6: Grappling with the Cult of Trump (w/Steven Hassan)

Conspirituality

Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, Julian Walker

Spirituality, Social Sciences, Religion & Spirituality, Science, Philosophy, Society & Culture

4.2 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2020

⏱️ 116 minutes

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It can be as hard to talk with your well-meaning yoga-world friend about their COVID-conspiracy beliefs as it is to talk with a family member about their devotion to Donald Trump. This isn’t an accident — but it’s not exactly by design, either. Both figures can seem trapped in filter bubbles of jargon that hypnotizes and cancels critical thinking. In this episode, we talk with pre-eminent cult researcher Steve Hassan about his new book, The Cult of Trump, and explore the overlaps between the cults of personality that destroy political, wellness, and spiritual cultures. We discuss changes in cultic technique in the age of lockdown, and how best to maintain contact with a person transformed by manipulation. The interview with Steven begins at the 37-minute mark. Show Notes Troy Casey video UFO Conspiracy Theorists Offer ‘Ascension’ From Our Hell World for $333 The Prophecies of Q How the ‘Plandemic’ Movie and Its Falsehoods Spread Widely Online Anatomy of Delusion: How Otherwise Conscious People Descended into the Darkness — Stephen Dinan Shift Network courses Matthew on the Shift Network The Cult of Trump Media Page Steven Hassan’s BITE Model Influence Continuum “I Am Not Your Guru” — Tony Robbins documentary “Hacking the Consumer’s Brain” — Moran Cerf -- -- -- Support us on Patreon Pre-order Conspirituality: How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat: America | Canada Follow us on Instagram | Twitter: Derek | Matthew | Julian Original music by EarthRise SoundSystem Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:46.0	This week it's episode six and the title is Grapling with the cult of Trump with Steve Hassan. It can be as hard to talk with your well-meaning
1:57.1	yoga world friend about their COVID conspiracy beliefs as it is to talk with
2:01.8	the family member
2:03.1	about their devotion to Donald Trump.
2:06.1	This isn't an accident, but it's not exactly by design either.
2:11.1	Both figures can seem trapped in filter bubbles of jargon that hypnotize and cancel critical thinking. In this episode, we talk with preeminent cult researchers Steve Hassan about his new book,
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