Deadly Delusions, Part 2: Madness and the Cult of the RIght
Keywords
delusions, right wing, cults, propaganda
Abstract
Many right wingers believe they are the only real Americans and are persecuted by progressives, environmentalists, Muslims, atheists, minorities, foreigners, poor people, women, and gays — typically the least powerful people in America. This combination of grandiose and persecutory delusions creates the seeds of hatred, war, slavery and genocide. We are not paranoid to link these delusions to such crimes. We've seen these delusions lead European-Americans to commit war and genocide against Native Americans, to enslave Africans and to wage wars against Vietnamese people, Iraqis, and many others.
Publication Date
10-16-2014
Original Citation
“Deadly Delusions, Issue 2: Madness and the Cult of the Right.” Itineration: Cross-Disciplinary Studies in Rhetoric, Media, and Culture. 2014. http://tundra.csd.sc.edu/itineration/dd2
Document Type
Paper
Copyright Status
Author retained
Publication Version
Author's version
Rights
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License.
College
College of Arts and Humanities
Location
Orlando (Main) Campus
Department
English; Texts and Technology
STARS Citation
Mauer, Barry J., "Deadly Delusions, Part 2: Madness and the Cult of the RIght" (2014). Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 598.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/ucfscholar/598