Cult expert explains the Trump cult

[@thedavidpakmanshow]

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[@artvandelay8030]

Thank you for the good information. Maga is a cult.

[@teresawww]

​@donaldotrumpriguez2024 there's help for MAGA CULT!

[@daylight8208]

😅😅😅 you drank that koolaide with out a chaser. ​@donaldotrumpriguez2024

[@BigMamaDaveX]

Hej David, you might want to interview Dr. Jeremy Sherman. He is intelligentsia with humour! His series on how to talk to tRump cultists is BRILLIANT!!! 👍

[@ashroskell]

All of those approaches to getting through to MAGA victims are smart. But, even if you can avoid, “speaking down,” to them, you have to keep in mind that you’re likely dealing with someone of a much lower IQ than you. That’s not a jibe, or a quip. It is the GOP strategy. It runs all the way back to McNamara’s Morons from the Vietnam War, and a branch of very deliberate exploitation of those who feel left behind, who are mostly people of lower thinking ability.

[@ianreed9571]

The worst thing about Trump isn't what we've learned about him, it's what we've learned about our family, friends and neighbors that still support him.

[@theinclusivetutor6791]

So true. I have shed friends as soon as I found out they were Trump supporters and I don't even live in US.

[@ritagreene8376]

I live in the US and I've had to dump friends and family members. Even a boy friend that I loved. I don't need stupid people around me.

[@M.J.212]

@@ianreed9571 🙌🙃😵‍💫

[@tiffanysjustcoloring]

Absolutely. The people who raised us instilled in us values that they never actually possessed themselves. Somehow they were able to do enough lip service to the “right thing” that we picked up on it and internalized the actual goodness. I was so surprised to realize that when my family went off the deep end for Trump. I got married in Oct 2016 and had an awesome family honeymoon (my parents, my daughter from my first marriage, his parents and my aunt and her s.o. all went on a cruise together after we got married on the ship) and I’m still angry that one of my most vivid memories of the honeymoon is my dad *screaming* at the taxi driver in Nassau about how he would rather have a “strong” president like Trump and Putin than a Democrat. They’re still in the cult.

[@adamb89]

Oh yeah it was pretty easy to get rid of them though because it was just the latest in a long line of stupid choices. Like the uncle who got scammed out of everything he owned by MLMs on 4 separate occasions, who then got just as hooked on the Trump cult and surprise surprise, lost everything there too. Didn't even go to his funeral. Just stopped by his grave when I was in town the year after so I could take a leak before getting on the highway.

[@jeniwhitt481]

The only difference between Donald Trump and Jim Jones is that Trump would charge you for the kool-aid!

[@26michaeluk]

And he'd never shoot himself.

[@odalysdiaz5202]

Funny but true.

[@spindriftbeach6082]

Yeah but it wouldn't be actual Kool-aid but some garbage. And then he wouldn't declare it on his tax return

[@carolmeyer8032]

& he is the arsenic

[@carolmeyer8032]

​@spindriftbeach6082 .... his cult wants a nasty old man who wears diapers & stinks really bad. FACTS ... maby that's why they haven't put him in prison yet, no one wants to change him , like they had to do when he was on the Apprentice. Someone needs to rub his face in it. 🤮

[@claudiastokes6485]

When I was a child, I would see some people in Manhattan with a sign that read, " The world will end tomorrow." I asked my mother what happened when the next day came and the world didn't end. She said they would go out with the sign again. That's what MAGA reminds me of.

[@spindriftbeach6082]

Very good point. The truth doesn't seem to have any effect on them.

[@MegaSpacemanSpliff]

Mental illness is a major issue. Also, many people have poor intelligence. Using the distribution curve, I did the math and learned that there are about ~46 million Americans with an IQ below 85.

[@claudiastokes6485]

​@@spindriftbeach6082Exactly! Even when it stares them in the face.

[@paulashealthyliving]

We had the same mother. So simple but accurate

[@mariabaca3941]

WOW 😮

[@mlfilion]

BRAINWASHING 101: 1. Get people afraid of something. 2. Get people angry at the thing they fear. 3. Say I am the only one that can fix your fear. 4. Repeat steps 1 - 3 over and over again.

[@KindlePrime]

In india bjp doing same thing

[@haroldjung4]

Democrats are doing the same exact thing.

[@georgiagirl8059]

Wow. So simple to brainwash. I'm wondering though could the fear/ignorance had already been there and along comes the loud speaker to represent the leader of the fearful/ignorant people....and then they worship him and thrive off of his very breathe even if what he speaks is only fear mongering and edifying himself as savior...even though it's the ultimate deceit. God please free these people mentally and spiritually from fear, hate, and ignorance please. In Jesus name, Amen.

[@jeremibrewer3463]

You know indoctrination works both ways. Theres only two choices, pick your flavor. Being confrontational bias hurts us as a whole.

[@JamesDavid-yt4ec]

Roman rule still fell in Judea despite that "fear" strategy of GAUL.

[@sentikironde9543]

"It is easier to con a man then to convince him that he has been conned" ~ Mark Twain

[@nute742]

I believe that! (Funny thing the Dems are "masters" of that)! Forced Vax, Higher Taxes, Drag queens in kids schools, etc ("By the "Fruits" you shall know them"!)

[@anonymoose116]

No one wants to accept or admit they've been had. So they double down to be fooled again and again. It makes no sense.

[@nute742]

@@anonymoose116 Very true! (You are right) thats the Dems "playbook" (Its hard to not try and save face). Policies and issues that effect and are vastly more important to America than a particular politician or personality!

[@anonymoose116]

@nute742 what's the "dems playbook." I was speaking specifically about Trumpers. Its now a cult, not just a political movement.

[@kmac2765]

Twain was a badass!!

[@dropkgirl7157]

I once asked my maga mom if she could say one thing -- just ONE thing -- that she didn't like about trump. She could not answer. That's when I knew it was a cult.

[@buffycat4641]

I am so thankful I have no family members in trump's cult.

[@jcepri]

@@buffycat4641 same here.

[@dogwalker666]

@@dropkgirl7157 Cognitive dissonance of the brainwashed.

[@dogwalker666]

@@buffycat4641 We can't understand why half of Americans can't see him for what he is. Convicted felon, traitor, conman and ugly.

[@catcardinalli197]

I’m so sorry for your loss…

[@ScottMasson]

My friend freaked out when I started criticizing Trump. She took it as a direct attack against her. It was wild.

[@mrsaaliyahlache]

That’s what i don’t understand about Trump supporters. As soon as anyone disagrees with Trumps ideas or him as a person, they feel it as a personal attack😂

[@CroclescrockingtonandNugge-e7y]

Because something deep inside knows what’s wrong yet to acknowledge

[@CroclescrockingtonandNugge-e7y]

Because something deep inside of them knows what’s wrong,has that icky feeling in their gut. Yet to acknowledge it even to their own selves is to feel fooled,to admit they’ve been brainwashed for years and yes defensiveness comes out

[@lucasbrown2656]

Both sides tend to do that, but what makes the trump supporters weird, is that as soon as you question their support they cling onto this lie that anybody against trump or even just questioning his decisions automatically see you as a left leaning lunatic. It is weird how trump supporters truly believe that if you don’t support trump, you must support the other side just as much as they support him. Very strange.

[@Roxyd707]

@@mrsaaliyahlache and then each one of them start on the same narrative---bla bla bla---thats how I KNEW it was a cult---its the same narrative across the board--not one individual thought.

[@evinwilkins282]

I absolutely cannot apologize to my MAGA family, as he suggests. I had to cut them off because they became verbally abusive to me. The relationships became too toxic for me to maintain.

