Cult survivor reveals how to bring Trump supporters back from the brink
1 year, 4 months ago

Cult survivor reveals how to bring Trump supporters back from the brink

Raw Story  

A survivor of a cult that is now actively pro-Donald Trump spoke out on Monday night about ways he thinks friends and family can handle bringing MAGA supporters back to the normal world. Steven Hassan, author of "The Cult of Trump," explained that MAGA supporters are "programmed to distrust mainstream media" or anyone that opposes Trump. "But from my point of view as a former cult member myself, who has been working for 47 years helping people to get out of cults, I think we could change our messaging dramatically, and actually maybe get a third away from Trump, if we're smart with the messaging that we do," he explained. "So, the thing is, when you're dealing with an authoritarian pyramid-structured cult that used deception and mind control, one has to assume that people had a life before they ever heard of Trump," said Hassan.

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How 2020's trauma created Trump's death cult
2 months, 2 weeks ago

How 2020's trauma created Trump's death cult

Raw Story  

Could the Covid disaster of 2020 — which Trump botched so badly that America has had more Covid deaths than any other nation in the world except Peru — be what’s fueling the Trump MAGA cult? Now She Says Trump’s MAGA Movement is Eerily Similar” Although the economy right now is doing better than at any time since the 1960s, …

Trump's cult of personality threatens to hasten the demise of the GOP
4 months ago

Trump's cult of personality threatens to hasten the demise of the GOP

Salon  

Today’s Republican Party and the “conservative” movement belong to Donald Trump. In the most basic and obvious example of how Donald Trump and the Republican Party are now basically one and the same thing, the party’s platform has almost literally been rewritten to be “whatever Donald Trump wants he gets.” In all, today’s Republican Party and "conservative" movement are a …

Can you deprogram your Trump cultist friends and family?
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Can you deprogram your Trump cultist friends and family?

Raw Story  

We are living in James Madison’s nightmare. It’s called being an “Authoritarian Follower.” Research finds that people inclined to rightwing authoritarianism also react more strongly to stress than most people, are more easily disgusted by things like body odor, and are more likely to be germophobes and frightened by the prospect of illness. How can we disagree about policy and …

MAGA slammed as a ‘cult’ as poll reveals followers believe Trump over family and friends
1 year, 4 months ago

MAGA slammed as a ‘cult’ as poll reveals followers believe Trump over family and friends

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The CBS poll also showed Mr Trump was the preferred candidate for 62 per …

'It's a cult': Former GOP lawmaker blames Republicans for contributing to the cult of Trump
1 year, 4 months ago

'It's a cult': Former GOP lawmaker blames Republicans for contributing to the cult of Trump

Raw Story  

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger said new polling data suggests that supporters of Donald Trump are lurching into “cultism” territory. Kinzinger, now a CNN senior political commentator, during an appearance on “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer,” was responding to a question from the host over polling data suggesting Trump supporters trust the former president over their own family members and …

Many thought 2020 would be the end of the Trumpist cult -- but it's actually gotten bigger
3 years, 2 months ago

Many thought 2020 would be the end of the Trumpist cult -- but it's actually gotten bigger

Raw Story  

Alison from Los Angeles is one of many women who called my SiriusXM program after the 2016 election to express the turmoil they'd experienced because the men in their lives were committed Trumpists. They were among many others callers who relayed tense conflicts — some of which boiled over into angry confrontations — with parents, children, siblings, friends and co-workers …

Cult expert Steve Hassan is on a controversial crusade to prove that Trumpists are cult members.
54 years, 11 months ago

Cult expert Steve Hassan is on a controversial crusade to prove that Trumpists are cult members.

Slate  

Steven Hassan arrived at the Capitol steps on a weekday morning, ready to do whatever it took to prove his loyalty to the president. He helps people “develop a sense of self-worth,” said Anthony Pratkanis, a psychology professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz, who has recommended Hassan’s approach in his own work with victims of economic fraud. “The …

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