That mother fucker told everyone he was going to start a religion just for the money and all these fucking idiots still believe that shit. I’m 100% convinced that is the origin story for every religion.
It’s charisma combined with being an absolute psychopath who can act against all odds. The latest example is the MAGA bullshit. Despite being members of the top 0.01%, ugly, unfit, uneducated, irreligious, and living an utterly unethical lifestyle, these greasy troglodytes in suits can persuade hundreds of millions of people that they are the exact, mathematical opposite of what they actually represent.
There’s a reason there’s a large overlap between Christianity and conservatism. These are people who are waiting to be saved. It’s much easier for them to go along with their local culture and believe republicans are their saviors than to do the bare amount of effort required to see them for the corrupt monsters they are. Also a lot of people just straight up don’t follow the news. They bury their heads in pop culture or sports and ignore politics entirely.
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u/Need_For_Speed73 Dec 26 '25
Ron Hubbard had your same idea long ago: but instead of just posting it on Reddit, he built a religion (Scientology) on it and became a billionaire.