Are Barack's Followers Mindless Fanatics?

Obama & the Eighty-One Percent True Believers
By Kelly O'Connell
Sunday, July 11, 2010

Recent polls reveal a giant gap in Obama’s approval between parties, with 81% of Democrats approving Barack’s job performance, while only 12% of Republicans concur. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142 ... 86108.html Despite unprecedented failure, why do liberals strongly approve Obama’s performance? Barack’s hyper-political stance and stunningly inept decisions ought to repulse every patriotic American. Hasn’t Obama been revealed as the JaMarcus Russell (failed NFL #1 pick) of American politics, losing every contest while steadfastly refusing to study the offensive play-book, or ponder team history?

What explains such self-destructive Democrat loyalty, which will destroy the party if not renounced? American philosopher Eric Hoffer wrote on zealotry, explaining why fanatics join irrational mass movements such as the Communists and Nazis. His works are seminally important for understanding crazed leftist hysteria.

I. The True Believer
Hoffer’s masterpiece, The True Believer: Thoughts On The Nature Of Mass Movements investigates mass fanaticism. http://www.amazon.ca/True-Believer-Thou ... 0060505915 Published in 1951, it was immediately hailed a classic. It offers insights into the troubled psyches of those mindlessly swept into highly destructive political cults. Hoffer defines a “true believerâ€