[@hollyharris1874]

Ahh, I'm so sorry! Yeh, my in-laws stepped over the line back in 2008 by accosting me for having a little blue dot on my car. We've never been the same since. They've found every way to try & disown/dislike me. 😞💙💙💙

[@margaretcortes9809]

I'm so sorry for your predicament. I'm right there with you. One side of my family is highly educated and despise Trump. The other side loves Trump but can't explain why. I am at a loss! I refuse to talk about politics with that side. I refuse to lose my relationships with them for this nutcase! He can be forgotten, my family is important to the rest of my life! I will vote Democrat completely down the line. I have always voted my heart and instincts. I have voted mostly for Democrat but have also voted for Republicans. Lately, they have really alarmed me with their conspiracy theories and specious lies as never before. I worked with the insane for years, and they remind me of those pitiful patients. Flights of fancy and delusions of grandeur are very common among them. If they were confinded to an institution, I would feel sorry for them. Unfortunately, they run wild and loose in this country! Maybe it wasn't a great idea to close down the psychiatric centers en masses because the Republicans didn't want to pay for their care anymore 😕. We sure could use them now! I get that the training wasn't the best, but we could have improved the system if we had given it half a chance. We need someplace safe to put people like MTG, DJT, Steven Miller, Matt Geatz, etc.

[@dmwilhelms1]

We've all lost friends and family due to this disease called MAGA or Trumpism. I sympathize.

[@lisataylor4905]

​@@margaretcortes9809Ted Cruz, Tom Cotton, Mike Johnson, Lindsey Graham and Trump himself would all need a room!

[@wanajday]

The most important relationship you have, the first responsibility you have, is to yourself and your own self care. Looking after yourself sometimes means removing yourself from a toxic relationship.

[@ianmclaren9721]

Normally I’d feel sorry for the victims of a cult. Normally

[@martinmckay2889]

Normally, yes.

[@bissonlouise9061]

But the ''religious'' ones supporting Trump, really? ''I grab'em by the p and they let me do it because I'm a star''? Freaking hypocritical, I despise them.

[@bissonlouise9061]

''I grab'em by the (you know what) and they let me do it because I'm a star'' What does that say about you, ''religious'' people?

[@BEVERLYRANDOLPH-lx4qu]

If it were not so dangerously lethal to the United States.

[@calvinmyers8839]

Nope, never. Darwinisn.

[@xelasomar4614]

The reason his followers have sunk to cult levels, is because he has made indecency acceptable, *he has freed them from the constraints of decency* . He has liberated them from having to be moral, from having to demonstrate empathy, of having to be just to everyone. He has shown them that ignorance is as powerful as knowledge, so he has freed them from having to seek it. He has not only allowed them to be their worst, not just to free their bigotry, but to be proud of it, to be proud of their worse instincts, and so they love him for it, he is the messiah who has set them free of decency ,

[@jakeqthomas]

This is it in a nutshell!

[@ladyzinada5341]

Yessssssdd. That's exactly it

[@libbycollins9349]

He made wicked okay.

[@MegaSpacemanSpliff]

Astute.

[@judithmccrea2601]

Very well said. That’s exactly right. They were loosely confederated under the Tea Party and were ripe for him to pluck them.

[@kimberlyblackwell3324]

I'm the only liberal in my family and they are convinced it's because I have a mental disorder (I've been diagnosed with bipolar disorder). My parents are divorced and I'm a full-time caregiver to my Dad. He still considers himself a conservative Republican but doesn't like Trump. A lot of it probably has to do with the fact that I show him actual sources that prove Trump is a liar and con artist. My mom, however, still fully supports him. Her husband is a far-right Trump follower and I'm guessing he has convinced her that Trump is the savior that they need. They only get their news from conservative media and anything negative about Trump is "fake news". It's sad to watch. I was living with them in 2020 and when my stepfather found out I voted for Biden (from my mom), he lost it. Yelling, screaming, threatening my life....to the point I had to call the cops and move out. It's truly scary.

[@Ex_christian]

Ya, Christian cultists and Republicans are disgusting people! Cannot stand being around them when they continually spread their hate and lies. All against their best interests.

[@doreenbritz131]

That sucks. Trump is the worst thing to happen to our country in my lifetime

[@tw8464]

The Trump Cult is extremely abusive

[@ManachanJapan]

@@doreenbritz131 the issue is that harris is female. just like clinton, she won the popular vote by 1% but the committee chose the sunburned guy. so if things get close, i fear the chihuahua wig will win. and then the simpsons will happen. after DT a female who has to save the world.

[@johntchai79]

Oh my god, sorry to hear your story. Hope you’re ok.

[@susanc257]

Just about my whole family have descended to the MAGA cult. They think I’m the weird one. We can’t pick and choose our family, but I sure as hell would like for them to be deprogrammed. It’s hell.

[@theinclusivetutor6791]

I feel for you. My brother was a psychopath and my mother was his enabler so I know what it is like to be the odd one out. All you can do is keep your head down and hope the election goes your way. You cannot change their minds. Only they can do that. Good luck.

[@susanc257]

@@theinclusivetutor6791… thank you.

[@mariepresho3653]

Same here I’m the outcast

[@susanc257]

@@mariepresho3653…. It’s awful. My uncle told me I was going to hell for being a liberal. My mother took his side.

[@susanc257]

I feel as though the MAGA cult has highjacked religion and the American Flag. I live in a small Southern town where there’s a church on every corner. One day…. I will move far from here.

[@EthelJung-j5w]

Ever since COVID & the Trump years I've come to the conclusion that there's way more gullible people than I ever imagined

[@Tsimy876]

Easier to fool someone than to convince them they have been fooled...

[@craighalpin896]

How so

[@viewome]

@Ethel: I feel the same way and have mentioned it many times to my friends.

[@JamminJ-xe2bd]

Dumbing down of news media and education system have contributed to this.

[@hifijohn]

PT Barnum found that out many generations ago.

[@OuterGalaxyLounge]

Most cults in the past were fringe and not a threat to our entire country, until now.

[@user-xs4nn5vc9w]

Trump preaches violence and hate.

[@ManicMindTrick]

The KKK had 6 million members in the 1920s. I think it's fair to say it had cult-like features. Maybe not a threat to the entire country as you say but not entirely fringe either. This Trump phenomenon is a different type of cult though and is much more focused around one single person. More akin to 1930s Germany.

[@mikeyhau]

Trumpism is also a threat to the rest of the world.

[@roberthaworth8991]

Every foreigner I meet (Europeans and Central Americans, anyway) are terrified of his return. The first Q they ask, with great concern, upon making my acquaintance and learning I'm an American is, "Do you think HE will come back?" They don't have to even say whom they mean, it's understood, as with Hitler and Stalin in the past.

[@Bronte866]

Exactly. Some of these tips do not translate.

[@peterwinstead7618]

Steven Hassan is amazing. His book helped me get out of Mormonism. Thanks both!

[@abpccpba]

Congratulations Peter.

[@Truth-g7h]

Im a New Zealander and we are stunned and shocked anyone would vote for Trump. Its weird.

[@toddb930]

Can I move to New Zealand?

[@Truth-g7h]

@toddb930 of course your welcome.

[@gannor1191]

I live in the US and I too am amazed that people are so wrapped up in his BS. I have said all along it’s a cult. When I heard an 80 something year old woman say “he is bigger than God” my jaw hit the floor. Scary. If he wins this election I am seriously considering leaving this country. I fear what it will become.

[@chocolatecity2]

Have you ever visited rural America? Have you spent any time in the South? There are lots of people with grievances who believe their boy is the only solution. Just like fascism in Europe. same shit. It's interesting to me when foreigners say they're clueless why anyone would vote for trump- history is full of examples. We here in America aren't immune.

