LogFAQs > #972029757

Keep in mind, people as a group are *very* stupid. Easily tricked and misled. Where an individual might be critical thinking and careful in their judgements, if their friends believe something they're very likely to believe it as well.

This feeds into Trump's cult-of-personality lifestyle. The lowest common denominator types buy the hype and as a result their less gullible friends follow along to be part of the group. Combine that with the US's standard identity politics and you hit a perfect storm for the Cult Of Trumpism. If every member of said cult was to assess the situation individually it would likely fall apart, but taken as a group they re-affirm each other's belief in what is very clearly a massive pile of bullshit. No one wants to dissent lest they become an outcast and therefore a target.