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The tag 'cult of personality' on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about political movements, particularly the MAGA movement around Donald Trump, analyzed through the lens of cult-like dynamics. Threads examine psychological, social, and institutional risks, including identity formation, loyalty to a leader overriding facts, and shifts in attitudes toward political violence. Content draws on polls, academic frameworks, and historical parallels to argue that such dynamics transform conventional partisanship into a politicized identity anchored to a single figure. The tag is used for political analysis rather than technology or Windows-related topics.
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    The Cult of Personality in MAGA: Psychology, Polls, and Policy

    The Daily Kos essay “The Cult of Personality: A Case Study in MAGA” frames a familiar — and urgent — argument: the modern MAGA movement around Donald Trump behaves less like a conventional political faction and more like a political subculture with cult‑like dynamics. That central claim is...
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