“The push to label the MAGA movement as a cult is gaining momentum, sparking controversy and debate among conservatives. Rich Logis, once an ardent supporter of the MAGA movement, has founded the “Leaving MAGA” initiative. Logis spent seven years immersed in the Make America Great Again ideology before deciding to leave in 2021. His departure was motivated by a growing disillusionment with what he perceived as the movement’s myths and tactics.”
“Rich Logis, once an ardent supporter of the MAGA movement, has founded the “Leaving MAGA” initiative. Logis spent seven years immersed in the Make America Great Again ideology before deciding to leave in 2021. His departure was motivated by a growing disillusionment with what he perceived as the movement’s myths and tactics.”
The dictionary definition of the word “cult” is primarily focused on the religious aspect:
cult noun
ˈkəlt
often attributive
1: a religion regarded as unorthodox or spurious (see spurious sense 2)
also : its body of adherents
a: great devotion to a person, idea, object, movement, or work (such as a film or book)
b: the object of such devotion
: a usually small group of people characterized by such devotion
3: a system of religious beliefs and ritual
However, in the world of psychology “cult” is described somewhat differently. Inasmuch as the desire to join a cult is a thought process which occurs in the mind, I tend to lean toward that description. “Destructive individuals and cults use deception and undue influence to make people dependent and obedient. A group should not be considered a cult merely because of its unorthodox beliefs. It is typically authoritarian, headed by a person or group of people with near complete control of followers. Cult influence is designed to disrupt a person’s authentic identity and replace it with a new identity.” Understanding that politics is exactly about control and influence, ones political persuasion is based upon which form of governance one wishes to be controlled by.
Unfortunately, since approximately 1984 many (if not most) of our youth have been indoctrinated into the cult of “Socialism good, Capitalism evil” during what we refer to as our “education system”. Socialism is Communism for slow learners… it was designed and applied as a gateway system of government. Anyone who has paid attention realizes that both are forms of totalitarian rule, and also realizes that anywhere Social-Communism has been installed, it remains only via force of arms. Disarm the people, arm military/paramilitary supporters of Social-Communism, and punish those who openly resist. The only way to remove Social-Communism governance is by engaging in civil revolution.
I am in my ninth decade on this planet, and I have paid fairly close attention since reaching the age of understanding. I believe that our current president – Donald J. Trump – is unquestionably the best leader our Republic has had since George Washington… or at least in my lifetime. He has honored his campaign promises to whatever extent congress has allowed him, he has restored the international respect our republic once had, kept us free of the One World Government/New World Order/Deep State, and modified to a significant degree the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the doorway to the undesirable North American Union!
These so-called “unions” are the guise under which the OWG/NWO/DS would control the world’s population. The European Union was the first step – a test if you will – to determining how easily sovereign nations would surrender their sovereignty to become more common in relation to their neighboring nations. Twenty-eight nations seemed to welcome that concept, and surrendered control to a “parliament” (the European Parliament, primarily located in Strasbourg, France, is an architectural symbol and critical political institution representing the European Union). I can foresee the eventual creation of the North American Union South American Union, Asian Union, Oceanic Union, etc., all consolidated under the One World Government, and virtual enslavement of 90% of the remaining world population, estimated to be a sustainable 500,000,000. The future looks undesirable for the worker ants, but the moneyed elitists will be untouched.
I was born to be a Conservative, politically and emotionally. I am not enthusiastic about governmental overspending, or many of the social control mechanisms. Social control can include laws and punishments, such as prison sentences and fines. These are formal social control mechanisms which are often enforced by the government. Social control also includes informal strategies, such as shaming, stigmatizing, or social exclusion, which are often applied by one’s peers or social group. In addition to negative strategies such as stigmatizing and punishing, positive reactions such as praising or promoting are also parts of social control.
Social Control Examples
Media representation: Negative media representation has the effect of stigmatizing social groups and pushing them to the margins of society.
Shaming: Shaming is an informal way of social control. It is often applied by someone’s peers, social group or society to discourage their behaviors or attitudes that are seen as socially unacceptable.
Praising: Praise is an informal social control strategy which often takes place in interpersonal contexts. It is a way to encourage the continuity of a behavior or stance, such as academic success or political activism.
Job promotion: Promoting an employee is a way of social control applied to ensure that they keep improving their job performance and undertake increased work responsibilities.
Curfews: Curfews are methods of social control that ban people from leaving their house after a particular hour. They can be informal curfews, imposed by one’s parents or family, or formal curfews imposed by legal authorities. Curfews apply social control over one’s mobility for various reasons including safety, security, or asserting power.
Stigmatization: Stigmatization refers to asserting negative labels to identities and behaviors. This informal way of social control leads to exclusion and possible marginalization of those whose behaviors or identities are deemed socially undesirable. A specific example is substance abuse which is a topic that is often stigmatized in media and education.
Dress codes: Dress codes include both formal and informal rules, regulations, and expectations about clothing. They include obligations to wear uniforms in workplaces or institutions such as the army and the police forces.
Censorship: Censorship refers to restrictions over news, discourses, and narratives in various contexts. It includes media censorship, social media restrictions, modifications in school curriculums as well as self-censorship due to fear of negative consequences.
Prison confinement: Legal punishments, including imprisonment, are formal aspects of social control which serve the goal of discouraging socially undesirable and illegal behavior (McCarthy, 1990).
Capital punishment: Capital punishment is currently legal in 92 countries while only used in 56 of them (Worlddata, 2022). Some theories argue that death penalty is used to control marginalized communities, for instance Blacks in the United States, who are overrepresented in the death sentence statistics (Tucker, 1969).
Social status: The distribution of social status to certain professions and castes enables society to differentiate between people and control who is listened to and respected, as well as who is marginalized.
Caste systems: Caste systems are formal social norms that separate people into groups based on birth and heritage (aka ascribed status). Being born into a caste and limit what profession you can enter and who you can marry.
Taboos: Taboos are often informal and refer to the things that a society considers impolite and shocking to discuss in public. Legal system: The legal system sets in place the formal norms of a society and institutes a range of punishments for contravening the laws.
Language: Post-structuralist theorists argue that language use can be used as a form of control. For example, refusing to using a trans person’s preferred pronouns (instead using their biologically established status at birth) acts as a means of controlling a person’s self-identification.
The world now teeters precariously on the edge of the Cliff of Social-Communism. We can only avoid it if we refuse to accept it, and the cost of such refusal will be dear!
YOUR THOUGHTS??
UNAPOLOGETICALLY AMERICAN 
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