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What Is a Cult of Personality?
Khrushchev wasn’t even the first person to use the term in the Soviet Union.
Meanwhile, charismatic authority depends on individual followers devotion to and trust in an individual leader.
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The same basic principles apply to the figure around which a cult of personality forms.
However, followers ongoing belief and devotion to a personality cult isnt sustained by its leader and mission alone.
Its also membership in the group and loyalty to the other group members that maintain their loyalty.
Performing such rituals or state beliefs aligned with the personality cult can become a litmus test for belonging.
Instead, the key is displayingempathyand asking questions without condescension or judgment.
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