The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements
A book review on the O.G rogue scholar Eric Hoffer's book.
Since about 2008, politics in America have gotten more and more divisive. So much so that I have often mused to myself the idea of bringing back dueling. Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers, was killed in a duel.
Political movements seem to be ramping up from both the far right and far left. Y’all need to get your crackpots; they’re making you look bad.
Eric Hoffer wrote a book on Mass Movements in 1951. It’s very insightful. Look at the quotes and try to see if it helps you understand what’s going on today.
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