 You don't have to like Donald Trump to acknowledge that there is in fact this cult of personality around him And that was evident from the very beginning because even though he's a political figure The policies that he's talking about don't make sense to a normal person like you can Acknowledge that there is you know a demand for xenophobia in America But the specific policies that he's talking about like in 2015 how he's gonna build a wall and make Mexico pay for it Like if you honestly believe that that's logistically possible one and that he's gonna make Mexico pay for it like You're a stupid person if you believe that I don't know what else to say So it's irrational, you know cults are inherently irrational and the support around Donald Trump is this cult of personality And I feel as if the cult like people within the cult are getting more entrenched with the cult They don't care that Trump has it followed through on his promises Basically what this is about now is loyalty to Donald Trump And if you try to get through to them and convince them that he actually is hurting them He's not producing policies that help them then, you know, they're not going to try to think logically about this They're gonna lash out against you because you are telling them something that the hive mind is you know Trying to get them to not believe so I mean it's a cult I think that most people realize this is a cult of personality and we have a poll that pretty much confirms Just that from CBS. So after four years of Donald Trump a deadly pandemic and an economic recession Voters were asked whether or not America is better off now than four years ago 35% of voters said yes, which is still I think way too high 65% said no But 75% of Republicans say yes They're nuts 75% of Republicans How can you possibly look at the state of the world the state of America and Think that things are better now than they were four years ago You'd have to be delusional to think that like even if Bernie Sanders were the nominee and he got elected I would still have to concede that things aren't better even if someone who I like is in power Because objectively speaking things are bad The state of the country is rapidly deteriorating. We have a climate crisis So I mean, how can you say this especially during a pandemic? Well, this is why it's because of Donald Trump among Republicans 82% say America is better because of Trump 70% say because of the economy 70% say because Democrats are not in power and 64% say because of their own finances. So a solid portion say, you know, they are Doing better now financially and obviously they are crediting Trump for that But the you know overwhelming majority of people here the Republicans polled Say that America is better off simply because of Donald Trump I mean if that doesn't show how this is a cult then nothing else will so long as their guys in power Everything is copacetic doesn't matter the state of the country It doesn't matter that we're dealing with a deadly pandemic that's highly contagious as long as their guy is in office Everything is a okay So that's some evidence of this cult of personality around Donald Trump and that it's actually a thing But this is where we start to get into delusional territory because once you accept that they're in a cult Then you know their perception of reality begins to get warped and you kind of see this in these next polls When it comes to the condition of the economy only 35% of voters say it's good 61% of voters say it's bad, but 67% of Republicans say it's good So they believe Trump when he brags about the economy now when it comes to how the US handled coronavirus 73% of Republicans say We're handling it well as a country where a 62% of voters say it's going badly, but 73% of Republicans say it's going well You're wrong So, I mean you kind of see the trend here even though we handled COVID-19 about as Poorly as a failed state would because Trump is the one in power and because they believe he can do no wrong Since Trump by default is good then his handling of COVID-19 is good by definition Doesn't matter how many people die. That doesn't matter how many times he like spreads misinformation or fumbles It's good because anything Trump does is good. Now. They were asked about the number of deaths due to COVID-19 57% think the number of deaths is acceptable now compare that with Democrats only 10% think it's acceptable Now, let me remind you 185,000 Americans have died Do you honestly think that if Obama were in charge? They'd say that a hundred eighty-five thousand Americans dying is an acceptable number It doesn't matter who's in charge. That's unacceptable I don't care if Bernie Sanders or AOC were in charge that number is unacceptable. No number of deaths are acceptable But the fact that they say this that they're willing to give him a pass while a hundred eighty-five thousand Americans are dead on his watch if That doesn't tell you that this is a cult nothing else will more on this when it comes to reported deaths 64% of Republicans believe there are fewer deaths than what's being reported Perhaps they believe the numbers are being inflated to hurt Donald Trump or believe Trump when he lies about what the cause of death is and says It's not actually from covets from some other underlying medical condition Now when it comes to why they're Republicans 58% say it's because they like what Republicans stand for him I don't know what that is, but I'm guessing, you know, something something Trump something something abortion So what this poll shows us is that this sample of Republicans? If we can accept that, you know, this is generally applicable, which I'm assuming it is They just are in a cult. This is a cult. They like what Republicans and Donald Trump stand for. What is that? I don't know what that is. What does Donald Trump stand for? Can anyone name a single policy that Trump stands for other than the wall like we hear these vague promises about Jobs and protecting American jobs and bringing back manufacturing But if you don't see action at some point, when do you start? To question the cult that you're in when do you start to question whether or not you are in a cult and You get the courage to leave like either way This is a disturbing like there should never be cults of personality around political figures You should be worried about policy not the personality of a politician But Donald Trump, you know as stupid as he may appear to all of us. This is someone who is persuasive I mean, he was a celebrity before he became president. He had a lot of followers beforehand So, you know, it's not going to be too surprising that a celebrity is able to cultivate this sort of loyal following But in politics, you should never be loyal to a person You should be loyal to policy and the minute that that individual deviates from a policy that they promised You should be against them like just the fact that Trump's older Supporters are still supporting him After he said I'm not going to cut Medicare and Social Security and now he's saying we're going to look at that If I get a second term, how can you still support someone like that? You're loyal Literally to a fault because his policies are going to harm you But I mean again me saying this will just cause them to lash out because when you were in a cult It's about loyalty. You know, it's not about policies or You know ever letting any rationality to trickle in They're in this cult You know, there's a bubble around them and they don't want anything to penetrate that bubble any facts or reason So, uh, this is what we deal with like if you have a large portion of the population in America in a cult like What do you do with that information? How do you move forward knowing that these people will never be convinced? They're too far gone. There's nothing you can basically do to convince them. Maybe some of them leave the cult But mostly uh, I'm assuming these people are going to stay in this cult Mike is the worst progressive on youtube. Please don't subscribe to him or become a patron David Dole is so much better. Trust me folks. He's doing a great job. He really is. Okay