5 Dec 2020 5:39 pm
This defines what the "cult of personality" is. Like small children, members of the cult have invested themselves in Trump as the world's ultimate authority. Facts are beside the point. Contradiction by experts in their fields means nothing .... In their eyes, Trump knows better than any expert.Coolguy10013 » 05 Dec 2020, 5:44 pm » wrote: ↑ People who are in cults believe that everyone around them is lying. Everyone around them is corrupt. Everyone around them is immoral and untrustworthy except for one man. Their cult leader. He's the only one speaking the truth and he has been hand-chosen by God to save them and to save all humanity.
That literally describes Donald Trump's supporters.
You could argue that it also describes most religions, but I've often said that a Religion is just what you call a cult once it's gotten big enough and powerful enough you need to be more careful about insulting it.
Millions in this cult are so detached from reality, they are ready to die for Trump if need be, by leaving themselves defenseless against COVID19. In my estimation, this is not only a Cult of Personality but a mass psychosis, driven daily by Right Wing disinformation.
A large part of the problem is low levels of education and a resultant lack of critical thinking. Republicans have been fighting for decades to make it harder for ordinary people to get higher education.
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