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In reply to the discussion: A man who walks onto the stage and hugs a flag is pretty fucked up [View all]CharleyDog
(757 posts)are easily brainwashed. Cult following is rampant. Not just Jim Jones, David Koresh, Bhagwhan and their evil ilk, but cult behaviors with Scientology, (and all religions in general more or less) movie stars, rock stars, and "celebrities." There must be a gene for it. Another instance where we must be protected from our own vicious selves, our own hardwiring leads us to doomsday unless we are enlightened and circumvent our own tendencies.
CPAC guys applauded for denying a disabled person health insurance. CPAC applauded no school lunches Paul Ryan austerity and then his more billions for billionaires. Because? Does that make sense? Because it's a group identity. To be out in the cold is even worse, we know that though our own evolution (which is denied). Humans alone cannot survive. Survival is in the group. (socialism).