MAGA Cult is Over
Political movements do not collapse all at once. They collapse in layers, from the outside in, with the least committed leaving first and the most committed holding on until long after everyone else has moved on. This pattern is not unique to MAGA. It is one of the most consistent findings in the psychology of group identity, cult behavior, and political disillusionment. And the research that explains it stretches back over seventy years.
What makes MAGA’s collapse worth studying is not that it is happening. It is that we already have a detailed historical model for exactly how it will play…
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