Posted on 05/25/2023 8:28:04 PM PDT by CA Conservative
There is a vast difference between supporting someone and believing that person is the only person in the world that can “save the country”. In the second instance, the person is seen as some type of savior, and that gives the supporter permission to forgive any sin, overlook any flaws, accept any outrage committed by the candidate/leader. It causes the supporter to view any opposition as disloyalty, treason, evil and can justify the supporter taking any kind of action against the supposed enemy. If you can’t see the difference, you might be in that cult category…
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