ObsessedwithPaladins2

There is a word for this. It is called apotheosis. It is when members of a cult believe their leader possesses divine powers that are, in fact, just naturally occurring phenomena. Modern historic examples include: North Korea: when Kim Jong-Il was born, biographies claimed winter instantly shifted to spring and a double rainbow appeared. It was later revealed he was born a year earlier in Siberia. Mao’s red sun: state propaganda claimed that when the morning sun rose earlier than usual, it was because of admiring Mao’s portrait the night before. Now, an otter appears in the Bronx River with absolutely zero attribution to any policy or procedure under Mamdani’s administration, and yet, his cult have apotheosized this man as the deity that hath brought the nameless otter forth.