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Mosby

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Reply to Rustyeye77 (Original post)

Thu Feb 11, 2021, 03:11 PM

Feb 2021

Cults provide clarity. People join cults because they believe they’re being offered solid, absolute answers for questions such as good vs. evil, religion, the meaning of life, politics, etc. Many cult leaders promote messages that are simple and seem to make sense, the exact opposite of what we’re often provided with in typical, everyday life. Cult leaders make promises that are totally unattainable, but not offered by any other group in society.

Germans loved Hitler, its something of a myth that he had to convince anyone to commit genocide, because the German people were willing participants.

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Question: What makes some/many join a cult or movement ? [View all] Rustyeye77 Feb 2021 OP

Usually for a sense of belonging underpants Feb 2021 #1

My take is that people sucked into a cult are vulnerable, even those that appear "normal." MoonRiver Feb 2021 #2

And that must include violence. Rustyeye77 Feb 2021 #4

Yes they are looking for something that is missing in their lives or problems theyare facing. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #6

It's kind of an easy way out of one's problems. MoonRiver Feb 2021 #13

Yes easy way outs usually have their own set of problems attached. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #17

+10000 chowder66 Feb 2021 #23

Need to belong, and a sense of security stillcool Feb 2021 #3

Psyops Silver1 Feb 2021 #5

The first seed... Montauk6 Feb 2021 #7

This has been happening since the 1980's when raygun's administration remove the responsibiliy overleft Feb 2021 #8

Depends on the cult leader. Usually they find people in a cognitive opening applegrove Feb 2021 #9

I'm an ex-catholic, foaming at the mouth atheist. Iggo Feb 2021 #10

Answers. Mosby Feb 2021 #11

True Rustyeye77 Feb 2021 #12

I heard when Hitler first started marlakay Feb 2021 #19

They're lonely and looking for a community, and they like answers to problems that don't have gollygee Feb 2021 #14

***SIMPLE*** Narrow their ///TRUSTED/// sources of information and cross checking and they'll uponit7771 Feb 2021 #15

Sad empty lives. Even money and/or Jesus ain't cutting it for them. BusyBeingBest Feb 2021 #16

I got sucked into a cult for a year marlakay Feb 2021 #18

That's quite a story. Rustyeye77 Feb 2021 #20

I was messed up in my thinking marlakay Feb 2021 #22

Thank you Rustyeye77 Feb 2021 #24

Thanks 😊 marlakay Feb 2021 #25

I'd guess an extremely low self-esteem is a most common denominator. LanternWaste Feb 2021 #21

They also want to believe Corgigal Feb 2021 #26