The True Believer
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What’s it about?
Why do ordinary people abandon their identities to die for a cause? This classic dissects the psychology behind all mass movements—from Nazism to modern extremism—revealing the universal mechanisms that turn the frustrated into fanatics.
You’ll learn
- All mass movements share the same psychology
- Frustration, not poverty, fuels fanaticism
- Leaders exploit the need for a new identity
- Violence is essential, not incidental