Tornado Alley (PROG)

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Striking parallel here.While the comparison to Trump and his cult will be debated (see denial)the facts of such can not.


Cognitive Dissonance

“One element is cognitive dissonance. The theory introduced in the late 1950s suggests that when people are confronted with facts that contradict their beliefs, values and ideas, they will feel psychological discomfort, likely followed by the need to resolve that contradiction and reduce their uneasiness.”


“In a cult setting, cognitive dissonance often “keeps you trapped as each compromise makes it more painful to admit you’ve been deceived,” Lalich explains in her TED-Ed video. “It uses both formal and informal systems of influence and control to keep members obedient with little tolerance for internal disagreement or external scrutiny.”

“Free thinking, free will and free speech are limited in an environment where full obedience to leaders is required. Experts say cult leaders, in turn, have narcissistic and authoritarian streaks and are motivated by money, sex or power (perhaps all three).”





https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/the-psychology-behind-cults%23:~:text%3DFree%2520thinking%252C%2520free%2520will%2520and,power%2520(perhaps%2520all%2520three).&sa=U&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwi3o462r6OEAxWVvokEHfmkDEQQFnoECA4QBQ&usg=AOvVaw2xyWofwKWdqOd1TjcmBy9p