@#23 ... Groupthink is a psychological phenomenon where a group prioritizes harmony and conformity over critical analysis, potentially leading to flawed decision-making. ...

imo, groupthink is not as bad as cult-think.

MAGA seems to illustrate cult-think, as evidenced by the incompetence of the Trump Cabinet, but the Cabinet members do agree with him, and that seems to be the important aspect..

So, yeah, liberals may think in a similar manner, but do have disagreements. And those disagreements have often been cited as a weakness for Democrats.

But that similar thinking is not nearly as bad as the required adherence to MAGA, and the unfettered obsequious adulation of Pres Trump, that the Trump cult seems to portray.

I am not a comic book fan, never have been.

But I do respect those who folk who have made contribtions to our society.

More from the OpEd ...

... One day before President Trump hit 100 days in office, his vision for policing in the United States fully came into focus. On April 28, Trump signed Executive Order 14288, entitled "Strengthening and Unleashing America's Law Enforcement to Pursue Criminals and Protect Innocent Citizens."

"Unleashing" things is a theme in Trump's executive orders -- at least six executive orders (EOs) to date have included a form of that word in their titles. But "unleashing" is particularly stark in the policing context, suggesting a desire for policing unconstrained by law or democratic norms. The substance of the EO is consistent with this suggestion. In contrast to the first Trump administration, there is no semblance of commitment to police accountability. Instead, the EO rejects a federal role in holding state and local police accountable to law, and commits instead to policing that is militarized and unaccountable.

While split into seven short sections, the EO essentially reflects two overarching aims: First, it seeks to redefine desirable American policing as politicized, militarized, and repressive. In this respect, the tone set by the EO is as important as any of its purported requirements. Second, the EO reflects the administration's efforts to make police accountability even more difficult to achieve than it already is.

To be sure, nothing in the EO is self-executing, and, in many respects, it restates what is, or demands what cannot be (at least legally). Nonetheless, people concerned about accountable, democratic policing should take the EO seriously because it illustrates how Trump hopes to use policing to further his own aims rather than to protect people. But a close read of the EO also provides insights into how to thwart those aims.

Politicized Law Enforcement ...

[as the norm with lawfaremedia articles, it's a deep dive, but worth the read]

@#21 ... What, in your opinion, is the subject of this thread ...

Oh, that's simple, I'm surprised your current alias seems to have trouble understanding it. ;)

The subject of this thread seems to be "Trump profits like no other President."

Original Minneapolis Police Dpartment Statement on Floyd: "A Medical Incident"

@#7 ... NO THAT'S BS.

he's restricting access to anything a leftist leftover
can give to the media.....anonymously, of course. ...

Why is it BS?

And why does your current alias think that the only people in the Pentagon who talk with the media are leftists?

Is that an implication saying that you have to be in the Trump cult, professing adulation to Pres Trump instead of the Constitution, otherwise you are a leftist?

Serious question.

@#4 ... Fat Donnie Two Dolls wears a girdle ...

So, my guess would be that he may have difficulty becoming a member of this new ~religion?~

@#19 ... Not my job to educate ignorant TDS sufferers; they're beyond reason. ...

I have never it was your current alias' job.

But I did ask why the apparent deflection attempt of your current alias seems to admit that it has nothing to counter the subject of this thread.

So, what's it got?

@17 ... Did you really believe them when they said ...

So, the apparent deflection attempt of your current alias seem to admit it has nothing to counter the subject of this thread.

Good to know.

@#16

FTFY ...

... We could have spent billions cleaning up all the ---- we have spewed where we eat.

Instead, we spent trillions giving tax breaks to the rich. ...

@#2 ... This is just extra paperwork that Republicans will use to reject Brown voters on Election Day. ...

Yeah, but now, not just Brown voters.

The GOP's true colors seem to be coming to the forefront.

Should women have the right to vote?

Their answer seems to be "no."

@#10

Yeah, the photos from that Helsinki meeting look to be quite revealing of the servitude aspect of Pres Trump towards Pres Putin.

@#7

So, your current alias has got nothing besides a lame deflection attempt?

Maybe start up a new thread with that question?

Otherwise, it looks to be irrelevant to the topic at hand.

@#5

Why are there leaks?

Are the leaks correct or incorrect?

Another view ...

Given the apparent political focus of Christianity in the US of late, this is not a surprise.

But I have to ask, at what point do the wanderings of the Right-wing Christian Churches into politics triggers a ~they no longer are tax-exempt~ status?

@#55 ... Or simply reducing the number of guns ...

And, specifically, how is that done?

Geesh, your comments are going in circles.

Why are you so afraid of providing an answer.

And, fwiw, I do agree with your #53 comment. it is a good long-term solution, should we be able to get there.

Until then, there are issues we have to address.

Like, how do we reduce the number of guns?

More from the article ...

... During the Sunday liturgy at Father Moses's church, I am struck by the number of men in their twenties and thirties praying and crossing themselves at the back of the nave, and how this religion - with traditions dating back to the 4th century AD - seems to attract young men uneasy with life in modern America.

Software engineer Theodore tells me he had a dream job and a wife he adored, but he felt empty inside, as if there was a hole in his heart. He believes society has been "very harsh" on men and is constantly telling them they are in the wrong. He complains that men are criticised for wanting to be the breadwinner and support a stay-at-home wife.

"We are told that's a very toxic relationship nowadays," Theodore says. "That's not how it should be."

Almost all the converts I meet have opted to home-school their offspring, partly because they believe women should prioritise their families rather than their careers. ...

@#51 ... What's the cause of gun violence?
Isn't it people with guns? ...

It is people with guns.

I've never denied that.

So, what's yer point?

Reducing the number of people who have guns?

How is that accomplished?

How do such laws distinguish between responsible gun ownership and irresponsible gun ownership?

... Poor Cadets.

Four years of suck topped off with this. ...

That's my concern in a way.

The Cadets worked, strived, to graduate.

Yet, at their graduation ceremony, they had to listen to a rambling, often off-topic, speech by Pres Trump?

imo, the Graduates of the USMA deserved better than than seeing their future Commander in Chief seem to have his usual mental lapses during their graduation speech.

Another view ...

@#44 ... I didn't realize that point was in contention. ...

It seems to be in contention with the 2nd Amendment folk.

... "But, banning guns totally?"
I didn't realize that was being suggested.

Got any comments that might further a discussion? ...

I have never been an advocate of banning guns totally.

So, as you suggest, in furthering a discussion ...

What's the solution to gun violence?

@#5 ... Silence? That would be an improvement. ...

Yup.

Pres Trump and VP Vance both seem to be actively telling Pres Putin to go further in his invasion of a sovereign Ukraine.

Why?

@#14 ... If liberals had stuck to the principles of the Constitution of limited government, free speech, we wouldn't be in this mess. ...

So, you describe the Trump Presidency as a "mess?"

Good to know.