Why You Can't Get Through to a Trump Supporter

Monday, May 25, 2026

This is a short, about 1 minute, covering Psychologist Robert Lipton's famous study on cults.

Posted by Corky at 07:31 AM | 4 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry |

Republicans in Congress would rather sacrifice the lives of American troops than offend Donald Trump. So, yeah, it's a cult.

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-- Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) 9:09 AM Â· May 22, 2026

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"One of the world's foremost thinkers on why we humans do such awful things to each other."
" Bill Moyers

www.robertjaylifton.com

more shorts on rwing men in cults

https://www.youtube.com/@Lucasbean/shorts

(it's 'Lifton', not Lipton)

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-05-24 11:17 AM | Reply

They dumb, and you can't fix stupid.

#2 | Posted by a_monson at 2026-05-24 05:52 PM | Reply

Thx for posting, Corky. The phrases victims use are formulae for warding off thoughtcrime: repeatedly murmuring "fake mews," garlic in a pocket to scare off the malocchio, spilled salt tossed over the shoulder, etc.

#3 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-05-25 06:50 AM | Reply

I feel like a broken record; it's their addiction to Fox News. Our country is openly allowing one billionaire destroy the oldest democracy on the plane t. Rupert Murdoch is their puppetmaster. This country will not return to sanity until his hpld on millions of minds is ended.

#4 | Posted by danni at 2026-05-25 08:07 AM | Reply