A collapse implies they had morals to begin with. Not one conservative can tell me how Republicans forcing raped children to give birth for pedophiles protects the children they attacked. They just cry about how the pedophile semen deserves to be incubated in your child.
GreatGojira on
The problem is this assume MAGA had any morals to begin with. They don’t.
They only care about Trump winning. They will make themselves suffer for this to happen. MAGA don’t have a foundation to stand on, they only worship Trump.
Edit: This website is a mess, but why is this article only two paragraphs? If its locked behind a paywall, then this is just as morally corrupt as MAGA is.
Affectionate_Neat868 on
The collapse goes beyond morals. It’s an entire false reality where truth, science, facts, law, critical and rational thought don’t matter. It’s an intentional destruction of reality and society. Can’t imagine how a party that would want to destroy America and the fabric of society would be governing any other way than what we’re seeing now.
It’s very bizarre to be living in.
darth_helcaraxe_82 on
They have no morals to begin with. If they did they wouldn’t be MAGA in the first place.
HylianTomOnReddit on
I mean.. they aligned themselves with a thrice-married pussy-grabbing pedophile who mocks the disabled and our military. The “moral collapse“ is old, old news. This is what they deem acceptable, this is who they are.
Aunt-jobiska on
They can’t collapse what they didn’t have.
Dense-Pomegaranian81 on
There had to be morality present in the first place in order for there to be a “collapse.”
There was never ANY morality.
RadiantMaestro on
Chaotic alignment doesn’t need morals!
ToNoMoCo on
They openly reject morals of any kind in their own words and deeds. They consider morals a weakness and they use it against their enemies–the american people and the rest of the world
sitonit-n-twirl on
I’m predicting the collapse of this regime will be the biggest fail and humiliation in US history and it’s going to happen soon. The US is resilient but the government is not, and they are breaking it, it will spin out of control and there are zero competent adults to control the systems that they have broken. Maybe 4 more months and they’ll be gone
improbably_me on
When fear and hate are the primary drivers, it seems that people are nothing more than their reptilian brains. No other higher brain functions are engaged. The snake will eat itself and lash out at everyone until nothing is left.
phosdick on
Kudos Atlantic!…. A moving and truly on-the-mark article.
Gyavos999LOTNW on
Decadence has its incarnations After all
Professional-Gear88 on
While I agree. It’s a terrible article. It’s more of a stub and a headline. It doesn’t say anything
Danny161616 on
How could they have had morals when they are a cult for one of the most immoral vile corrupt human beings to ever have existed
notinterested10002 on
Ah the Atlantic. Americas premiere “both sides” publication.
Dead_Inside50 on
How can their morals collapse? They never had any.
gexckodude on
What morals?
Their morals were an inflated balloons in a vacuum.
GirdedByApathy on
I love how, even as they’re pointing out the right’s complete abandonment of civility or decency, the Atlantic just has to get a dig in at ‘those leftists’.
In an article about the dangers of moral partisanship, this felt particularly ironic.
ccagan on
And this is why deriving moral direction based primarily on group membership is the worst source of morality possible.
When those in leadership cross lines the group then bends over backwards to make that behavior acceptable.
Then we get to this point of people protecting politicians who protect “leaders” who have committed atrocities.
Suspicious-Art126 on
All fascist ideologies are, at their core, nihilistic and MAGA is no exception. It lays bare what has always been true: that a strain of American Christianity functions as a death cult, easily seduced by authoritarianism. This isn’t a collapse; it’s an unveiling.
Punkinpry427 on
If you voted for a 34x convicted felon, adjudicated rapist and BFF of Jeffrey Epstein, your opinion on “illegals” is of zero importance to me.
Fit-Significance-436 on
There is no depth to MAGAs moral compass…Fixed the title
Glad-Rip6265 on
What morals? MAGA has always been completely amoral from the beginning.
belabensa on
Wow, way to blame it on the educated left, my goodness: “If moral values aren’t simple and universal—if they require a facility with the language of graduate seminars and single-issue activism—they won’t move the immobilized, alienated, numb Americans who still haven’t given up on their country’s promise”
I hate that the left eats its own and does the purity thing – but let’s not blame folks in graduate seminars who are trying to better understand what’s going on in society.
