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In reply to the discussion: Could this be the birth of Free Republic 2.0? [View all]NanceGreggs
(27,821 posts)The minute Warren - their beloved first choice before she opted not to run - stood up for HRC, they suddenly decided that she'd been an "establishment" Hill-shill all along.
How many once-revered progressives were thrown under the bus the second they endorsed HRC?
It is classic cult behaviour: Cut all ties with anyone who is not a "believer" lest they lead you astray from the one true path.
We've seen this with religious cults that encourage new recruits to renounce their own family members, and dissolve long-time associations with those who refuse to yield to the new order. Anyone who does not accept the cult's teachings is to be deemed "the enemy" and treated accordingly.
It's no wonder that the JPR folks are so easily led. They are members of a political cult that has encouraged them to adhere to the proscribed "group think", and discouraged from thinking for themselves.
Elizabeth Warren has been declared "the enemy" - and anyone speaking in her defense is also "the enemy". Cult behaviour - cult mindset - cult control.