Social psychologist Steve Hassan likens MAGA enthusiasts to cult members and uses his own experience being “deprogrammed” from the popular 1970s Sun Myung Moon cult, the “Unification Church,” with Hak Ja Han.
Hassan’s insights are important, but I’m always left wondering — how can anyone be sure they’re not the brainwashed ones? Where can we find objectivity enough to base our reality and know right from wrong?
For further edification:
https://youtu.be/YNXk102BEz8?si=7DjN6Rcji9mpU2g5
https://youtu.be/hvJJwNzfT88?si=YPwz6TlA921tHfYA
https://youtu.be/eo4gIihETu8?si=OmrLECCd9MMSwLvk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQksC-8fqpM