From a beloved member of our barbarian horde:
“Eric Hoffers Book “True Believer” analyzes mass movements, and the people who participate in them. Hoffer defines these people as “True Believers”. This reading is meant to be in conversations with last weeks readings on Eco-Extremists.
Here are some potential questions you may want to ask yourself as you read this piece:
Is a mass movement different from an “action”? Do extremely small-scale affinity groups replicate the same conditions as mass movements? While the Eco-extremists call themselves Nihilists, Are Eco-Extremists “True Believers” or “Fanatics” by Hoffers definition?”