'Trump-Faking'?

 About four years ago, I was reading a piece and the writer made a comment....that he'd gone to 'quiet-mode' at work around election time of 2016 at work.  In simple terms, he avoided most conversations. Other than sports, car chatter, or crime stuff...he just didn't talk much at work.  He found that it felt like he was in a cult-situation after a couple of months....that he was there to work and avoid saying anything to disturb the cult-members of his 'group'.

I noticed this social media survey....where 21-percent of people were now quiet at work or 'Trump-faking'.

The fact that people could do this for months and years?  Yeah, that's an accomplishment.

I would imagine it's also at work in colleges, high-schools, churches and even sports organizations.

Mentally, after you've got used to this behavior....it's like being in a forced cult-group, and wanting to fit within it....but not really trusting anyone in the group.

I'm even of the mind that marriages are now working in this manner.  

The funny thing?  All of the cult-members are of the mind that virtually everyone they associate with....the 30-odd people in their circle...are of the same mind-set, when at least ten of the people (maybe even twenty)....are 'Trump-faking'.  At some point among the 'group'.....they will each figure out the secret handshake/signs/key-words....so during the day, they will utter the one key phrase of inspiration, and get the return key phrase....'UNITED'.

Like some science-fiction movie....with cult stuff injected?  Yeah.

So as you stop for gas today and greet 'Marge' (the station clerk)....she's Trump-faking and gives you the key phrase.  Stop for a second and return the key phrase.  The counter-cult is evolving.