And a part of that, which is important to understand, is that you are also required to deny or ignore or attack those people who challenge the belief system, which is exactly what we see from many of these Trump followers, who simply act as they cannot hear and they attack those people who challenge it, which is what happened to Cheney.' 'If you are in one, you are required to believe the belief system of the group. 'What a cult is - especially a charismatic cult, which is the kind we're talking about here where you have the all-powerful leader, Trump, who is seen as a god-like figure - those cults are self-contained, intentionally,' he explained.

Lance Dodes, a retired clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard.ĭodes said, 'I think the word cult is probably correct. Those quotes raised questions for O'Donnell, who wondered, 'Is it a cult or is it stupidity? And what's the difference?'įor analysis, O'Donnell interviewed Dr. 'I say to Republicans all the time, take back your party from this cult.' 'They seem to have reached rock-bottom with their statement that happened on January 6th was normal political discourse,' Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said. 'You know, the 'C' in RNC doesn't stand for 'committee,' it stands for 'cult.' It's not the Republican National Committee, it's the Republican National Cult,' Rep. MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell began his examination of the issue with quotes from two Democratic Party leaders.

6 insurrection was ' legitimate political discourse' has sparked a renewed conversation on whether Donald Trump's MAGA movement is a cult. The statement by the Republican National Committee arguing that the Jan.

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