Understanding Cult45 Thread 1/
This is part 2 in my series on Trump #Cult45 supporters, the maganutters, and how Trump has used them to take over the Republican party
This thread examines what is a cult & does Trump support fit the dictionary definition of a cult
(Spoiler: Yes)
Understanding Cult45 Thread 2/
This is part 2 in a SERIES of threads. I wrote part 1 to set this up. I am assuming you have read part 1. Please read it now, if you have not:
Understanding Cult45 Thread 3/
I try to respond to all who ask questions. If you ask a question that illustrates, you did not read Part 1, I will not be answering you. I will simply block you. I will not waste the time of my followers with morons who can't be bothered to read
Understanding Cult45 Thread 4/
(I trust you have now read my Intro thread).
Let's discuss Trump Cult45. Sociologists identify several TYPES of cults, including religious cults. Let us go now to the WORST type of cult, DESTRUCTIVE cults, and their worst form: Terrorist cults
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You remember Osama Bin Laden? The Times wrote Al-Qaida fits the classic definition of a cult.
"It forms a closed, totalitarian society; it has a self-appointed, messianic and charismatic leader; and it believes that the ends justify the means."
Understanding Cult45 Thread 6/
We have no problem recognizing that Osama Bin Laden led a clear terrorist cult, around his messianic persona, in a totalitarian society, using TERRORISM as his means, to justify his desired goals. This is textbook destructive cult, a terrorist cult
Understanding Cult45 Thread 7/
I think you know where I am going with this. Take the SAME definition
"It forms a closed, totalitarian society; it has a self-appointed, messianic and charismatic leader; and it believes that the ends justify the means."
Add Maga. Add Trump
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Trump wants a CLOSED society. Get rid of the brown & black & yellow & red people. He wants a TOTALITARIAN society where there is no freedom of the press, & where judges cannot impose rules over Trump
And look at Jan 6: The end justifies the means
Understanding Cult45 Thread 9/
It is not HYPE to say, core Trump supporters are inside a cult. Now let us dig a bit deeper. What is a destructive cult? It is led by a leader who is a sociopath. Destructive cults are highly manipulative that EXPLOIT their members
Understanding Cult45 Thread 10/
From book Cults And Family:
"behavioral and personality changes, loss of personal identity, cessation of scholastic activities, estrangement from family, disinterest in society and pronounced mental control and enslavement by cult leaders."
Understanding Cult45 Thread 10/
That book was written in 1982 !!! THIRTY years before Trump. But look at Cult45 today:
"behavioral and personality changes" - we ALL know elderly relatives or friends who experienced this in past 5 years
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"loss of personal identity, cessation of scholastic activities, estrangement from family" - this is MAGAmadness, perfectly described
It is SAD to see a sociological mental condition, so perfectly described, witnessing someone you know, fitting it
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"disinterest in society and pronounced mental control and enslavement by cult leaders."
This is the saddest part. Let them die of Covid. Who caress about NATO. Let's embrace Putin and love Kim Jong Un. ANTI-social behavior becomes preferred way
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It is not HYPE to say, the core Trump supporter has fallen into a cult. ALL FACTS support it. NO FACTS say otherwise.
We can see it CLEARLY
And worse, we can clearly see, Trump is EXPLOITING this cult
Understanding Cult45 Thread 14/
Which takes us to the tragedy of #Cult45. Anyone INSIDE a cult cannot see reality anymore. They have LOST their ability to find the truth. EVEN when the messianic madman leading his cult says things OPPOSITE of what HE SAID BEFORE. It won't matter
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Understand this VITAL point. Anyone INSIDE Cult45 CANNOT comprehend reality. It means, you cannot REASON with them. It is as pointless as attempting to reason with your goldfish. These people need an INTERVENTION and MENTAL rehab. Literally
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Understand that anyone can fall into a cult. It is not only for the feeble-minded or gullible
But it is FAR easier to dupe the feeble-minded & the gullible
And it is EASIER to dupe LESS educated people, & those taught to obey without questioning
Understanding Cult45 Thread 17/
The EASY identifying branding of #Cult45 today is the Magahat or maga branding. It will eventually be known as the 'I was gullible and stupid' hat. And eventually people will erase those photos from their lives when they discover this was a scam
Understanding Cult45 Thread 18/
We can recognize reality. We KNOW Trump is not going to be reinstated in August. There was no voter fraud in November
But Trump is playing a con aimed at his gullible cult. They are the victims. They will need to be repaired at some point
Understanding Cult45 Thread 19/
It is not hype to say Trump core supporters are inside cult. They can no longer discover reality
You cannot REASON with a cultist. They LITERALLY need mental help
And currently Trump is EXPLOITING that cult to his own selfish ends
I have now added part 3 to this series of threads. This gets to the origins of the Cult and how Trump is involved
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