Media Compares Charles Manson To Trump, ‘Far Right’

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Newsweek and The New York Times quickly tied Charles Manson to right-wing politics after the murderous cult leader’s death on Sunday.

Newsweek piece by Melissa Matthews compared the charismatic nature of Manson to President Donald Trump, noting that both men used language to gain followers — a common characteristic of most politicians.

The piece explains that psychoanalyst Mark Smaller, past president of the American Psychoanalytic Association, sees similarities in the way that Manson and Trump are able to talk to people who feel “marginalized or alienated.” Smaller is clear that he doesn’t think they share any beliefs, but the comparison paints a different picture for the readers.

Additionaly, Dr. Carrie Barron, a psychiatrist at Columbia University, flat out says in the piece that she worries about people who can “get swept up in radical personalities.”

Meanwhile, The New York Times tied Manson to the extreme elements of right-wing politics, asserting that rather than being an offshoot of the 1960s counterculture, Manson was the first wave of the “far right” or “alt-right.”

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