The True Believer: Nature of Mass Movements by Eric Hoffer | Book Club

Full Title: The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements
Suggested by: Member
Pages to read: 136
ISBN: 9780060505912 (Originally listed edition)
ISBN: 9780062029355 (Edition Eugene is using)

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While reading the book, consider the below questions:
•What is the raison d’etre of the book? For what purpose did the author write the book? Why do people read this book?
•What are some limitations of the book?
•To whom would you suggest this book?
•What are mass movements?
•What is the purpose of a movement?
•How do mass movements operate?
•Who joins movements?
•How does power effect a person?
•How does ideas about the future effect a movement’s ideology?
•What do people who do not have self-worth do?
•What substitutions are made when someone lacks something of themselves?
•What kind of movements are there?
•Who wants change? Who does not want change?
•When are people frustrated?
•When do slaves want freedom?
•When do people not want freedom?
•What is the effects of universal love and the love of family?
•How to be an effect colonizer?
•How to make people productive?
•How is sin used by movements?
•How do movements effect crime?
•What enables movements to perpetuate?
•How do movements effect a person’s identity?
•When does harming others become acceptable?
•How does the impossible effect movements?
•Why do movements need an enemy?
•Why persecute others?
•Who can be persuaded?
•What is the role of leadership?
•What effect do movements have on the creation of literature and art?

Your questions are important and will take priority. If you have questions about the book's content or related ideas, either let me know what your questions are or raise them during the discussion.