DOES THIS HELP AMERICA IMPROVE???


    So how does a golden statue of Trump HELP AMERICA IMPROVE??


    How does perpetuation the BIG LIE (DELUSION) about the election being stolen...........HELP AMERICA IMPROVE??
     
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    Or maybe just a "DT" tattoo on the shoulder or butt-cheek.
     
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    I don't understand this. When I first saw a picture of this statue I thought it was created by some democrats to mock Trump like the many silly effigies in the past. Then I found out it was at CPAC. This statue looks tacky and cartoonist. It looks like something at an anime convention. Why would they display something like this at CPAC? What is the purpose? If you wanted to honor Trump, commission an artist and create a serious statue of the man. Cast it in iron or bronze and not the tacky shiny gold. Sculpt a serious pose instead of the cartoonist smirk with the giant head and short legs. I can't believe Trump is not insulted by this. What the heck happened to the Republican party? Show some class.
     
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    I didn't see it in the photo I posted above but they have him holding a wand.

    Check it out...

    download.jpg
     
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    Your most important question is " What happened to the Republican Party??

    That is the core of it all. The R part y is in crisis and in a state of flux. What the outcome will be ........is still to be determined.
     
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    It is crazy. I almost expect some Daily Show correspondent to jump out laughing at this as a segment to troll Republicans. Constitution in one hand and a magic wand in the other. Wearing flag shorts and sandals. If I was in charge of CPAC this would be in a dumpster.
     
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    I wonder how much of the "Stop the Steal" donations went to commissioning this? It doesn't even work as a caricature.
     
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    I keep on thinking this statue has to be a joke but apparently it was created by Tommy Zegan, a California based artist. This one is a fiberglass mold of the original which is stainless steel, (sounds just as tacky). He is hoping it will eventually be displayed in the Trump library. I was going to make a joke about a comic book library but I have way too much respect for comics. Randy Bowen or any countless number of super hero sculptures could have done an infinitely better job.

    https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/26/politics/trump-gold-statue-cpac-2021/index.html

    BTW: To add to the ridiculousness you can pre-order a 9 inch limited edition mini-Trump statue on the artist website.

    https://tommyzegan.com/
     
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    Thanks for sharing that article. It indicates the statue is 6 feet tall. It doesn't look like it. I think it's because the head is disproportionate to the body. It just looks bizarre to me.
     
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    When I first saw the picture I thought is was around 4 feet but there are tons of images of people having their pictures taken with the statue. Seems well over 6 feet but maybe the base is adding another 4-5 inches.
     
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