RNC Cult
Republicans | Tribalism
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Hypocrisy
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Ignorance
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Intolerance
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Transparency
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Paranoia
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Leavability
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Abuse
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Insecurity
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Eccentricity
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Prophets
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Extremism
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Level | 3️⃣ | 3️⃣ | 6️⃣ | 5️⃣ | 4️⃣ | 5️⃣ | 4️⃣ | 5️⃣ | 2️⃣ | 1️⃣ | 6️⃣ | 3️⃣ |
Total | 47/120 |
Is the RNC (Republicans) a cult? Of course that matters how you define a cult. And it's a spectrum with no pure black or white. Are you talking about the leadership, the vocal personalities, or the voters? I'm talking about personalities and leaders -- the voters tend to be even more moderate than the party leadership. But being that there's more diversity in the RNC than the DNC, it automatically makes a wider spectrum that includes the middle. You have the little-L libertarians, that are fiscally very conservative but socially very liberal. You have the blue collar and poor conservatives that are socially conservative, but fiscally very liberal (towards Social Programs) (Trump appeals to this group the most). You have the Tea-Party (which is almost a non-player) which is socially and fiscally very conservative. You have a few Neo-Cons (misnamed), which may be willing to force democracy through war -- and you have the isolationists. It's a big tent party, and their diversity means a lack of homogeny that is required to be a cult. But being under attack by the left (which controls the media and education and minds of the weak/young) means they do have some cult-like paranoia, clustering, attitudes towards outsiders, and some fanatics in the fringes that make them less than open-minded.
Signs of a Cult |
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While you can't judge all individuals by the group behavior, you can judge the group by the group averages. If there are traits in common to the group, that's hinting that it is a group dynamic. They might be filtering, intentionally or unintentionally. But either way, if you ride with outlaw bikers, don't be shocked if you end up in a bar fight. |