group meetings can sometimes be a productive process but there are some
productive process but there are some
productive process but there are some groups out there with some sinister
groups out there with some sinister
groups out there with some sinister ulterior motives everything was in the
ulterior motives everything was in the
ulterior motives everything was in the name of God which just justified
name of God which just justified
name of God which just justified everything he thought it was like God’s
everything he thought it was like God’s
everything he thought it was like God’s will for them to send video tapes of
will for them to send video tapes of
will for them to send video tapes of themselves dancing welcome to
themselves dancing welcome to
themselves dancing welcome to watchmojo.com ting down the five most
watchmojo.com ting down the five most
watchmojo.com ting down the five most fascinating surprising and frightening
fascinating surprising and frightening
fascinating surprising and frightening facts about the world of cults which can
facts about the world of cults which can
facts about the world of cults which can loosely be described as a political or
loosely be described as a political or
loosely be described as a political or religious organization whose beliefs or
religious organization whose beliefs or
religious organization whose beliefs or practices are largely considered by the
practices are largely considered by the
practices are largely considered by the populace to be strange deviant or
populace to be strange deviant or
populace to be strange deviant or dangerous he was clearly an antisocial
dangerous he was clearly an antisocial
dangerous he was clearly an antisocial personality he was superficial
personality he was superficial
personality he was superficial he was glib and he was very adaptable
he was glib and he was very adaptable
he was glib and he was very adaptable and when I got out all your children
and when I got out all your children
and when I got out all your children would come to me because they never had
would come to me because they never had
would come to me because they never had anybody telling the truth number five
anybody telling the truth number five
anybody telling the truth number five cults often have one charismatic leader
cults often have one charismatic leader
cults often have one charismatic leader you see the son of God I hope you a
you see the son of God I hope you a
you see the son of God I hope you a confident person with a radical
confident person with a radical
confident person with a radical political or religious idea can appear
political or religious idea can appear
political or religious idea can appear to be quite attractive and even
to be quite attractive and even
to be quite attractive and even revolutionary to someone who’s searching
revolutionary to someone who’s searching
revolutionary to someone who’s searching for a place to belong and cult founders
for a place to belong and cult founders
for a place to belong and cult founders know this I’ve been involved in a number
know this I’ve been involved in a number
know this I’ve been involved in a number of coach both as a leader and a follower
of coach both as a leader and a follower
of coach both as a leader and a follower get more fun into follow her but make
get more fun into follow her but make
get more fun into follow her but make more money as a leader this is why many
more money as a leader this is why many
more money as a leader this is why many of them actively seek out to recruit the
of them actively seek out to recruit the
of them actively seek out to recruit the lonely angry and disenfranchised people
lonely angry and disenfranchised people
lonely angry and disenfranchised people are extraordinarily vulnerable to being
are extraordinarily vulnerable to being
are extraordinarily vulnerable to being recruited by one of these people or one
recruited by one of these people or one
recruited by one of these people or one of these organizations during all times
of these organizations during all times
of these organizations during all times of their life where they’re in crisis
of their life where they’re in crisis
of their life where they’re in crisis add in a propensity for deceit
add in a propensity for deceit
add in a propensity for deceit manipulation plus a thirst for power and
manipulation plus a thirst for power and
manipulation plus a thirst for power and it becomes easy to imagine how a group
it becomes easy to imagine how a group
it becomes easy to imagine how a group of individuals who feel outcast from
of individuals who feel outcast from
of individuals who feel outcast from society could then find themselves
society could then find themselves
society could then find themselves enthralled by a powerful and
enthralled by a powerful and
enthralled by a powerful and opportunistic leader when I stand on the
opportunistic leader when I stand on the
opportunistic leader when I stand on the mountain and I say do it it gets done if
mountain and I say do it it gets done if
mountain and I say do it it gets done if it don’t get done then I’ll move on it
it don’t get done then I’ll move on it
it don’t get done then I’ll move on it and that’s a last thing in the world you
and that’s a last thing in the world you
and that’s a last thing in the world you want me to do
want me to do
want me to do number four cult leaders often use sex
number four cult leaders often use sex
number four cult leaders often use sex to control devotees
to control devotees
to control devotees if the members of a cult believe that
if the members of a cult believe that
if the members of a cult believe that their leader is absolutely infallible it
their leader is absolutely infallible it
their leader is absolutely infallible it goes without saying that an unscrupulous
goes without saying that an unscrupulous
goes without saying that an unscrupulous cult leader could then parlay that
cult leader could then parlay that