[@toddb930]

@@chocolatecity2 -- and I would guess there are a lot of firearms in rural America in case they need to clean things up.

[@JilSpangenberg-ys7fz]

He is MOST DEFINITELY a malignant narcissist

[@dianabehr3169]

+ psychopath!

[@markg.7865]

Add in pathological liar, with profound ignorance.

[@guynorth3277]

A malignant narcissistic liar with acute solipsism.

[@tropicalsnow]

And we suspect he wears makeup Anything new.?

[@JilSpangenberg-ys7fz]

@@tropicalsnow is there still any doubt! LOL

[@nancyadams9228]

My nephew who was born in a religious cult is now in the Proud boys Cult. He has a small arsenal and has threatened to “take us all out” during “The Storm.” I have neighbors on the same bandwagon. The danger is real.

[@teresaburch23]

Belief him and don't be caught off guard.

[@PinetreeState76]

I hope you have reported him. Not just for your safety, but for your community and schools.

[@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg]

Hopefully you have relayed these threats to law enforcement

[@aquasands1988]

I hope you take these threats as real and report him, seriously 😮

[@TararyzeMcg]

Please tell me you’ve contacted the FBI about him😳😱

[@rachaelkp]

It is a cult leader's first goal to separate people from their family and social circle.

[@rockrecordreport7136]

First is to divide people (everyone) to create a weaker society.

[@ziff_1]

They isolate people and then demonize any and all outside information. "Fake news media" has become part of the modern lexicon. the lie is "I'm the truth, and everyone else is lying to you".

[@April19622]

That's exactly what Trump did. Our nation is divided because of him. It's us verses MAGA. We might be able to get rid of Trump, but it will not be easy to elimate MAGA. As long as they're involved in our government, there will be another Trump or worse running next time around. It's very important at this point to keep voting blue up and down the ballot until the Republican party can rebuild back to where they once were without MAGA...

[@rbrindle1]

And in Trump's case, the first thing he did was divide people from their sources of non-biased and truthful information. With Fox's help, people believed that only HE tells the truth. Of course, Legacy Media was never truly un-biased, the message was subtly manipulated. But at least there were guardrails insuring truth, if not immediately, then sooner or later when some reporter would get caught, and then was fired. But in MAGA, wild-haired conspiracy theories run unchecked and supported by this weird new right-wing cult media.

[@JaneNewAuthor]

And a narcissist's.

[@evinkleinman6052]

This man is very tender and compassionate, wonderful😊❤

[@Charactermatters1]

As an ex Republican that was raised in it, I can say unequivocally that fear consumed me. I was controlled by my parents with fear, and then controlled through political fear. I never educated myself beyond what was told to me because of fear. It keeps you encapsulated. I started educating myself about narcassism because my mental health was deteriorating and realized it was rampant in my family and friends. I've always been a sensitive person, and the name calling and hypocrisy never felt right to me. The Republicans are more concerned with being "right". Their ego will not allow them to admit they're wrong. They are just like trump. Narcasistic and self rightous. Some of them have cognitive empathy but not true empathy. They are wrapped in ego. It drives them and they will do awful things to prove they're right. I'm so thankful I broke free. You never know the damage these types of people can do to your mental health because when you're in it, it's your normal. You don't know there is peace when you get away from them. The church of scientology uses the same tactics to keep people in line. Intimidate, devalue, harrass, and humiliate. The mob used the same tactics. Kindness and compassion is our way forward with Kamala and Walz! Please vote 💙

[@marilynblotsky4085]

Amen

[@ellis.mp3774]

i had a very similar experience, i love you dude

[@iiislandbreeze]

I resonate strongly with all the truth you spoke in a small paragraph.

[@paulbreaux909]

Good words.

[@robertrutenberg3919]

Sounds familiar! My parents are so brainwashed it's sick. They worship Fox and AON Brainwashing Mental Shows!

[@lisaswift6157]

I grew up in a cult. Trump is a leader of a cult.

[@tiersamallery]

@@glennamccabe9770Yes he is. You’re in denial!!! That’s what being in a cult is all about!

[@coolchameleon21]

@@glennamccabe9770spoken like a true cult member 😂

[@MyLoganTreks]

Once you are free you are free indeed and knowing I'm never going back

[@gillianoneill3375]

@@glennamccabe9770The first step is realising and admitting you have a problem. Be brave.

[@AndrewShepherdODAS]

​@@glennamccabe9770Spotted the cult rapist follower

[@tylerhackner9731]

I will never understand the MAGA cult at this point

[@pphil1267]

Breaking News It is reportedly confirmed Crapman is suffering from - Trump Derangement Syndrome We all wish Crapman a speedy recovery - hehehehe

[@grghkllb3875]

It's based completely on fear and ignorance.

[@darkwinter8]

@@grghkllb3875 Mostly ignorance thought

[@wayok6495]

@@grghkllb3875 They're bonded by stupidity.

[@calvinmyers8839]

​@@grghkllb3875Add hate to that.

[@laurazaetz9505]

I love my parents, and my one solace is that they haven't been marching in the streets or endangering themselves for the sake of Trump. It hurts my heart that their devotion to being "pro-life" (which is the single biggest issue they've been instilled to believe in since they were kids and they believe in their heart and soul that abortion in most cases is murder), has made them slowly but surely reconcile everything they disagree with Trump about so that they can not feel guilty about "allowing a Holocaust of babies." And yes, my dad himself is Jewish. Because of my upbringing, I could never find it in myself to ever have an abortion unless my life was in danger. However, I wish they would focus their energy into helping our country prevent these situations to begin with, and look at the big picture.

[@edub9930]

You are very beautiful. Sorry for what you're going through w your folks

[@elizabethlibero1878]

Pro life? Women are bleeding out in parking lots. Both baby and mother are dying how is that pro life? Religion is just suppression and control over women.

[@fj81191]

This is a tough one but at least you can see the reason for it. I guess I would ask them if there's any price they wouldn't pay to fix that one issue. Because you name it, they're out there trying to pay it right now. If I believed what they did, I can see how petty lots of other problems look. Maybe it would also help to get them a better grasp of scale and circumstances. Nobody is doing the baby holocaust, even if every fetus counts.

[@ramblefish]

Are we still doing this? It's been a 9 year nightmare

[@CaptainCologne]

Yup, the orange menace is back on the ballot.

[@roberthaworth8991]

Thank the DoJ. Trump has worked the interstices/gaps/less-defined areas in the law so effectively, and thrown so much money at his defense against various charges, that they have never known how to handle him. They are comfortable operating only on the basis of precedent -- but for him there is no precedent. Nobody wants to be the first to act, or to have his legal judgment possibly rejected and reversed. Therefore they do almost nothing, and what little they do is done very slowly and cautiously. The legal beagles won't save us. We need to vote.

[@kelvin.008]

After the death of this Trump there WILL be other 'Trumps'. Scary reality.

[@ramblefish]

@@roberthaworth8991 I agree with everything you said except the vote part. Voting is one aspect of democracy, another is social trust in justice and accountability. You can't use one to correct the breakdown of the other. You could lose the vote, you could win and think that means you banished the ills that he represents. What we need is courage and principles, and the Democrats have shown they enjoy having Trump as cover, to fundraise off, to point at, to shore up their base. This is their failure. They had 4 years to nail him.

[@Refresh2b]

Unless you worked at one of the bankrupt AC casinos then it's a 30 year association, which you thought was over after the casino closed. He's like mold..

[@simongoh9461]

Sure Trump is dangerous but I blame the media outlets who promote him and don't call out his BS.

