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On an individual level, the republican party is a cult of personality, and the democratic party is a cargo cult
The republicans subscribe to the great man theory of leadership. It doesn't what he actually does, they just need an ersatz father to project their castle doctrine fantasy onto.
Democrats believe that if enough people on their side play dress-up and give important speeches and perform the politics ritual they've seen on TV, eventually politics will *have* to happen, right?