We have a cult in my town. They brand themselves a flavor of sufi. They have a few businesses. A couple seats on the city council. Imagine talking to a guy who

We have a cult in my town. They brand themselves a flavor of sufi. They have a few businesses. A couple seats on the city council. Imagine talking to a guy who's trying hard to sell you a used car. It's like that. Really pushy and manipulative. They focus their recruiting efforts on teens, children, college students. They have a private kindergarten/gradeschool. Years ago I read an FBI list of standard psychological manipulation techniques used by cults. Then I saw them in action at their local coffee shop. Hey, they're "Love Bombing" that person! I was talking to one of their members. Sure we're a "cult". Sure we practice "mind control". Then he proceeds to tell me their special definitions for cult and mind control. That's called "taking control of the language". They use their members as cheap labor at their businesses. And send the profits to their headquarters in Bangladesh where they have some schools, businesses and an orphanage. The leadership has very nice cars. My friend was in it for a few years. Then the "Murshid" (top guy) ordered my friend to send his daughter to their special school in Bangladesh. He noped out at that point.