Are we living through a psychological war for America’s soul? In this eye-opening episode of Cults, Culture, and Coercion, Dr. Steven Hassan, author of The Cult of Trump, talks with intelligence analyst Dr. James Scaminaci III, PhD, about fourth-generation psychological warfare, Trump’s cult-like following, and the Christian Right’s decades-long campaign to undermine U.S. democracy.
Dr. Scaminaci, a former U.S. Naval Intelligence Officer with a PhD from Stanford, explains how figures like William Lind, Paul Weyrich, and Project 2025's The Heritage Foundation weaponized “moral conflict” and “spiritual warfare” to destabilize the legitimacy of government institutions. Together, they unpack the alt-right's propaganda tactics, psychological manipulation, and mind-control techniques at the core of today’s political crisis and why millions have transferred loyalty from democracy to authoritarianism and the Cult of Trump.
If you want to understand how QAnon, Christian nationalism, and political extremism evolved into a full-blown information war, this conversation connects the dots between Cold War psyops, the Moral Majority, and modern media manipulation.
Topics include:
- Fourth Generation Warfare explained
- How propaganda became a tool of coercive control
- The Christian Right’s influence on U.S. intelligence and politics
- The Cult of Trump and moral legitimacy crisis
- The Heritage Foundation, Donors Trust, and covert funding networks
- How psychological operations (psyops) manipulate faith and fear
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