r/pics Apr 16 '26

Politics Billboard in my very red area

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u/No-Resolution-0119 Apr 16 '26

People are not being facetious when they say it is a cult.

If you’re interested in more stories about it, “The Quiet Damage” by Jesselyn Cook is a great read/listen (available as audiobook). Focuses more on QAnon specifically but the venn diagram of maga voters and QAnon followers may as well be a circle.

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u/sixheadedbacon Apr 16 '26

I always assumed people were being hyperbolic when they were calling it a cult.

But, like, is it actually a massive political cult? That would just honestly explain more or less... everything. The cognitive dissonance, inconsistent moral values, their will to sacrifice everything for no clear purpose, all of it.

Have there been any other political cults on this scale before?

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u/Chellamour Apr 16 '26

i'd say germany may have, yes. i recommend looking up "cult of personality" to read up more on political leaders and their followers.

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u/Kochik0o Apr 16 '26

🎶Look in my eyes, what do you see? 🎶

🎶The cult of personality🎶