Cults Require Continual Indoctrination
At the beginning of COVID, I was asked about what effect this might have on cult belief. Turns out I was right in the long… Read More »Cults Require Continual Indoctrination
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People Respond to Cult Techniques
In this short clip with cult recovery therapist Rachel Bernstein, we go over the obvious but often overlooked fact that cult manipulation techniques actually do work on people. We discuss Hitler and the Nazi Party and how the control techniques used by that group are the same kinds of techniques that are used now by cult leaders, such as appealing to emotion through antagonism, riling up hostilities against “others” and similar tactics.
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Why Does Scientology Use Goofy Language?
Scientology (and most other destructive cults) use loaded language as a control mechanism to warp the thought processes of their followers and get them to see the world through the cult leader’s lens. It’s a subtle yet powerful control mechanism. In this short clip I break this down. Enjoy!
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