[@bigsby6bender]

There is plenty of blame to go around.

[@spindriftbeach6082]

Yep the Trump enablers are destroying America just to make a lot of money for an Australian family

[@corinnamyers6625]

Well after all the media is controlled by the elites. So they have to read what comes up on the teleprompter. That’s if they want there job.

[@silverman5707]

Agreed, why aren’t they calling him out for all the consistent lies.

[@terrishepherd2512]

@@silverman5707I wonder the same thing. I was just watching MSNBC and one the news anchor asked the same question. They were discussing his most recent speech in front of elite group when ask DT about childcare. I’m like he must have some dirt on people bcuz they sat there and didn’t say a word . They applauded him for his word salad.

[@sarahbrome5564]

It's so hard to be warm and kind to MAGA folks. I was respectful for years, but grew tired of being treated badly by them. They were cruel, and I had to walk away for self preservation.

[@KelliF-mx8pu]

Exactly.

[@hollyharris1874]

EXACTLY! He perhaps hasn't experienced the kind of hatred some of us have.

[@arriuscalpurniuspiso]

They are imitating Dear Leader, acting like him, repeating his words like he is Christ

[@tamlynn786]

I’m so glad to see the left finally get a backbone. I hate all the divisiveness but sometimes you have to go down in the trenches and fight back.

[@VidarLund-k5q]

His bad character and personality has rubbed off on them, sadly.

[@SandraWeiss-jc6xz]

I've always been fascinated by CULTs but this is frightening.

[@PATTACAT72]

Can't believe Trump still has half of America liking him. Thank God i'm Canadian.

[@Justabottleofwater]

If trump wins I’m moving to Canada. Need any nurses?

[@RitaStack]

We can’t believe it either 😳

[@jamesmcbeth4463]

It's actually below 43%

[@erinlavilla2543]

@@jamesmcbeth4463 right, it only feels like half because the electoral college is affirmative action for republicans

[@lenoraaronel8542]

@@Justabottleofwater yes but the pay is a lot lower apparently. The upside is you don’t have to pre-authorize any treatments, or ask anybody for their credit card. We also don’t have school shootings in any meaningful statistic.

[@smm2476]

Cat ladies, stand back and stand by. We are NOT going back. Vote Blue!!!

[@gregorytyson995]

Cat ladies. Sounds like a cult.

[@williammartinez840]

😂😂😂💙💙💙

[@SCORPiIO455]

Amen we ain't going back vote 💙💙💙

[@EdBenji]

@@gregorytyson995 A lesbian cult!

[@RockyNerd]

Cat men falling in line. Onward !

[@Needabreak365]

My grandfather was a POW. My dad’s childhood was deeply affected by his injuries and death. How he can support Trump is beyond me.

[@rachaelkp]

I'm sure it's frustrating as hell. It's the fear... Trump capitalized on the catastrophic worry that people feel about losing their place in society. It's shameful how he's harmed all of us.

[@glennamccabe9770]

People are dying in the Gaza war. Its sleepy joe and Kamalas fault try to keep up bro!

[@arturovillaluz2053]

There is no logic in life. There are servicemen, women, blacks, Hispanics, LGTBQ members, and Muslims who still support Trump.

[@sherryelle225]

I would say that he doesn’t know about the sort of things that trump has been saying about the military and doing to disrespect them. Fox doesn’t air that stuff. So how would they know. Maybe if you took screenshots and videos of things about that, maybe it would be embarrassing to him to vote for that man. Just look at what trump dis at Arlington recently. That would be enough for me to flush that turd.

[@ankhpom9296]

A study of those arrested in the J6 insurrection showed 86% were white men who could have been your friends and neighbors. The overriding reason they took part in the insurrection was because they felt as whites they were losing their place in society. They saw equity/equality as oppression and perceived Trump as their savior.

[@Beezy-d3d]

Wonderful comments from the cult expert! I wish everybody would listen to him.

[@rexpayne7836]

Aussies support America's democracy. Vote blue for your democracy and stability around the world. 🇦🇺🇺🇸 💙💙💙

[@PennyNeiman]

Thank you! Be careful though, because the extreme right-wing Nazies are worldwide!

[@phylis3917]

💕🌏💕

[@SMtWalkerS]

Thanks! Voting blue all the way. And I am a former Republican.

[@lynncollier4615]

Plan to vote for Kamala Harris. Sure would like to see Australia.

[@kathleendubois7128]

Fully endorse this ❤🇿🇦

[@FreyaTait]

Thank you, Dr Hassen, for pointing out that Trumpism is not Evangelical Christianity.

[@davidwilkins5932]

It’s not the same, but it CAN’T survive without them. So, there’s that.

[@kgunthorpe]

Freya, to me that is a distinction without much of a difference. If evangelical Christianity disappeared tomorrow, Trump would be functionally irrelevant.

[@daemeonation3018]

​@@kgunthorpeThere is another elephant in the room here.😂

[@annedouglas9769]

@@davidwilkins5932It’s one of those legs on a 3-legged stool. 💙

[@milvertonmom50]

No, but Evangelical Christianity is Trumpism.

[@allenmontrasio8962]

I'm Italian and we lived through the Berlusconi cult 30 years ago. At the time there was a saying we had: "I don't fear Berlusconi in himself, I fear Berlusconi in myself".

[@Zorobbabel]

Didn't that jerk die recently?

[@EuropeanWren]

And now you have to live under post-fascist Meloni...

[@EuropeanWren]

​@@Zorobbabel Yep. In June 2023 at the age of 87.

[@floretta65]

I am Italian liker you, I live in the US, and I can tell you as a fact that Berlusconi was a gentlemen compared to Trump, certainly not so far right as Trump.

[@EuropeanWren]

@@floretta65 Berlusconi wasn't as stupid as the senile demented orange criminal, yes. But a gentleman? Calling Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel "an unfuckable fat ass"? Countless charges for tax fraud, accounting fraud, bribery, and abuse of minors? We all remember his bunga-bunga parties... Not as right as 🎃??? Berlusconi, the founder of a post-fascist party, worshipping Il Duce??? A close friend to Putin? You must be kidding. 🇮🇹

[@amalau2825]

I don’t think I want a trumper in my life.

[@BBc55]

Hilary was winning when we went to sleep we woke up traumatized

[@EyeAmSpiritual]

Yessssss...and still

[@susanc257]

True!

[@cjc2]

I remember going to work the next day and everyone was quiet, stunned, shocked.

[@voidagent]

Don't forget the October Surprise of Republican Protestant FBI Director Comey making a TV announcement that the investigation of Hillary Clinton's EMAILS!!! had been re-opened, a week before elections.

[@susanc257]

@@cjc2… me, too.

[@valerienady3499]

I am so glad that some of my family turned away from trump. They were so excited by him in 2016, but even by the 2020 election, some of them said dump trump.

[@hollyharris1874]

Sounds like a relatively smart bunch! (Wish my in-laws would dump him!)smh😞💙

[@MsCristelle]

Sounds like they may be more moderate. My hope is that enough people can be deprogrammed by Nov. 5

[@arnedacarmickle5569]

Glad to hear your family is not supporting Trump this time 😉

[@juliapurdy8787]

Understanding how they managed to break the spell... or maybe they were just curious at first?

[@johnramirez5032]

Well many peoples have a distrust in what they believe to be "the government" politicians promise the shy and hand you dirt. Its happened over and over. They are looking for a change.

[@user-unionwrestling]

Trump does to his followers a similar method of manipulation that some pastors do. Feed them what they want to hear and not what they need to hear!