cult leader could then parlay that belief into just about anything they
belief into just about anything they
belief into just about anything they desire sex was the thing that drove
desire sex was the thing that drove
desire sex was the thing that drove people they didn’t do any drugs no
people they didn’t do any drugs no
people they didn’t do any drugs no alcohol so sex was kind of
alcohol so sex was kind of
alcohol so sex was kind of the the way to freedom case is in point
the the way to freedom case is in point
the the way to freedom case is in point the news reports that Branch Davidian
the news reports that Branch Davidian
the news reports that Branch Davidian leader David Koresh held multiple wives
leader David Koresh held multiple wives
leader David Koresh held multiple wives when overseeing his Waco compound during
when overseeing his Waco compound during
when overseeing his Waco compound during the early 90s or the reports that
the early 90s or the reports that
the early 90s or the reports that Charles Manson’s hippie followers were
Charles Manson’s hippie followers were
Charles Manson’s hippie followers were ordered into drug fueled orgies with
ordered into drug fueled orgies with
ordered into drug fueled orgies with each other that night um we slept
each other that night um we slept
each other that night um we slept together and I felt really loved by him
together and I felt really loved by him
together and I felt really loved by him almost immediately in Koresh’s case
almost immediately in Koresh’s case
almost immediately in Koresh’s case however the impregnation of cult members
however the impregnation of cult members
however the impregnation of cult members by the cult leader made it even more
by the cult leader made it even more
by the cult leader made it even more difficult for scared mothers to escape
difficult for scared mothers to escape
difficult for scared mothers to escape for fear of harm coming to their
for fear of harm coming to their
for fear of harm coming to their children number three cults don’t let
children number three cults don’t let
children number three cults don’t let their members leave which just
their members leave which just
their members leave which just reinforced the indoctrination that Satan
reinforced the indoctrination that Satan
reinforced the indoctrination that Satan was in the world that Satan works
was in the world that Satan works
was in the world that Satan works through the ones you love the most
through the ones you love the most
through the ones you love the most cults will do everything in their power
cults will do everything in their power
cults will do everything in their power to retain all their members after all if
to retain all their members after all if
to retain all their members after all if any of them left and spoke out against
any of them left and spoke out against
any of them left and spoke out against the cult in the media this could make it
the cult in the media this could make it
the cult in the media this could make it more difficult for the leaders to
more difficult for the leaders to
more difficult for the leaders to maintain their power you have like
maintain their power you have like
maintain their power you have like deeply ingrained and you like to not
deeply ingrained and you like to not
deeply ingrained and you like to not trust anyone else
trust anyone else
trust anyone else for this reason cults often collect all
for this reason cults often collect all
for this reason cults often collect all the damaging personal information they
the damaging personal information they
the damaging personal information they can about their members to use as
can about their members to use as
can about their members to use as blackmail should the need arise
blackmail should the need arise
blackmail should the need arise some cults may resort to physical
some cults may resort to physical
some cults may resort to physical violence harassment or smear campaigns
violence harassment or smear campaigns
violence harassment or smear campaigns in order to achieve vengeance or
in order to achieve vengeance or
in order to achieve vengeance or otherwise stop remember attempting to
otherwise stop remember attempting to
otherwise stop remember attempting to leave window and I can leave anytime I
leave window and I can leave anytime I
leave window and I can leave anytime I want but I choose not to a to stay here
want but I choose not to a to stay here
want but I choose not to a to stay here it can take prospective escapees months
it can take prospective escapees months
it can take prospective escapees months of careful secretive planning to
of careful secretive planning to
of careful secretive planning to facilitate the first steps of severing
facilitate the first steps of severing
facilitate the first steps of severing ties from a cult it wasn’t just like one
ties from a cult it wasn’t just like one
ties from a cult it wasn’t just like one day we’re in and one day we were out you
day we’re in and one day we were out you
day we’re in and one day we were out you know it took some time for us to like
know it took some time for us to like
know it took some time for us to like slowly break away number two cultists
slowly break away number two cultists
slowly break away number two cultists are often brainwashed what in the moment
are often brainwashed what in the moment
are often brainwashed what in the moment I I thought I was doing the right thing
I I thought I was doing the right thing
I I thought I was doing the right thing I thought I really thought you I did I
I thought I really thought you I did I
I thought I really thought you I did I did I honestly that it takes more than
did I honestly that it takes more than
did I honestly that it takes more than just an idea and a smile for a potent
just an idea and a smile for a potent
just an idea and a smile for a potent cult leader to transition from outcasts
cult leader to transition from outcasts
