Eric Hoffer was writing about mass psychosis. He just didn’t call it that. But he describes the same process. Frustrated people who believe that their lives are irreversibly ruined, looking to join in the making of some glorious future that can only be accomplished by their fearless leader and his revolutionary doctrine. He knows that it’s all the fault of Jooos!/Kulaks/Capitalists/Zayids (Star Trek reference)/Witches/SBD farters/Injuns/take your pick.
“Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket.”