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You can read an archived copy of the article here:
[https://archive.ph/Ly4ZH](https://archive.ph/Ly4ZH)
edit: typo
A collapse implies they had morals to begin with. Not one conservative can tell me how Republicans forcing raped children to give birth for pedophiles protects the children they attacked. They just cry about how the pedophile semen deserves to be incubated in your child.
The problem is this assume MAGA had any morals to begin with. They don’t.
They only care about Trump winning. They will make themselves suffer for this to happen. MAGA don’t have a foundation to stand on, they only worship Trump.
Edit: This website is a mess, but why is this article only two paragraphs? If its locked behind a paywall, then this is just as morally corrupt as MAGA is.
The collapse goes beyond morals. It’s an entire false reality where truth, science, facts, law, critical and rational thought don’t matter. It’s an intentional destruction of reality and society. Can’t imagine how a party that would want to destroy America and the fabric of society would be governing any other way than what we’re seeing now.
It’s very bizarre to be living in.
They have no morals to begin with. If they did they wouldn’t be MAGA in the first place.
I mean.. they aligned themselves with a thrice-married pussy-grabbing pedophile who mocks the disabled and our military. The “moral collapse“ is old, old news. This is what they deem acceptable, this is who they are.
They can’t collapse what they didn’t have.
There had to be morality present in the first place in order for there to be a “collapse.”
There was never ANY morality.
Chaotic alignment doesn’t need morals!
They openly reject morals of any kind in their own words and deeds. They consider morals a weakness and they use it against their enemies–the american people and the rest of the world
I’m predicting the collapse of this regime will be the biggest fail and humiliation in US history and it’s going to happen soon. The US is resilient but the government is not, and they are breaking it, it will spin out of control and there are zero competent adults to control the systems that they have broken. Maybe 4 more months and they’ll be gone
When fear and hate are the primary drivers, it seems that people are nothing more than their reptilian brains. No other higher brain functions are engaged. The snake will eat itself and lash out at everyone until nothing is left.
Kudos Atlantic!…. A moving and truly on-the-mark article.
Decadence has its incarnations After all
While I agree. It’s a terrible article. It’s more of a stub and a headline. It doesn’t say anything
How could they have had morals when they are a cult for one of the most immoral vile corrupt human beings to ever have existed
Ah the Atlantic. Americas premiere “both sides” publication.
How can their morals collapse? They never had any.
What morals?
Their morals were an inflated balloons in a vacuum.
I love how, even as they’re pointing out the right’s complete abandonment of civility or decency, the Atlantic just has to get a dig in at ‘those leftists’.
In an article about the dangers of moral partisanship, this felt particularly ironic.
And this is why deriving moral direction based primarily on group membership is the worst source of morality possible.
When those in leadership cross lines the group then bends over backwards to make that behavior acceptable.
Then we get to this point of people protecting politicians who protect “leaders” who have committed atrocities.
All fascist ideologies are, at their core, nihilistic and MAGA is no exception. It lays bare what has always been true: that a strain of American Christianity functions as a death cult, easily seduced by authoritarianism. This isn’t a collapse; it’s an unveiling.
If you voted for a 34x convicted felon, adjudicated rapist and BFF of Jeffrey Epstein, your opinion on “illegals” is of zero importance to me.
There is no depth to MAGAs moral compass…Fixed the title
What morals? MAGA has always been completely amoral from the beginning.
Wow, way to blame it on the educated left, my goodness: “If moral values aren’t simple and universal—if they require a facility with the language of graduate seminars and single-issue activism—they won’t move the immobilized, alienated, numb Americans who still haven’t given up on their country’s promise”
I hate that the left eats its own and does the purity thing – but let’s not blame folks in graduate seminars who are trying to better understand what’s going on in society.