Jamie Raskin Says He Has Consulted Cult Experts To Communicate With Extremist Colleagues

[usonian]

5. You can't de-program in a short time. You can only outnumber them and deny them real power.

The hard core are like addicts.
And the people that Jamie Raskin is referring to are not ordinary citizens, they are owned/blackmailed/scared.
I am referring to voters.
Ignore the gonzo ones.
There are people "at the edge" who can be flipped. They went on for the joy ride.

Maga is a cult, and cults trap you in ways similar to ways that addiction does.
https://democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=16616466

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And one escapes often by "hitting rock bottom", when the lies and contradictions are overwhelming, or through outside acts of kindness (which can be rejected repeatedly until they aren't)

The hope is that enough people come to their senses to tip close races.

Elections seem to be won "at the edge"
https://democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=16589262

... what we can do is message the self-destructive nature of the cult and the wacky projection in the sense of "Every accusation is a confession."
More at the link above.

This may look a little disjointed, but it's late and I am plagiarizing myself.