Conservatives are running a campaign to discredit and ridicule all political and social terms created or used by liberals:
that's sort of an interesting article. in perfect cnn fashion it misses the point. it's usage of these things, and usage by the fringes, and bad apples, that create negative connotations with these words. CRT being a perfect example. crt, the genesis of crt, began with the law schools, lefty law school profs, and was/is imo a worthwhile topic as a class for that age/educational attainment. inviting it into schools for younger kids isn't. (ignoring whether it happened or not). Theoretically, by way of example, is where it becomes an infected/toxic word
There is nothing wrong with America First. Biden is doing it without the Trump hoopla. His America first EV subsidy is trashing the German EV industry as German producers are moving production to the business friendly southern U.S.
Biden also left much of trumps China trade policies intact. Those are starting to be effective as shown by China‘s dire economic condition.
are you saying that extreme scorn can count as veneration?
Doesn't matter. Extreme scorn doesn't count for a cultus, by definition. I'm not even endorsing OP's definition (which he himself clearly doesn't understand), but the emotion felt toward the object of the cult has to be extremely positive, one of adoration and unlimited love. Scorn doesn't count. You're simply ignoring the basic meaning of words when you start trying to equate the two.
Emotions like love, pleasure, fear, and anger originate in the same area of the brain. Im saying conduct and behavior driven by these emotions is pretty much the same.
I understand what you are saying but if we are sticking to the definition set forth above the feeling is limited to veneration. For the sake of this thread and argument we’ve let it be our guide
Is a group, with no conspicuous leader, but driven by a common extreme fear and hatred of Black people a cult? I think yes.
a group, with no conspicuous leader, who adamantly believes that CRT is real and has never subsided and has poisoned every institution to the point that blacks have no chance to prosper in america until such time as they are given first choice and are first chosen would satisfy the definition
Disagree. The OP defines cult as veneration of an ideal. If one’s ideal is a society of white people, why doesn’t that count?
veneration is a specific emotion. The definition specifically uses that word. It’s limited. Scorn is the opposite
I wasn’t going to answer, but since it’s a serious question, I will. Yes, MAGA is a cult. I spoke with some of the members and they said they hate DCGeneral. For your own safety you should probably stop posting on here. Your wonderful posts will be missed greatly, but safety first. Oh yeah….one of them said you like sh#t sandwich’s, but don’t worry I set them straight. I told them you don’t like bread.
You're conflating love of one ideal with hatred of a contradictory one. They may be related, but aren't the same thing.
Hm. So hating somebody for the right reasons is not a cult. But loving somebody for the wrong reasons is?
No. you are begging the question
