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    Trumpism a legitimate cult?

    I have seen a lot of funny and tragic cults in my time. From the continuous offshoots of Christianity, to Heaven's gate and Scientology. I even got thread banned recently for insinuating someone had a mental illness or deficiency when addressing how obviously conflicting views do not come from the mind of a critical thinker.
    Looking at how the Trump campaign was run, and how his administration does their thing on a daily basis, It seems perfectly rational to me that Trumpism is a cult.
    Now, most cults seem to have an originating religion they branch off from. Dissatisfied or unintelligent followers are easier to peel away from that religious core than it is to create your own religion or ideology from scratch. In the case of Trumpism, that main religion is definitely modern Christianity.
    Granted, not all Trump supporters are cultists. But if you were wondering if you have drank the cool-aide too deeply, or if you are just curious about comparing Trump's current administration to actual cult behavior, I leave this gem of a website in your care.
    https://www.culteducation.com/warningsigns.html

    And for a brief explanation of Trumpism:
    https://psmag.com/news/a-sociologist...and-trumps-gop

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    As legit as the Obama cult.
    When Donald Trump said to protest “peacefully”, he meant violence.

    When he told protesters to “go home”, he meant stay for an insurrection.

    And when he told Brad Raffensperger to implement “whatever the correct legal remedy is”, he meant fraud.

    War is peace.

    Freedom is slavery.

    Ignorance is strength.

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    as legit as the Collusion whiners
    For waltky: http://quakes.globalincidentmap.com/
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    No idea what OP is talking about for simple reason that OP has no idea what he's talking about. Can't he please beam in some intergalactic help from his radio quizlings and followers, or something? I'm losing faith, here.

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    I guess the answer is yes, according to its members here.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hoosier8 View Post
    As legit as the Obama cult.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    At least they were children.




    ^
    What's their excuse?

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    No, but nice try yet again to marginalize Trump and those that have voted for him.

    I know people that think Obama is a god.
    Any time you give a man something he doesn't earn, you cheapen him. Our kids earn what they get, and that includes respect. -- Woody Hayes​

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    It is one thing for a small classroom of small children to repeat what they were told to say by their teacher. It is another thing entirely for 1/4 of the nation who are adults to be doing it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Just AnotherPerson View Post
    It is one thing for a small classroom of small children to repeat what they were told to say by their teacher. It is another thing entirely for 3/4's of the nation who are adults to be doing it.
    Trump has a base of about 30%.

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