I was shocked that options like preserve and archive made no difference!  This is a big deal and will catch people off guard.

Rsync include hidden files Solution:

You need to use something like: rsync -Pha /source/dir/. /dest/dir
*Notice the "." at the end of the source directory.

cp -a still ignores them too, the solution is the same:

cp -a /source/directory/. /destination

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