The Cult of Trump by Steven Hassan

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I'm obsessed with this book. It came out in 2019, and the subtitle is "A Leading Cult Expert Explains How the President Uses Mind Control." So glad he's referencing the now Ex-President! I was so sick of the Orange Turd when this came out I put off reading it, but so glad I did--wow! It's a explanation by an ex-Moonie turned expert cult and mind-control expert. He explains the tactics and strategies used by cult leaders and authoritarians to manipulate groups and individuals.

And--at the books' end he writes, "Cult leaders do not relinquish power. If Trump runs again and is not reelected in 2020, he might claim that the election was rigged. Who know what he might call on his followers to do in that case...." Published in 2019--yikes!