[@Internalbreeze]

He’s already said if you say anything long enough anyone will believe it!!!😢😢😢😢😢

[@Sandra-dt4ec]

And a heavy dose of fear to keep em in the pews with open pocketbooks and wallets!

[@teresawicks-kq3bq]

GOOD POINT😊

[@scardini67611]

Sums up the GOP and Fox entertainment News, but who controls them? The elites have purchased and installed members in our government at every level and own MSM, where they peddle their venomous snake oils to the masses. Trump is but a tool, worn out and soon to be discarded. It will not end with him.

[@russellmiles2861]

Really @@user-unionwrestling that sounds like any other politician

[@valkolakk]

I don't know how to be warm and non-confrontational with people who are so hateful and some who are actively seeking to harm me and people I love.

[@xbjrrtc]

It's okay to not be up for that. It's not your responsibility to save people from this cult.

[@theVanishingGladiator]

This brilliant doctor needs to be given air time on the major networks.

[@marysanz4343]

YES! Let’s ask the expert!!!

[@duskonanyavarld1786]

Give him a show on pbs. Each episode have it own cult. He has a silver tongue.

[@beatricefogarty1196]

I've heard the Right doesn't like PBS.

[@Ropeorsnake]

@@duskonanyavarld1786 he has his own KZbin channel easy to find!

[@Danielle_1234]

Jon Stewart should interview him.

[@suzamazon]

My brother is an evangelical pastor and really dislikes Trump and how he exploits Christianity. My brother empathizes being compassionate, open, and non-judgemental to live more Christ-like and quotes “Jesus said that the world would know that we belong to Him by how we love.” I’m agnostic, but I really respect my brother, especially after he helped my transgender nephew(my sister’s child) to come out to the family.

[@libbycollins9349]

Jesus disliked religious hypocrites. He loved everyone.

[@zaphod333]

So you respect members of one cult but not the other. How come?

[@Jimmy_Cream]

​@@libbycollins9349Jesus believed in eternal suffering and fire and brimstone for non believers. He loved you if you were a follower... Sound familiar?

[@libbycollins9349]

@@Jimmy_Cream No, I don't think it sounds familiar. I’m recalling that if someone calls another a fool he is liable to the fires of Gehenna. There is the parable about poor Lazarus covered in sores ignored by the rich man. Lazarus went to heaven and the rich man who had ignored the poor who suffered went to hell. But some of Jesus’ last words were Father, forgive them, they don’t know what they’re doing. Maybe you give me citations to what you are referring to. Thanks.

[@Falke615]

This was like my grandfather. He was in a cult in his own right (The church hosted Jim Jones one time). However, he believed the same in that Trump co-opted Christianity and refused to support him. It was one of the few times I respected him.

[@marymansbridge9327]

Thanks David for keeping the world informed on the real election news🇺🇸💙🇺🇸💙🇺🇸💙🇺🇸

[@pphil1267]

Breaking News It is reportedly confirmed Crapman is suffering from - Trump Derangement Syndrome We all wish Crapman a speedy recovery - hehehehe

[@ericred8124]

Laughable. But thanks for the chuckle.

[@pphil1267]

@@ericred8124 Dumbocrats are always laughable

[@KathleendeMengel]

Excellent interview. Thank you.

[@LCJ-di7zo]

Most cults don’t affect our lives directly so we can exhibit compassion toward them. But the Trump cult is different. It affects our way of life, our country and will have detrimental change to our freedoms. It is very hard to have compassion toward someone that wants to take that all away.

[@ingridabernathy3323]

So very true

[@fasillimerick7394]

I've found when people tell you nothing will change their mind, believe them.

[@ER_Murrow]

The more crimes they say he's committed, the more likely it's all a lie. The more his finances are attacked, the more likely it's just envy. Those who question his mental health don't know ego is needed to succeed against all the criticism. Any claims of sexual assault are just gold diggers out for his money. Their rationalizations are wrapped tighter than baseball twine.

[@juliapurdy8787]

Like the old wall poster, "My mind is made up. Don't confuse me with the facts."

[@Bayouslim77]

Exactly!!!

[@dbirdwell]

When they are in a cult, they can’t see it. Germany, 1933.

[@scrambler69-xk3kv]

Germans loved Hitler in the 1930's. Look how that worked out for them. Trump is the second coming of Hitler. This country is in real trouble. This is NOT just another election.

[@adamsyed5535]

And that's recent history. Those events are not even 100 years old yet.

[@niveknanorc7316]

this reminds me of Unbreakable Kimmie Schmitt,, but less funny,, vote blue please !!!

[@OscarBarnaby3k]

As an lnvesting enthusiast, I often wonder how top level investors are able to become millionaires off investing. . I’ve been sitting on over $545K equity from a home sale and I’m not sure where to go from here, is it a good time to buy into stocks or do I wait for another opportunity?.

[@GraceOliviaf7y]

Well as you know bigger risk, bigger results, but such impeccable high-value trades are often carried out by pros.

[@NikolasMartine01]

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[@TeddyAlexanderv6]

How can I participate in this? I sincerely aspire to establish a secure financial future and am eager to participate. Who is the driving force behind your success?

[@NikolasMartine01]

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[@NikolasMartine01]

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[@echomikekilo63]

Fascinating. Critical thinking and cult-avoidance should be taught in schools, kindergarten through university.

[@tansywelsh1636]

It should but the right would call that indoctrination.

[@echomikekilo63]

@@tansywelsh1636 Of course they would.

[@sleepyspacegremlin]

I agree. We definitely need to teach kids all about psychology.

[@russellmiles2861]

You do realise that your current President believes that the son of God was begotten not made, born of a virgin, suffered under Pontius Pilate, crucified, dead buried and on the 3rd day etc. So does President Obama, President Bush, President Clinton. In you look at President Bush snr funeral you can see them all proudly reciting The Nicene Creed. Oddly, the only one not doing so is President Trump. Apologist are such strange people in choosing him as their man

[@PamelaPitmanBrown]

​@@tansywelsh1636correct

[@LoganBeck]

As an ex-Mormon I can relate to what this guys says so much. The similarities between the Trump Cult and Mormon Cult are uncanny. It’s very interesting to see how the thought process, attitudes, and everything else “culty” are the same between the both of them.

[@aubridebauchery]

👆Which is why Utah has become a bastion of MAGA supporters. Just because something is familiar, it doesn’t mean it is good for you. And in this case, the whole country and western democracy.

[@Rose-p5m1v]

I’m reading a book titled “How to Deal with Toxic People” sent to me by a friend because my oldest daughter is in the homeschool cult; out of anger she dumped her 16 year old son in front of a homeless shelter 2 weeks before Christmas with no money, no phone, and now is in custody of his father. When back in town he stays with me (G’ma) because I don’t think 🤔 her treatment of my beloved grandson was right. And it has literally split our family and she is so toxic her other children fear her to the point of shunning me. The whole world 🌎 seems backwards to me - wrongs, such as leading a violent insurrection, is acceptable now. But these will NEVER be okay to this 77 year old widow!

[@cactustree505]

God bless you for being there for your grandson. He's lucky to have you.

[@elizabethsohler6516]

I'm sorry for your loss.

[@jimrehman904]

Was the book based on Stoicism? That is good stuff to help ground ones self.

[@JaneSpampinato]

So sorry my own mom is toxic narcissist and it is draining.

[@Muhlenburger]

My heart goes out to you. It’s so sad, but you are strong enough to be able to support your grandson. Blessings to you.

[@pleinaire8698]

I will never vote for a convicted felon!

[@kevinramsey417]

Dr. Hassan is referencing the B.I.T.E. model, which is the model used to determine how culty a cult is by the kind of controls that they use over their members. B.I.T.E. stands for Behavioral control, Information control, Thought control and Emotional control and you can absolutely apply it to MAGA.

