The difference between a con and a cult is that when you debunk a con, the victims get mad at the con artist, but when you debunk a cult, the victims get mad at *you.*

MAGAts look like suckers, but they're in deeper than that. They're cult members. Their very identities require T---p be perfect, so they fully and eagerly inhabit a fantasy world.

We need to get better as a culture at cult-proofing students and cult deprogramming adults.