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How to break MAGA's emotional bonds

We consult a psychologist about how Trumpism works on people, how to protect yourself from it, and how to break its grip

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Elon Musk, carrying a chainsaw given to him by Argentine leader Javier Milei and a bizarre painting of him superimposed on a psychedelic Martian landscape, at the CPAC conference.

Morning, everyone! Anand here.

You know, traditional political analysis is only so useful in understanding Trumpism — and furnishing tools to protect against it. That is because what we are living through is a phenomenon as much psychological as political. The insights about how to make sense of it and thwart it and transcend it sometimes come from unexp…

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