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What the fuck are these people on about
If they had much of a clue about how anything more complex than a football game works, or any grasp of concepts like "intellectual rigour" or "scientific method", they probably wouldn't be cultists. Logical debate and inquiry is guaranteed not to be there.
and what is it that they want from life exactly?
Usually, some meaning or purpose they don't otherwise get from their life. Bluntly, most cultists who aren't seriously mentally ill are losers; the cult offers them a way to feel more like a winner.
As the Trump cults show, "loser" includes "so fragile that they feel persecuted even though they have a good job, salary, etc."
itsbruce-
Sadly this isn’t always the case. My father knows an American couple, both were officers in the Marines, both degree level educated (one has a masters), well travelled (one is Swiss American with dual nationality). They aren’t qanon but are devoted trumpists and are convinced the election was rigged and there was a conspiracy. My dad dreads talking to them now because they are so normal in many respects but if conversation veers toward politics/election it’s just fucking unhinged. It’s an utter shame.
dancing james
Man, reading Twitter comments makes the world seem genuinely insane. Glad I don't look at the site much. What the fuck are these people on about and what is it that they want from life exactly?