What quality did he posess that allowed him do that? We have to put guns to the heads of the people in Iraq to “free” them. I think the president needs to go visit Charles and get some pointers.
One word charisma, Mason was very charismatic, those people who were doing he’s bidding were basically runaways, and Manson gave them a home. This is what I can remember from what I read years ago.
Alot of them were also under the influience of Lsd and other drugs. They looked to him as a god.
That helps a bit