resurrection-or-revival-or-reemergence theory, but alas, “evidence” is the domain of the elite, the establishment, the Deep State, the left, the so-called scientists and the lamestream media.īut you’d also think the fact that Trump himself hasn’t endorsed this conspiracy (yet) would also provoke some gentle chin-scratching. You’d think that all these disappointing no-shows would pierce the infallibility of the JFK Jr. 3, 2021.Īnd that was after he was definitely arriving on July 4, 2019. That was after he was going to appear on Nov. According to QAnon adherents, John-John was also supposed to arrive on Nov. These “predictions” are merely suggestions, it would seem. 17 has come and gone, and John-John has yet to make an appearance. I think we’ll see him.”įor those of you with access to a calendar - admittedly an evil apparatus of the deep state - Jan. He’s supposed to reveal himself on the 17th if he’s truly alive. Politico caught up with one in Arizona, who admitted, “I don’t want to sound too much like a conspiracy theorist,” about the return of a man who definitely is no longer living, “but he’s coming back. And if maskless rallies aren’t on your 2022 agenda, just go to TikTok or YouTube. Go to any MAGA gathering and it isn’t hard to find the folks who earnestly believe this lunacy. who definitely died more than 22 years ago in a tragic plane crash - is alive and poised to be Trump’s running mate in 2024. I think we have to question the morality of the Trump followers because their morality is not strong enough to overcome their self-interest of staying in the cult," Dodes concluded.In-depth political coverage, sports analysis, entertainment reviews and cultural commentary.īut one conspiracy theory Trump has yet to publicly embrace is the, erm, “idea” that John F. They finally say this is not right, as Liz Cheney did. People who have high moral qualities and values do stand up, we sometimes consider them heroic. "I think it has, certainly, a moral quality. Unfortunately, intelligence doesn't help you when you've got these enormous internal and external pressures to stay in line with the leader. "It helps to be stupid, but I think that they're different because there are intelligent people who are members of cult, you know? As much as some of these people who are republicans that don't seem to care about either democracy or morality are odious to us, they may be intelligent. "What is the difference between adherence to a cult and stupidity?" "Doctor, it seems that one defense against cultism, one personal defense that we might all possess - many of us might possess - is intelligence, you're simply too smart to fall for the stupidity of what's the cult is selling," O'Donnell said. O'Donnell wondered about the role intelligence plays in susceptibility to joining a cult. "On the other hand, to stand up against that, therefore, means that you aren't an outcast, you are a pariah." It is a self-affirming system, everyone agrees on the same things and they all follow and worship the leader," he continued. "The advantage of being ins such a group is that you have an echo chamber of people who are admiring you and affirming you.
And a part of that, which is important to understand, is that you are also required to deny or ignore or attack those people who challenge the belief system, which is exactly what we see from many of these Trump followers, who simply act as they cannot hear and they attack those people who challenge it, which is what happened to Cheney." "If you are in one, you are required to believe the belief system of the group.
"What a cult is - especially a charismatic cult, which is the kind we're talking about here where you have the all-powerful leader, Trump, who is seen as a god-like figure - those cults are self-contained, intentionally," he explained. Lance Dodes, a retired clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard.ĭodes said, "I think the word cult is probably correct. Those quotes raised questions for O'Donnell, who wondered, "Is it a cult or is it stupidity? And what's the difference?"įor analysis, O'Donnell interviewed Dr. "I say to Republicans all the time, take back your party from this cult." "They seem to have reached rock-bottom with their statement that happened on January 6th was normal political discourse," Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said. "You know, the 'C' in RNC doesn't stand for 'committee,' it stands for 'cult.' It's not the Republican National Committee, it's the Republican National Cult," Rep. MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell began his examination of the issue with quotes from two Democratic Party leaders. 6 insurrection was " legitimate political discourse" has sparked a renewed conversation on whether Donald Trump's MAGA movement is a cult. The statement by the Republican National Committee arguing that the Jan.
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