Scholars “interviewed 89 former members of white supremacist organizations,” & found “that the process of disengagement from the ‘totalizing commitment’ & ‘complete identity transformation’ of hate is much like that of an addict trying to stay clean.” 1/ daily.jstor.org/how-white-supr…
2/ This is it. This is howTrump did it: he gave 20-30% of Americans (the MAGAs) an all consuming new hate-filled identity, complete with a costume (the red hats). It’s how Hitler did it too.
3/ The Trump Bear always freaked me out. Trump became more than a President for a subset of America. He became their mascot. wired.com/story/trumpy-b…
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