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The person interviewed in the article downplays the dangers of cults in general, without really talking about any of there activities aside from the films (whic
by dcmininni 10y ago
The person interviewed in the article downplays the dangers of cults in general, without really talking about any of there activities aside from the films (which are the focal point of the article). Just saying kids, many cults are dangerous and many do a real good job seeming innocuous . Look up the BITE model, learn it and recognize it. https://www.freedomofmind.com/Info/BITE/bitemodel.php https://www.freedomofmind.com/Info/BITE/bitemodel.php
- LyleCantor 10y agoGwern's Notes on Brainwashing & 'Cults': http://lesswrong.com/lw/imu/notes_on_brainwashing_cults/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/imu/notes_on_brainwashing_cults/
- M_Grey 10y agoThat article sounds like it was written by a member of that cult... going on about how warm and nurturing 'Ruth' appeared to be.
- matt_wulfeck 10y agoI think part of that is to answer questions like "why would some believe this maniac?"
- Gibbon1 10y agoI have a very simple test for 'cults' which is 'What happens if you try to leave'
- vidarh 10y agoIndeed, when I saw the title, I first assumed it'd be about the Heaven's Gate cult [1] (which ended up committing collective suicide) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven%27s_Gate_(religious_group) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven%27s_Gate_(religious_gro...
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