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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Mehdi Hasan

Blue Maga: we need to talk about the cult-like turn of the Democratic party

a man in a suit holds up a fist in front of an American flag
Joe Biden campaigns in Detroit, Michigan, on 12 July 2024. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images

Is the Democratic party, the self-proclaimed party of liberal values and scientific data, morphing into a Maga-like cult in front of our eyes?

Over the past few weeks, the calls for Joe Biden to step aside have been met not with thoughtful critiques or reasoned counter-arguments but with furious accusations of treason, disloyalty, and betrayal.

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