Trump's Authoritarian Playbook: Is Hegseth Committing War Crimes?
December 3, 2025
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as posted by the channelJoin cult-expert Dr. Steven Hassan ,author of The Cult of Trump: A Leading Cult Expert Explains How the President Uses Mind Control, for a critical, timely livestream unpacking the alarming new reports about U.S. military strikes near Venezuela, the alleged “double-tap” tactics many legal scholars call potential war crimes, and what these events reveal about authoritarian influence, undue influence, and Trump’s escalating signals to the military.
In this livestream, Dr. Hassan will discuss:
- Why the new revelations about U.S. strikes on Venezuelan vessels, including reports of “double-tap” attacks on survivors, are raising global alarms about legality, morality, and undue influence in military decision-making.
- Senator Mark Kelly’s warning that the military must only follow lawful orders, and how this connects to Trump’s rhetoric about using the military domestically.
- The escalating tensions with Venezuela, the aircraft carrier repositioning, and why these actions appear to fit a broader pattern of authoritarian coercion.
- How Trump’s messaging mirrors classic cult leader information-control tactics, especially around claims that he “won” 2020 or that the economy is improving under him.
- Why understanding ethical vs. unethical influence is essential for regulating AI — and how the Influence Continuum + BITE Model provide a framework to protect conscience, autonomy, and democratic decision-making.
- Tools for recognizing manipulation, resisting coercive control, and supporting loved ones caught in authoritarian systems.
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