McBell
Unbound
So, still no answer.
No worries mate.
Wasn't expecting any.
Just giving you ample chance to simply answer a couple questions.
Have A Nice day.
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So you think MAGA is not a cult?
- Thread starter Wandering Monk
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No worries mate.
Wasn't expecting any.
Just giving you ample chance to simply answer a couple questions.
Have A Nice day.
We Never Know
No Slack
IMO you are(or may not be) one of the posters that unfortunately come here in order to release their frustrations and/or anger, to practice "come backs", or just to be noticed and engaged with.
Sorry mate, I won't take your bait. Go fishing for some one else lol.
Wandering Monk
Well-Known Member
There is some hope for MAGA:
Wandering Monk
Well-Known Member
A message to MAGA churches. God speaking in this verse"
Romans 2:24 "My name is blasphemed among the nations because of you."
Romans 2:24 "My name is blasphemed among the nations because of you."
That's a great idea for "churches" who now worship Trump way way way crossing the line into a political organization.
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber & Business Owner
No, that's just your poor interpretation of it.
The title:
So you think MAGA is not a cult?
The OP:
MAGA churches are so weird.
There is none of this shifting to use church as the definition of a cult.
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber & Business Owner
They should all lose it anyways and have to prove they are using their income for charity work if they want the tax breaks.
Argentbear
Well-Known Member
MAGA actually does fit the description of a cult. The Cult evaluation frame identifies 18 factors common to cults and organizations can be rated on a 1-10 scale for how much they adhere to the factors leading to a total score.
Cult factors MAGA scores significantly high in:
External Control: Amount of external political and social influence desired or obtained; emphasis on directing political and social behavior.
Wisdom/Knowledge Claimed by leader(s); amount of infallibility declared or implied about decisions
Wisdom/Knowledge Credited to leader(s) by members; amount of trust in decisions made by leader(s); amount of hostility by members towards internal or external critics and/or towards verification efforts.
Dogma: Rigidity of reality concepts taught; amount of doctrinal inflexibility or “fundamentalism;” hostility towards relativism and situationalism.
Wealth: Amount of money and/or property desired or obtained by group; emphasis on members’ donations; economic lifestyle of leader(s) compared to ordinary members.
Sexual Manipulation amount of control desired or exercised over sexuality of members in terms of sexual orientation, behavior,
Violence: Amount of approval when used by or for the group, its doctrines or leader(s).
Paranoia: Amount of fear concerning real or imagined enemies; exaggeration of perceived power of opponents; prevalence of conspiracy theories.
Hypocrisy: amount of approval for actions which the group officially considers immoral or unethical, when done by or for the group, its doctrines or leader(s); willingness to violate the group’s declared principles for political, psychological, social, economic, military, or other gain.
Tomef
Well-Known Member
What's that about, with the kid in a suit and a baby? Is there some sort of symbolism relevant to religious Americans?
We Never Know
No Slack
With your narrow view I can see why you see it like that.
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber & Business Owner
No, you are the one trying to narrow it to just church when clearly that is not what's going on.
Wandering Monk
Well-Known Member
Only in the religion of MAGA.
I notice that many devoted Magas are uncomfortable
with Trump's actions, statements, policies, lies, attacks,
etc. So when he's criticized, they can't directly address
the criticism. Instead, they deflect by various means....
Whataboutism, non sequitur, straw man, or deflection
by arguing about a narrow detail that could be correct
or not.
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metis
aged ecumenical anthropologist
Or, as us Yoopers often say, "It's 5 beers short of a sixpack".
Martin
Spam, wonderful spam (bloody vikings!)
Or, their lift doesn't go all the way to the top.
We Never Know
No Slack
I always liked 'their box is missing several crayons'. Its kind of a double whammy lol