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A cult of personality, or a cult leader like Trump, arises when an individual uses propaganda, the big lie, spectacle, counterfeit patriotism, demonstrations and rallies, to create an idealized heroic, and worshipful image of a leader, often through unquestioning flattery, and praise...
“Another way to control thoughts is through the use of loaded language, which, as Lifton pointed out, is purposely designed to invoke an emotional response. When I look at the list of thought-controlling techniques—reducing complex thoughts into clichés and platitudinous buzz words; forbidding critical questions about the leader, doctrine, or policy; labeling alternative belief systems as illegitimate or evil—it is astounding how many Trump exploits.”
“Cult members learn a new vocabulary that is designed to constrict their thinking into absolute, black-and-white, thought-stopping clichés that conform to group ideology. (“Lock her up” and “Build the Wall” are Trumpian examples. Even his put-downs and nicknames—Crooked Hillary, Pocahontas for Elizabeth Warren—function to block other thoughts. Terms like “deep state” and “globalist” also act as triggers. They rouse emotion and direct attention.)”
― Steven Hassan, The Cult of Trump: A Leading Cult Expert Explains How
“A lie once told remains a lie, but a lie told a thousand times becomes the truth."
--Joseph Goebbels infamously proclaimed.
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