[@RebekahCurielAlessi]

Oh wow.

[@AndreaMoore-Emmett]

The Bite Model was taken from the original work of Robert Jay Lifton. Just giving credit where credit is due.

[@theodorejay1046]

Ever since COVID & the Trump years I've come to the conclusion that there's way more gullible people than I ever imagined 🤔

[@EvoraGT430]

Weak and gullible.

[@xtinkerbellax3]

People also use denial as a coping mechanism too much, and long term denial turns into delusion.

[@Childlesscatladywi]

Sad but true. Some of the people I loved the most, thought they were infallible , and they fell into the cult. 😢

[@ODQ327]

Amazing, isn’t it?

[@Soapandwater6]

Yes, and those people disappoint me.

[@carolegrice7465]

I was in a cult for 20 years. This video is spot on 😢

[@violetgc6049]

What is it like coming out of a 20 year brainwash? Do you feel anger? Like you were betrayed? Do you feel relief? Do you feel proud of yourself for your strength and tenacity? Or ashamed for the time spent believing untrue things? I have always wondered what it is like coming out the other end of a cult affiliation. I hope you feel proud of yourself and relieved. I hope you have that grace, humility and wisdom that comes from having descended into the darkness and rediscovering the light through hard work and the power of one's own conscience.

[@carolegrice7465]

@@violetgc6049 I had many mixed feelings. But it was the best decision my husband and I made. Life has been amazing and we have no regrets.❤️

[@karenturner3969]

It's such a treat to have Dr. Hassan's insightful intelligence applied to Trump and his followers.

[@ItsMeCheryl1231]

My husband and I recently listened to "The Cult of Trump" while on a road trip. WOW! Steven hits the nail on the head! Read/listen to this book. It's worth your time.

[@LowenKM]

Yep, and his book illustrations kinda help too. But surprisingly Hasan never gives any reason *_why_* some folks seem more 'susceptible' to cults. Oh sure, his book explains that back when he got involved with the Moonies, he was still pretty young and going thru a failed romance... even though not _every_ disappointed lover necessarily agrees that joining a _Cult_ is the only 'Solution'.

[@ItsMeCheryl1231]

@@LowenKM I am now listening to *The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump." It's written by 37 mental health experts. Also very good.

[@JohannaLeigh]

Is it on KZbin? I've listened to *Too Much and Not Enough* Had Mary's dad run his dad's business, this might not be happening, but Fred Trump Sr. was a MONSTER who 'raised' his kids by the credo "DIVIDE AND CONQUER" Now Donald is doing it to America. PLEASE, AMERICA! If all some of you have in common with Kamala Harris is your belief in the right to vote, go there! Because you may well lose it under Trump. The RIGHT TO VOTE is FOUNDATIONAL. It's the bedrock from which all the other freedoms come.

[@mjp8494]

I love Steven Hassan. His information on cults is always spot on. I grew up in a religious cult. He was a tremendous help in deprogramming my thinking.

[@deenadamico2673]

Same! Hassan is a superhero sans cape. 😊

[@justpassingthrough...2492]

When Trump was elected, I spent the next 4 years reading Steve Hassan's work on cults and Bob Altemeyer's studies on authoritarianism. What Trump & Co. are about becomes very clear after that. It's easy to mesh the two concepts together and understand it. Also Jen Senko's doc and book explain the same thing in personal terms. The thing that makes the Trump Cult so powerful is the daily indoctrination by Fox et al right wing media. Without it they would eventually pull away. Also, read "Exvangelicals" by Sarah McCammon, which is great at explaining the fear part of the equation.

[@JamesTAbernathy]

Me too!

[@deeperunderstanding7495]

Yes! Trump sounds like Jim Jones. I’ve noticed similar speech patterns. One noticeable is how he trails off at the end of sentences.

[@kalipw0210]

Jim was high af all.the time too...

[@OlgaAlyce]

@@deeperunderstanding7495 trump would never end his own life but having others kill everyone else, you betcha.

[@missypead2293]

Lol😂 sorry those was the slaves who on left that want a covid vax that has was posienet

[@petes9122]

Jones was crazy but he didn’t have dementia. Trump is both.

[@din75cschmoo]

He needs to drink the JJ KOOL AID ☠️

[@sgrvtl7183]

Thank You David❗️very easy to understand on the cult with Doctor Steven Hassan👌 🇺🇸💙🇺🇸

[@michaelbrendle794]

As an intelligent, sensitive person, I'm so tired of babying dumb people. It's exhausting. 🙄🙄🙄

[@mrjuvy49]

This will end on Nov 5

[@jandamskier6510]

@@mrjuvy49 so their ignorance and stupidity just vanish?

[@grandmaster5275]

the fact you literally call yourself an "intelligent, sensitive person" holds a lot of irony

[@Jupa]

@@grandmaster5275overt modesty is for the insensitive and inadequate. Perhaps overt modesty got us in this mess. I propose we remind those who the dumb people are, wherever they are, so they never get too confident. So they are discouraged from voting. So they don’t hold back democracy for the next decade as well too. But that would be insensitive of me.

[@notinamerica_911]

Sad but this man does not seem like a dumb person it can happen to intelligent thoughtful people.

[@IAMGiftbearer]

I always find it interesting that MAGA people call left leaning people "woke" in their idiosyncratic way, when the opposite of woke is asleep!

[@humboldthammer]

Exercise YOUR faith to get in shape for this awakening, because the Vernal Equinox of 2030, marks the beginning of the 3rd, 1000-year Days of Heaven since Jesus was crucified in 30 AD. 2 Peter 3: 8. It brings the fulfillment of His resurrection -- NOT the 2nd Coming in the flesh -- as Jesus, Himself explained -- John 16: 7-15, when the SPIRIT of TRUTH comes to all who will receive that Spirit (in the twinkling of an Internet eye) . . . and final judgement for the devil and dragon -- Revelation 12: 12-13. Daniel 7: 9-14. We have been told SOONER. 09/23/26 is exactly 3.5 years sooner. 10/10/26 is 42 new moons sooner. hint: The Rapture is a LIE. "Left Behind" is ass-backward fiction. Hundreds of millions deceived by false prophets. Trump is an antichrist -- there is no THE antichrist. The Dems CANNOT save us. Q cues the coup.

[@involuntarilycelebrate]

Jesus was woke. I don't get it either

[@matthewardison2541]

Amen!

[@SMtWalkerS]

Yes! Woke - Awake and aware and seeing. Vs asleep, unaware, and blind!

[@dianeoggoian535]

the opposite of woke is asheep......

[@richardcoughlin8931]

Sorry, I’m long past treating Trumpers with respect.

[@arriuscalpurniuspiso]

I avoid them. I'm not going to accommodate Nazis and coddle them

[@nobodyknows3180]

I work for a company that FIRES THEM. WORST, MOST UNRELIABLE WORKERS EVER.

[@DissectGibberish]

I don't blame you.

[@pphil1267]

Do you think anyone really cares what you think? hehehehehe

[@xylicable]

@@pphil1267yes, people care. What’s your point?

[@MrMask67]

I’m glad someone put this into words. It’s never the dislike of Biden or Kamala that baffles me. It’s the blind devotion to Trump I can’t wrap my head around. Like if you’re on the fence of who to vote for I can understand you might lean either way. But the blind devotion “can do no wrong” attitude people have for Trump is insane. The amount of people that let him get away with things they’ve just criticized someone else for is so obvious I just don’t get how so many people don’t see it.

