"We have a serious problem with cults and groupthink in the US. It's not just in our political and media systems. You can see it emerging everywhere. You see personality cults around public officials; you see groups like QAnon." -- @gaslitnation https://www.patreon.com/posts/robert-mueller-31345690
"We are living in a transition from democracy to authoritarianism. That means we're living in a time of intense confusion and fear. Institutions have collapsed. In these conditions, people revert to blind faith and cults become appealing." -- @gaslitnation https://www.patreon.com/posts/robert-mueller-31345690
"The mafia functions like a cult. Autocracy functions like a cult. The GOP increasingly is a cult -- a crime cult, complete with omerta and fealty to a 'Don.'" -- @gaslitnation https://www.patreon.com/posts/robert-mueller-31345690
"People will increasingly accept mafia and autocratic tactics as normal if they see cults sprouting up everywhere, instead of seeing independent and critical thought. That is a great tragedy of our time." -- @gaslitnation https://www.patreon.com/posts/robert-mueller-31345690