“Chaos is his element…” My pup decided to grab a hold of my book yesterday while I was reading on the porch 😂
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The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements | 
“Chaos is his element…” My pup decided to grab a hold of my book yesterday while I was reading on the porch 😂
pickWho joins mass movements and why? What traits does a typical mass movement leader have? Hoffer didn‘t claim all of his analysis to be irrefutable fact but rather that the conclusions he came to should be thought about and discussed. The book is full of quotable one liners and as well as lengthier insight that one would love to plaster on every lamppost in sight. Highly recommended if you want to understand mass movements.
so-soWhen an author makes so many generalisations you begin to smell bullshit...I suspect that this is a love it of hate it kind of book in that either you are wholly on board or you go away like me wondering if you agree with the author after all...
#believer My 1st thought was of this groundbreaking book published in 1951.Hoffer was trying to illustrate that no matter if it is a religious ,political, radical,or reactionary mass movement,certain personalities are attracted to and swayed by certain behaviors that can lead to fanaticism. Though published before the advent of hippie cults, Hillary Clinton felt it was relevant enough to recommend it to staff during her campaign. #decdays