[@TinaSotis]

Kamala supporter here. What about the undecided people? How can they not see the MAGA insanity? What other information do they need to understand the malignancy of Trump?

[@Soapandwater6]

I'm baffled about the undecideds, too. How can they have witnessed 8 years of his lying and corruption and not know that he is a bad guy? If they don't know it by now, they never will.

[@tinyhouseranch]

I think “undecided “ is maga but too afraid to admit it yet!

[@JF-iq1yx]

They are not undecided. They just want attention. It's a passive-aggressive attempt to control others; like telling someone you are suicidal and hoping they beg you not to do it.

[@KChelseaVenus]

​@@JF-iq1yx Yea, this sounds like what it really is all about with those "undecided" total bs and most likely 24/7 Trump fans. Always has been, always will be.

[@3581tossit]

after they vote for Harris, they too, can f...ukc off

[@KevinBelmontLuna]

I have a bestfriend who can criticize me in a caring way. He points out my lies and flaws, but never in a toxic way-only when the topic comes up. However, when it comes to Trump, my friend sees him as completely honest. He's only mentioned a few of Trump's faults, but none of Trump's actions are deal breakers for him. We’re both aware of each other's political views and have had a few discussions about politics in the past. Nowadays, I choose to stay quiet and avoid engaging in political conversations. He also knows about my non-theistic religious perspective, which he once tried to bring up during a political conversation. Trump is dangerous.

[@chuckharris4504]

all those cuts to mental health care have really paid off for the republicans...!!

[@generalputnam2990]

* And education.

[@frederiquesmith3070]

It was Ronald Reagan who shut down most psychiatric wards and special hospitals or clinics that catered to the mentally impaired ....Project 2025 wants to abolish the Department of Education ...We need Education today more than ever ....!

[@russellmiles2861]

Please don't denigrate the mentally ill

[@swampsprite9]

@@russellmiles2861 Not all mentally ill people support Trump but the supporters I know are not mentally healthy.

[@hippymoustacherides]

More education…

[@lizl6514]

Powerful - this explanation of what is happening is one of the best I have seen yet.

[@Marshdweller]

Thanks for having Dr Steven Hassan on your show. Very intelligent, well thought out speaker.

[@Geronimo2u]

Thanks for having Dr Hassan, his wisdom is spot on and something he experienced as well

[@youdontseeanoldmanhavinatw4904]

The election will be close. We need to seriously do everything we can to spread the word and get people to vote for Harris!

[@adopequeenatyrantkingaboss8057]

Every time I hear or read that the polls are close and the election will be close, it's like being retraumatized all over again. I just can't wrap my head around it.

[@crazymanyt5126]

@@adopequeenatyrantkingaboss8057Agreed, just the thought of Trump being president feels incomprehensible.

[@gloriouslumi]

It won't be any closer than it was in 2020. To think it will be is simply ignorant. Everything Trump has done has driven away far more people than it has attracted. His base is dwindling. In trying to appease the moderates abandoning him he is alienating what little base he has left. His campaign is imploding, and his trials are stacking up. Harris' favorability is higher than Biden's was in 2020, while Trump's is at its lowest. Add in overturning Roe and it's a perfect storm for a landmark landslide. Trump is already trying to save face by claiming the election will be corrupt if he loses in a landslide.

[@joesmith-em2cd]

Very close, and they are tied in about half of the battleground states.

[@frapi5018]

Which is shocking.

[@crystalquartz11]

The creepiest thing I saw from MAGA was a guy with an assault rifle who yelled, I quote, "We are the Christian Taliban!" 🤔

[@craigcook9715]

So, almost a literal "Y'All Qaeda"!

[@williammartinez840]

He ultimate oxymoron

[@bartschwartz9233]

@@crystalquartz11 Harris is a nevoous teenager just a 💩4🧠S

[@johnswoodgadgets9819]

Horseshit!

[@debienervina1801]

They are

[@deraleewaalkens3720]

Really interesting and helpful discussion. Thank you

[@Chrisgraww]

Hello 👋Beautiful Lady 🌹,How are you and the weather condition like ?

[@NanaMooney007]

Yes!! I see that in my son in-law and it is CRAZY! I worry all the time for my daughter and grandchildren now she was not raised that way and I can’t figure it out anymore. It’s sad. She’s so isolated now.

[@RitaStack]

That is very sad for you.

[@arriuscalpurniuspiso]

I'm sorry she is stuck with a man who is lost.

[@amberlisa7365]

😢

[@kontrygrll01amerika54]

So you need to make sure to keep good contact with your daughter, let her know you will always be there for her and her children. One of these days she will reach out for your help, just make sure you are there to help right away.

[@NanaMooney007]

@@kontrygrll01amerika54 TY oh yes I do. It’s just hard to talk when the hubby is ALWAYS THERE! there’s soooo much more… one thing is They moved back to our home state. For 10+ yrs she was in AZ. I think I even had a nervous breakdown because I was flying there several times a month. Will say I do think i seen her more then though?? 🤷‍♀️

[@trinelauritzen1186]

Please Show and prove Donald Trumps madness to the Americans and the whole world . They deserve to know the truth .

[@Internalbreeze]

Brainwashed!!!

[@M3ME72]

As if it would be believed

[@10mordan]

It's very difficult because the corporate/mainstream media is refusing to do it.

[@tansywelsh1636]

They call them fake news anyway. They only watch things that tell them what they want to hear. If you mention Trump in a negative, they automatically shut down their hearing. Its maddening. I just stopped, I can't deal. Eight years has been too long.

[@harrykadaras9459]

Not just madness... his ignorance, lying, hatred, and his inciting violence against Americans - some of them who have families that have been here much longer than his.

[@maryloulindquist7453]

COULD YOU HAVE THIS EXPERT 0N A FEW TIMES MORE ? We need to hear this many times again and again. Thank you.

[@russellmiles2861]

Please don't. He is a very bad expert who doesn't know what he is talking about. He reminds me of "cult experts" whom I had to deal with in my career in Child Protection services. They so readily denigrate folk they don't like. They wanted us to remove children from families who may have practice alternative faith but there was never any evidence they harm their children. I would visit the families and made assessment. Cult busters just make up shit-like this dude.

[@laughaway7955]

​@@russellmiles2861 ok

[@abpccpba]

A bit of email tradition; " COULD YOU HAVE THIS EXPERT 0N A FEW TIMES MORE ? " is considered yelling/screaming at your audience.

[@beth9678]

How do we fix our political system so this can never happen again?

[@user-sp6zq2qo1i]

This fella has absolutely got every angle of this trump cult scenario 100% correct

[@ronaldhoover7146]

Voting for president not a dictator. Get him off the ballot

[@WhymeWhyNot663]

David, you need to have him back on repeating this information! Excellent information.

[@TAP712]

Such an interesting discussion. Thank you for this!

[@Anden1]

💙EARLY VOTING CAN PREVENT UNWANTED PRESIDENCY. 💙💙💙Go and vote all blue ballot down, don’t forget local elections!.❤

[@greengeezer5069]

You sound as cultish as MAGA with all the blue hearts, the random capitalization, and telling someone to vote your way. MAGA is a legit cult, but left leaning fanatics are just as cringe. Sorry, dude.

[@lisaschultz9614]

Love it. Voting BLUE 💙🔵💙🔵

[@carolmeyer8032]

ABORT trump !!!

[@greengeezer5069]

@@lisaschultz9614 Same. But I'm not manic. Try not to make us look like a bunch of weirdos, please. Thanks.

[@ceterumcenseo-b1l]

The best of intentions, no doubt, but don't overdo it, or you risk sounding a little culty yourself.

