Is MAGA a cult?

[TheRedComet]

Oh hell no. None of the CCP answers to the Chinese people. They don’t even answer to the State.

China is honestly fascinating because its one of the few countries in the world where its most dominant force (the CCP) exists outside of the traditional levels of state power and control over its own territory.

Just the oaths of the PLA soldiers show that. They don’t swear an oath to protect and uphold the Chinese state. They swear an oath to protect the party.

Like in no other country would the most decisive leader of two entire decades (Deng Xiaoping) never have held any important state or even Party titles. He was never general secretary of the party, he was never president of the PRC, I don’t think he was ever the Chairman of the Central Military Commission. He was paramount leader solely because he defined the course after Mao. He was at his most powerful when he was officially retired in the late 1980s.

[biggestal99]

to answer the question posed.

is Christmas a holiday?

Allan

[thinkingman]

@biggestal99

to answer the question posed.

is Christmas a holiday?

Allan

you want to give a reason why you think it is?

or just let trump deranged sociologists and psychologists tell you

[thinkingman]

@Sknyluv

You can’t be serious. Trump isn’t idolized?

obama wasnt?

[thinkingman]

@FreeAndClear

Cult of personality has a different definition and it fits maga to a tee.

how so?

[thinkingman]

@peek-a-boo

@thinkingman

thats some good copy/pasting there

are we just supposed to believe that this all matches MAGA alone?

I found the same article when reviewing my thoughts on the subject. That helped me keep things in perspective.

Back when I was in college, I was deeply involved in the Jesus movement. During that time, I was able to see up close and personal, what a real cult looked like. MAGA is not a cult, by any definition.

the problem with things like “psychology today” and other pop mags is they are full of tds’ers who are affected by their obvious bias.

[peek-a-boo]

@thinkingman

the problem with things like “psychology today” and other pop mags is they are full of tds’ers who are affected by their obvious bias.

Interestingly, I didn’t find a single item that would make a case for MAGA being a cult.

[WuWei]

Charismatic leader.

[WuWei]

@peek-a-boo

I don’t see any of those signs with MAGA.

[WuWei]

@TheRedComet

It’s a complicated subject. Historically speaking, America kind of sucked for people that weren’t white. It wasn’t until the end of the 60s that was really fixed.

It sucked for a lot of white people too.

[peek-a-boo]

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[WuWei]

Yes it is.

You’re regressing.

[WuWei]

@PurpnGold

@TheRedComet

Left had it too. Especially with Obama.

Obama didn’t change Dem ideology. No movement died without him. He was popular but not idolized. Not like Trump.

Yes he was. Still is.

[WuWei]

@thinkingman

thats some good copy/pasting there

are we just supposed to believe that this all matches MAGA alone?

No. Does it match MAGA? Yes.

[WuWei]

You’re fading. Focus!

[conan]

@Sknyluv

You can’t be serious. Trump isn’t idolized?

Not anymore then Obama was…Obama is above us all and tingle down one leg.

[WuWei]

Billionaires!

[peek-a-boo]

@WuWei

Charismatic leader.

Trump is a charismatic leader. But I’m not sure how that makes MAGA a cult.

[peek-a-boo]

@WuWei

Pick one and let’s discuss.

[WuWei]

Mmmmmm.

@thinkingman

the problem with things like “psychology today” and other pop mags is they are full of tds’ers who are affected by their obvious bias.

[2] Exclusivism

Cults often believe that they alone have the truth. The cult views itself as the single means of salvation on earth; to leave the group is to endanger one’s soul. . . .

Six Sociological Characteristics of Cults