First we have to define the meaning of a cult before we can make a determination of who is and who is not exhibiting the behavior of a cultist. What exactly is a cult?

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A cult is a group or movement held together by a shared commitment to a charismatic leader or ideology. It has a belief system that frequently offers the answers to all of life's questions and offers a unique solution by following the leader's rules.

If this ^^^ is an agreeable definition of a cult then I don't see MAGA/America First patriots as members of a Trump led cult. Now let's take the deeper dive.

Using the previous definition of what constitutes a cult lets go through the definition.

First off, MAGA/America First patriots are not wed to Trump, if a more deserving America First type rises to challenge Trump and is more effective at delivering the America First message and has the same commitment to preserve our constitutional republic then that person will likely unseat Trump as the leader of the MAGA/America First movement.........so far that has not happened. I can assure the progressives, the MAGA/America First movement is much bigger than Trump, it's not dependent on any one person.

Secondly, commitment to an ideology, this is interesting.

Is commitment to an ideology really cult like behavior if the ideology is critical in the preservation of our constitutional republic? Is it cultish to believe vehemently in personal freedoms and inalienable rights? Is is cultish to demand accountability from each US citizen regardless if they're a politician, corporate leader, university professor, news media personality, director of the FBI or any other person in a position of authority? The legal system and the nation's laws were intended to be equally applied to all citizens, but we have seen some people are treated differently under the law than other Americans and it's clearly political.

If this^^^ is true, then MAGA/America First patriots are not cult like in this manner.

The last items of cult behavior is the belief that a cult's ideology has answers to all of life's questions and a unique solution if people will only follow the leaders rules.

Hmm...this^^^^ does not describe Trump's supporters in any fashion. There are Trump supporters who don't particularly like Trump but they can separate personality from policy and they understand Trump's policies are pretty damn solid, both domestic and foreign. Are there some Trump supporters who are ardent in their support of Trump regardless of his missteps, gaffes and contradictions? Yes, but I believe those people are a minority and even those people are not behaving with a cult like devotion. No, Trump supporters are far from being cultists, however, we have seen some extremely disturbing cult like behavior over the past several years.

After Joe Biden was installed as President in 2021 the push to vaccinate every American with Trump's Operation Warp Speed Covid-19 vaccine begins. Many Americans responded to the government's urging to get vaccinated but many were taking a wait and see approach, this vaccine was a fast tracked MRNA concoction that was not given the typical 5-7 year testing period. By the spring of 2021 tens of millions of Americans had taken the Covid-19 vaccines, the American people were told by the Government that a fully vaccinated individual would not only be protected from contracting Covid-19 but also they would not be able to spread the virus to others. By April of 2021 the reports of breakthrough cases are being quietly reported but certainly not highlighted, by the late summer of 2021 the government has pivoted and is telling the American people the vaccine will lessen the likelihood of death from COVID-19, by the fall of 2021 the installed President uses an executive order for all companies with over 50 employees to require all employees be vaccinated or face fines from OSHA. Eventually the courts strike down the unconstitutional executive order but by then many people had lost their jobs or were facing the threat of termination if they refused the vaccination requirement from their employer.

As we approach 2023 we now know the Covid-19 vaccines are unnecessary for the vast majority of healthy people, particularly those under age 60. Those who understood this by mid 2021 were largely conservatives, yes many were and still are Trump supporters. These conservative people tend to seek alternative news sources and are not captured by the Gaslight Media propaganda like the progressive cultists that tunes to hear the unified message presented on every affiliate Gaslight Media outlet.

Now, tell me, who are the cultists, those who support MAGA/America First, who rejected the COVID-19 propaganda or those who displayed cult like loyalty and listened to every lie their illegitimately installed government told them?

This post was edited on 12/27/22 at 4:47 pm