[@Joyce-Ly]

The problem with trying to be warm and understanding to my Trump supporting sister is that she is completely and utterly incapable of critical thinking and is unwilling to do research when I pose questions about Trump or his policies. Not to mention, she's toxic and a narcissist herself. I avoid contact at all costs.

[@stealth11]

Yeah that's where I feel the advice given by the Dr. wasn't practical. You can't reach out to people who refuse to be reached. If it was that simple then it would be easy to de-program people in cults.

[@tansywelsh1636]

I think you have to already have in you what Trump brings out. Know what I mean? For the life of me I can't figure out why any other race or women support him. He is strictly a white, racist male kind of guy.

[@jandrews6254]

Leave it until trump is no more. When his influence disappears I’m thinking most of his worshippers will come to their senses

[@leviashanken2506]

​No, I'm afraid his 'legend' will live on and become even more 'messianic'. ​@@jandrews6254

[@evinwilkins282]

Same here.

[@tampazeke4587]

No one who's ever been in a cult hasn't been extremely offended by being told that they're in a cult.

[@juliapurdy8787]

Hmmm... lost me with the double negatives. Suggestion: Anyone who is in a cult is extremely offended by....

[@tampazeke4587]

@@juliapurdy8787 I have to say, when I read it back, I thought the same thing, even before your comment. LOL

[@alinedavis213]

Really beautiful and insightful! Thank you both.

[@Sandra-dt4ec]

I am Impressed that the author openly discussed his experiences with being in a cult. Really imparts his depth of understanding and advocacy for redemption of cult members. I’ll buy this book.

[@pierrepellerin249]

Sorry, I'm old and beyond being nice to cultists. I know one, another retiree like me. He used to bother us with his cultist propaganda. So I started tormenting him by exposing Trump's lies. My favorite quote I play on my phone for him to hear is Trump saying ''I don't care about you, I care about your vote'' It makes him see red. We rarely see him now when we go for coffee. Must be hanging out more with other cultists. Maybe God will punish me for this when I kick the bucket, it's what the wife says anyway. Frankly, I don't care.

[@ManicMindTrick]

You two sound like Grumpy Old Men.

[@pierrepellerin249]

@@ManicMindTrick Just an old man having fun. What else am I suppose to do, wear a clown suit, wave a Trump flag and spread conspiracy about a resurrected JFK Jr? :)

[@ttr1360]

@@pierrepellerin249 Grumpy Old Men made that way becuase of the IDIOCRACY PUSHED BY THE MAGA CULTISTS!!!!

[@hollyharris1874]

God doesn't punish you for telling the truth, Sir! To me, you're a patriot!❤‍🩹🤍💙💙💙💙💙

[@arriuscalpurniuspiso]

God loves ya! ❤️

[@johannabernstein4130]

This is an extremely important message to all of us in America. Vote 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙or we will have a dictator in 2024.

[@maryrobison1984]

So interesting! Thank you both

[@jayumble8390]

Wow, this guy is a wonderful thinker and world class expert. Thank you, David for bringing this to us.

[@joycewickman1148]

I really enjoy your program! As a mental health therapist, I totally agree with your guest today. He explained very clearly, the dangerous personality of Trump. I hope people listened today and saw the light!

[@rosiepugh8310]

No chance ! They

[@msr1116]

They almost never do ! I just don't understand the stubbornness of some people who continue to be friends with, work for or support politicians who undeniably exhibit criminal tendencies, a lack of a moral compass, unethical conduct or suspicious inconsistencies in their beliefs. I mean, the evidence of fraudsterism keeps piling up, is as clear as day and yet they choose to continue to deny any of it exists, greatly minimize its severity or blame shift.

[@yeahright2068]

My boss would freak out if anyone criticized trump so he has minions out there ensuring compliance to respecting trump. That was a horrible job.

[@calvinmyers8839]

I hope you quit.

[@RitaStack]

Good for you for moving on.

[@jlozano281]

@@yeahright2068 My boss voted for IQ45 in 2016 but she is now a Never Trumper.

[@CarolEdmonds-pk7hr]

yeahright2068,good on you for recognizing a toxic environment and moving on!!

[@jkgent4087]

⁠@@jlozano281we need more like her. I love the harder but more effective way the guest advocated of treating them kindly as a start to get through to them. They will still be here after the election. ( Let it be Madame President 🙏🏻

[@cvdavis]

This guy has some important things to say that many would benefit from listening to in order to help them connect to family and friends that have been alienated.

[@karenmcpherson9221]

I admire the way you let your guests finish what they are saying without interrupting them. And you follow up with logical questions. Not everyone does that.

[@cactustree505]

Agree!!

[@tammybrockman1440]

Thank you I was raised Evangelical. I was thought not to believe in anyone as false idol. I don’t understand how a true Christian would believe in this awful person.

[@ER_Murrow]

He's their King Cyrus.

[@karenanderson2661]

You have to look at different facets of those claiming to be 'true christians'. There are actually fringe far-right white christian nationalists and authoritarian-fascists behind a lot of the original social media posts that are then purposely highly amplified by others. Fear, religion, the previous belief in conspiracy theories and lies, and a restricted infosphere makes one more susceptible to accepting false info. You also have Russia, China, etc. amplifying with their own disinformation and lies with bots, etc. to sow hatred and distrust among the masses in democratic countries. Putin and others are masters at 'brainwashing' and disinformation techniques.

[@Aurelia-dp3td]

Deliverance meets idiocy you get Trump supporters!! Vote blue

[@dianadavis6121]

Idiocracy! The movie that predicted it all!!

[@kalipw0210]

​@@dianadavis6121Second time in 2 videos to reference that movie.. weird lol

[@tonytaskforce3465]

@@kalipw0210 ?

[@libbycollins9349]

Now we need a banjo player at the rallies.

[@pippishortstocking7913]

​@@libbycollins9349 should have. Instead he chooses to play song recordings he doesn't have permission to play & refuses to stop even after the artists and bands demand he stop.

[@tomaszkubala6266]

This guy. Thank you. I needed to hear your words. I really don't want politics to divide my family.

[@jeffreyrace3800]

Intellectually I really understand and appreciate what Hassan is saying about reaching MAGA cult members. Emotionally though I’m so pissed off at them that it’s difficult to follow his instructions on reaching them.

[@marilynblotsky4085]

So agree

[@FREE-kh5vx]

My family members who are Trumpers are so because our father was a Republican. They don’t realize that the Republican Party back then was very different than it is now

[@hollyharris1874]

And they've been tuned into the lies of the Fox Propaganda Network this whole 21st Century. The brainwashing is real and it is HUGE. I don't think people realize how bad just that one element has been for the USA.

[@johnwren3976]

Give them a Republican opinion Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the [Republican] party, and they're sure trying to do so, it's going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can't and won't compromise. I know, I've tried to deal with them. Barry Goldwater

[@maryeckel9682]

Eisenhower would kick Trump all the way out of Arlington and into the ocean. Orange is not a true Republican or a loyal American!

[@donttreadonmetal5073]

ah, so you want the republican party to slink back into controlled opposition mode? uh, no. I like dichotomy. no more nose-holding at the polls.

[@thesqueedler]

@@johnwren3976 too late, they already have control of the party. If they didn't he'd never have been nominated.

[@mikeandrews9551]

David Koresh would be so proud.

[@d.b.1176]

Vernon Howell.

[@jodifocht5680]

Koresh would be better than trump

[@d.b.1176]

@@jodifocht5680 100%

[@moonlightmile50]

L Ron Hubbard,Jim Jones,Charles Manson come to mind.

[@Raykibb1]

@@moonlightmile50: Trump is better than Jim Jones as he will charge his supporters for the Kool-aide.