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THE GOP AND ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AND REFLECTION DOTH INFORM THAT THESE TWAIN DOTH OPERATE WITH AKIN MALEVOLENT ESSENCE
By Arthur Newhook
In 2016, I, along with a remnant of #NeverTrump folks, did sever ties from what was then 'Conservatism Inc.' (now ‘Trumpism Inc.’) for the selfsame reasons that later prompted my departure from AA. These are authoritarian cults that demand absolute conformity, yet few among their adherents - most of all, their leaders - genuinely embody the values they profess. For over four years now, I have dwelt in near-complete isolation, harbouring no inclination to reintegrate into any organization or group. Indeed, my need for solitude doth only wax stronger. All collectives are inherently flawed, either being led by charismatic charlatans from their inception or yielding unto corruption with the passage of time; attributes stemming from humanity's flawed nature.
The biggest lie in the universe has always been the notion that human beings are inherently ‘good’. Even during my tenure within the aforementioned cults, I still maintained, albeit to a lesser extent, the conviction that the inverse holds true. Do we not emerge from the womb as blank slates, devoid of inherent virtue? Were we innately ‘good’, the constructs of law, courts, and prisons would not be needed. Our existence is a perpetual quest to decipher the intricacies of navigating this bleak, unforgiving realm. Alas, most ultimately resign themselves to the belief that ignorance, debasement, and servitude are the sole avenues to survival. Thus, malicious and predatory cults find their fertile ground.
In the ultimate reckoning, it becomes apparent that well-nigh every institution crafted by humanity doth exploit the vulnerable state of human nature. The present-day GOP, led by its egregious and disastrous orange figurehead, stands out as a quintessential example of this manipulative mindset. Whilst I abstain from delving into the particulars of mine encounters with the aforementioned 12-step sect - the anguish inflicted by certain individuals therein remains too agonizing to recount - it bears resemblance to #Cult45 in essence: both are societies nurtured by tyrants and sadists, devoted to the oppression and annihilation of those already broken. I beseech the Almighty for forgiveness, for all of my numerous lapses in judgment, and above all, for my erstwhile involvement and misguided trust in these nefarious cults.
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