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From: svemagie <869694+svemagie@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2026 11:11:43 +0100
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+date: 2026-03-14T10:11:42.571Z
+repostOf: https://rmendes.net/articles/2026/03/11/cult-dynamics-at-the-scale-of-rogue-democracies/
+category:
+  - propaganda
+  - activism
+  - politics
+mpSyndicateTo:
+  - https://blog.giersig.eu/
+permalink: https://blog.giersig.eu/reposts/ba129/
+---
+
+insightful read. key for all sorts of propaganda is "emotionally loaded".
+
+> many of the psychological mechanisms that sustain cults are now visible at the scale of entire political systems.
+> 
+> The manipulation of language.
+> The demand for loyalty.
+> The silence of institutions.
+> The moral inversions that justify abuse of power.