cult leader to transition from outcasts to supreme ruler sadly many former cult
to supreme ruler sadly many former cult
to supreme ruler sadly many former cult members have reported rampant instances
members have reported rampant instances
members have reported rampant instances of brainwashing and indoctrination
of brainwashing and indoctrination
of brainwashing and indoctrination tactics so much so that the victims of
tactics so much so that the victims of
tactics so much so that the victims of these tactics often have little to no
these tactics often have little to no
these tactics often have little to no memory about their lives prior to
memory about their lives prior to
memory about their lives prior to joining the cult an example of these
joining the cult an example of these
joining the cult an example of these tactics include isolation restraint and
tactics include isolation restraint and
tactics include isolation restraint and bombarding them with visual or audio
bombarding them with visual or audio
bombarding them with visual or audio stimuli according to the cults wish
stimuli according to the cults wish
stimuli according to the cults wish they’re also less physical though
they’re also less physical though
they’re also less physical though equally effective methods of
equally effective methods of
equally effective methods of brainwashing which could include
brainwashing which could include
brainwashing which could include misleading media verbal debasement or
misleading media verbal debasement or
misleading media verbal debasement or aggressive rhetoric you know lecture how
aggressive rhetoric you know lecture how
aggressive rhetoric you know lecture how God had made the Exorcist movie this
God had made the Exorcist movie this
God had made the Exorcist movie this movie was a prophecy what would happen
movie was a prophecy what would happen
movie was a prophecy what would happen to you who loved the unification Church
to you who loved the unification Church
to you who loved the unification Church number one cultists can be deprogrammed
number one cultists can be deprogrammed
number one cultists can be deprogrammed and the good news is it’s reversible
and the good news is it’s reversible
and the good news is it’s reversible it’s a man-made mental illness
it’s a man-made mental illness
it’s a man-made mental illness thankfully there is a light at the end
thankfully there is a light at the end
thankfully there is a light at the end of the tunnel there have been countless
of the tunnel there have been countless
of the tunnel there have been countless reports of former cult members who’ve
reports of former cult members who’ve
reports of former cult members who’ve managed to escape the pervasive
managed to escape the pervasive
managed to escape the pervasive influence of their group and have gone
influence of their group and have gone
influence of their group and have gone on to lead healthy and successful lives
on to lead healthy and successful lives
on to lead healthy and successful lives that’s what I was taught to believe in
that’s what I was taught to believe in
that’s what I was taught to believe in and I believed it when I was there and
and I believed it when I was there and
and I believed it when I was there and then I got to an age where I started
then I got to an age where I started
then I got to an age where I started questioning some things and then I just
questioning some things and then I just
questioning some things and then I just got to a point where I ended up leaving
got to a point where I ended up leaving
got to a point where I ended up leaving the practice of forcing someone to
the practice of forcing someone to
the practice of forcing someone to abandon a certain set of beliefs also
abandon a certain set of beliefs also
abandon a certain set of beliefs also known as deprogramming can be a slippery
known as deprogramming can be a slippery
known as deprogramming can be a slippery slope however usually because it tends
slope however usually because it tends
slope however usually because it tends to involve the physical removal which is
to involve the physical removal which is
to involve the physical removal which is to say kidnapping of the intended target
to say kidnapping of the intended target
to say kidnapping of the intended target an example of some of these techniques
an example of some of these techniques
an example of some of these techniques was the backing control center which
was the backing control center which
was the backing control center which deprogrammed fans of punk rock and heavy
deprogrammed fans of punk rock and heavy
deprogrammed fans of punk rock and heavy metal during the 1980s and allegedly
metal during the 1980s and allegedly
metal during the 1980s and allegedly reprogrammed them with fundamentalist
reprogrammed them with fundamentalist
reprogrammed them with fundamentalist Christian beliefs nowadays deprogramming
Christian beliefs nowadays deprogramming
Christian beliefs nowadays deprogramming has largely been replaced by a kinder
has largely been replaced by a kinder
has largely been replaced by a kinder more passive strategy of exit counseling
more passive strategy of exit counseling
more passive strategy of exit counseling but an hour ago of how how to detect you
but an hour ago of how how to detect you
but an hour ago of how how to detect you know legitimate healthy individuals and
know legitimate healthy individuals and
know legitimate healthy individuals and groups and unhealthy ones so what do you
groups and unhealthy ones so what do you
groups and unhealthy ones so what do you think are you fascinated by the world of
think are you fascinated by the world of
think are you fascinated by the world of cults yes I’m glad your parents didn’t
cults yes I’m glad your parents didn’t
cults yes I’m glad your parents didn’t send you to be deprogrammed of your
send you to be deprogrammed of your
send you to be deprogrammed of your musical tastes
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