How gullibility and cynicism explain Trump voters
Both Trump’s close followers and his mass base get swept up in such delusions. The latter are driven by a need for revenge
But the followers are profoundly confused about the actual sources of their wounds. Their misperception “is based on the displacement and projection characteristic of the scapegoating process that becomes an inextricable part of the narcissistic collusion between the tyrant and his followers.”
“The sycophants and followers of a leader who fulfills their narcissistic fantasies will do anything to support him, up to and including self-destruction,” Mika said. “No lie is too big or outlandish when this deeply irrational, even psychotic process is engaged."
https://www.alternet.org/2019/05/how...o-support-him/
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