I have been talking with a few different people from the sub that shall not be named, I also know a few people IRL that support Trump. But there is something about how hard they believe Trump is the answer. I just figured they were deluded, but the more I think about it, the more Donny seams like a cult leader.

Can Donny be considered a cult leader? He fits 8 out of 10 warning signs of a cult leader source

• Absolute authoritarianism without meaningful accountability.

• No tolerance for questions or critical inquiry.

• No meaningful financial disclosure regarding budget, expenses such as an independently audited financial statement.

• Unreasonable fear about the outside world, such as impending catastrophe, evil conspiracies and persecutions.

• There is no legitimate reason to leave, former followers are always wrong in leaving, negative or even evil.

• There are records, books, news articles, or television programs 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.

What abut his followers? They aren't as bad they only have 7 out of 10 warning signs.source

• Extreme obsessiveness regarding the group/leader resulting in the exclusion of almost every practical consideration.

• Whenever the group/leader is criticized or questioned it is characterized as "persecution".

• Uncharacteristically stilted and seemingly programmed conversation and mannerisms, cloning of the group/leader in personal behavior.

• Dependency upon the group/leader for problem solving, solutions, and definitions without meaningful reflective thought. A seeming inability to think independently or analyze situations without group/leader involvement.

• Hyperactivity centered on the group/leader agenda, which seems to supercede any personal goals or individual interests.

• Increasing isolation from family and old friends unless they demonstrate an interest in the group/leader.

• Anything the group/leader does can be justified no matter how harsh or harmful.

Further signs signs that Donny is a cult leader. The list from, this source, has 50 points, I just took a few.

• He has a grandiose idea of who he is and what he can achieve.

• Has a sense of entitlement - expecting to be treated special at all times.

• Is hypersensitive to how he is seen or perceived by others.

• Publicly devalues others as being inferior, incapable, or not worthy.

• Has insisted in always having the best of anything (house, car, jewelry, clothes) even when others are relegated to lesser facilities, amenities, or clothing.

• Haughtiness, grandiosity, and the need to be controlling is part of his personality.

• Has “magical” answers or solutions to problems.

this one may seem far fetched but if you remember his promises on how he will fix the middle east. He gave no details other then it will be the best plan.

• Is superficially charming.

• Habitually puts down others as inferior and only he is superior.

• Has a certain coldness or aloofness about him that makes others worry about who this person really is and or whether they really know him.

• Treats others with contempt and arrogance.

• Is constantly assessing for those who are a threat or those who revere him.

• The word “I” dominates his conversations. He is oblivious to how often he references himself.

• Hates to be embarrassed or fail publicly - when he does he acts out with rage.

• Doesn’t seem to feel guilty for anything he has done wrong nor does he apologize for his actions.

• Believes he possesses the answers and solutions to world problems.

• Uses enforcers or sycophants to insure compliance from members or believers.

• Sees self as “unstoppable” perhaps has even said so.

Now, I am not saying that he will be putting spiked Kool-aid in anyone's hands. In his defense, politicians do have to talk in similar ways, but they don't go to the same extremes. Most of them use evidence or history or some other fact to justify a decision. What I am trying to elaborate on, is why people believe what he is doing is so amazing.

He is promising to fix everyone's problems, and he is the only one that knows how.

He is creating a "Us vs Them" environment.

This is a dangerous thing, people do extreme things for cult leaders.