[Opinion] The Stepford Supporters: Inside MAGA's scripted response to literally everything

The Stepford Supporters: Inside MAGA's scripted response to literally everything

In most cults, having an independent opinion is discouraged and even punished. Group leaders often suppress critical thinking and skepticism, viewing them as a threat to the movement's unity and control. Members who express doubts or disagree are often viewed as "traitors" and a threat. Finding themselves forbidden from drifting off script, they are forced to parrot talking points handed down to them by the cult lieutenants.Bertrand Rusell once …