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'It's a cult': Former GOP lawmaker blames Republicans for contributing to the cult of Trump
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It's quickly stomped out by groupthink. Other people point to lack of education, but I don't think that's correct. They are surrounded by Republicans. All their friends and family are republicans. Most people in their towns are.
Going against the group means being ostracized. They see the amount if hate and vitriol being cast at the others and they are terrified that it will be cast at them. So they always go along with the group, never against it. They can think critically but they won't ever do so out loud.
Look at how even some far right people have been painted as liberal hacks by Republicans just for not being far right enough.
They are absolutely terrified that will happen to them.
There was an episode of the You Are Not So Smart podcast that interviewed someone (sociologist maybe?) about masks maybe in 2021. The tribalism of it all was their explanation. Signaling that you're part of the group is tremendously important for us, probably evolutionarily so. Who's going to protect you when a lion tries to pick you off?
Which brings up triggering the lizard brain responses by constant broadcasting angry and all news about violence or scary others. Which appears to be the main recruitment tool.
that's my observation too. Having lived in several parts of the world with very different religions and values... conformity is incredibly important to many people. The proven structure is to market some other group to hate.