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It has been suggested that Obama supporters exhibit cult-like behavior. Could it be, Trump supporters do too?
Rick Ross, executive director of the Ross Institute for the Study of Destructive Cults, Controversial Groups and Movements, discusses three primary characteristics, which are the most common features shared by destructive cults.
What makes a cult? | Rick Ross
1. A charismatic leader, who increasingly becomes an object of worship as the general principles that may have originally sustained the group lose power. That is a living leader, who has no meaningful accountability and becomes the single most defining element of the group and its source of power and authority.
2. A process [of indoctrination or education is in use that can be seen as] coercive persuasion or thought reform [commonly called "brainwashing"].
3. Economic, sexual, and other exploitation of group members by the leader and the ruling coterie.
Now. Trump followers...consider
Absolute Authoritarianism. Certainly the Trump campaign tends toward this standard. Today, Politico reports that Trump has rejected his advisor, Paul Manafortās push to be more āpresidentialā to woo delegates. Trump is instead redirecting power to the man who incessantly calls him āMr. Trumpā on the campaign trail and grabs reporters in his physical orbit, Corey Lewandowski. Manafort, it should be noted, was the only staff member who called Trump by his first name. Michael Cohen, Trumpās right-hand man, calls Trump āour patriarch.ā Some of Trumpās most ardent supporters call him āDaddy.ā This is not healthy.
No Tolerance For Questions. Asking tough questions about Trump merely demonstrates, according to a serious subset of Trump supporters, that you are a ācuckservativeā who wishes to have your wife sexed up by a black man. No answers are necessary ā Trump says it is so, and thus it is so. Mentioning Trumpās routine lies simply demonstrates that you are āestablishment.ā
No Meaningful Financial Disclosures. Trump says heās worth $10 or $11 or $100 billion. All of these numbers come from thin air, given that Trump refuses to hand over his tax returns for nonsense reasons related to auditing. Trump lies about self-financing his campaign, about giving military donations to veteransā groups, and about his charity record
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10 Signs You've Joined The Trump Cult
Rick Ross, executive director of the Ross Institute for the Study of Destructive Cults, Controversial Groups and Movements, discusses three primary characteristics, which are the most common features shared by destructive cults.
What makes a cult? | Rick Ross
1. A charismatic leader, who increasingly becomes an object of worship as the general principles that may have originally sustained the group lose power. That is a living leader, who has no meaningful accountability and becomes the single most defining element of the group and its source of power and authority.
2. A process [of indoctrination or education is in use that can be seen as] coercive persuasion or thought reform [commonly called "brainwashing"].
3. Economic, sexual, and other exploitation of group members by the leader and the ruling coterie.
Now. Trump followers...consider
Absolute Authoritarianism. Certainly the Trump campaign tends toward this standard. Today, Politico reports that Trump has rejected his advisor, Paul Manafortās push to be more āpresidentialā to woo delegates. Trump is instead redirecting power to the man who incessantly calls him āMr. Trumpā on the campaign trail and grabs reporters in his physical orbit, Corey Lewandowski. Manafort, it should be noted, was the only staff member who called Trump by his first name. Michael Cohen, Trumpās right-hand man, calls Trump āour patriarch.ā Some of Trumpās most ardent supporters call him āDaddy.ā This is not healthy.
No Tolerance For Questions. Asking tough questions about Trump merely demonstrates, according to a serious subset of Trump supporters, that you are a ācuckservativeā who wishes to have your wife sexed up by a black man. No answers are necessary ā Trump says it is so, and thus it is so. Mentioning Trumpās routine lies simply demonstrates that you are āestablishment.ā
No Meaningful Financial Disclosures. Trump says heās worth $10 or $11 or $100 billion. All of these numbers come from thin air, given that Trump refuses to hand over his tax returns for nonsense reasons related to auditing. Trump lies about self-financing his campaign, about giving military donations to veteransā groups, and about his charity record
more here
10 Signs You've Joined The Trump Cult
