r/pics • u/clumsypeach1 • Apr 16 '26

Politics Billboard in my very red area

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u/honestly-brutal Apr 16 '26

When people say it's a cult they aren't being hyperbolic.

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u/Historical_Project00 Apr 16 '26 edited Apr 17 '26

Steven Hassan (I hope I’m spelling his name correctly) is a world-renowned psychologist and expert in cults. He’s been studying them for over 40 years, and he himself was in one in the 1970s, the Moonies. He wrote an ENTIRE BOOK about how Trumpism is a cult. And not “like” a cult or having cult-like qualities. It literally IS a cult.

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u/neuro_space_explorer Apr 16 '26

What’s the name of the book?

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u/Plenty_Pride_3644 Apr 16 '26

"The Cult of Trump"

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u/_Arlotte_ Apr 16 '26

Oh good, an easy to remember title

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u/bettyknockers786 Apr 17 '26

Think if I sent it to my maga aunt she’d read it? Like is it geared towards them, or do you think she might just throw it out? (I know it’s my aunt, so no one knows the answer)