Michael FenichelYes, a #weird #cult of devotion to #disinformation, a false god, and lunatic ideas about #cats, #democracy, and all things once considered human.
#Cognitive #Brainspurs / #Sanewashing by #GQP / #media bubbles of delusion
Toni Aittoniemi@drmike This is how cults work
The base currency of belonging to a cult is the transaction love, place of belonging & a narrative of absolute heroism, gods chosen people etcetera, in return for demontrations of absolute loyalty
Paradoxically, when demonstrations of loyalty get ever-harder — as in having to lie in the face of reality — the loyalty signal from the member _increases_ and the group loves them more for it
Consequently, return to normal society is also made harder
Quoting John Baldry:
"It ain't easy"
('deprogramming' / detaching from cults)
And it's exponentially harder with 24/7 reinforcement by cult-friendly media, #Sanewashing by the MSM and recycling #cult #disinformation of even the most bizarre, Loomer/MTG level dribble.