The Cult of Trump
Here are seven warning signs of a potentially unsafe group or leader. I leave it to the reader to determine what, if any, relationship it has with Trump and his supporters.• Absolute authoritarianism without meaningful accountability.
• No tolerance for questions or critical inquiry.
• No meaningful financial disclosure regarding budget or expenses, such as an independently audited financial statement.
• Unreasonable fear about the outside world, such as impending catastrophe, evil conspiracies and persecutions.
• There are records, books, news articles, or broadcast reports that document the abuses of the group/leader.
• The group/leader is always right.
• The group/leader is the exclusive means of knowing “truth” or receiving validation, no other process of discovery is really acceptable or credible.
