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The Velveteen Ocelot

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5. The problem with cults is that it takes more than a former cult member

Thu Jan 28, 2021, 05:11 PM

Jan 2021

just announcing that the cult is nuts. The more you criticize a cult the more strongly the members support the cult; the critical former member will be considered a traitor and will not be believed. People become members of cults because the cult offers them some kind of emotional and psychological reward, and you can't deprogram them unless you can find a way to give them an emotional connection to something else, as by reminding them of people, organizations and activities they valued before they got involved in the cult.

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A question on cult deprogramming [View all] matt819 Jan 2021 OP

much like ex-Scientologists lapfog_1 Jan 2021 #1

The only realistic option is to arrest as many as possible, and sow division among the rest. lagomorph777 Jan 2021 #2

I think it might peel off some of the cult members, but not all. Irish_Dem Jan 2021 #3

If you read rw social media, they are catching on that it was all bs. Many have turned on frump, man lindysalsagal Jan 2021 #4

The problem with cults is that it takes more than a former cult member The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2021 #5

This. Hortensis Jan 2021 #7

It's a really hard nut to crack. Cult expert Steven Hassan writes in Mike 03 Jan 2021 #6

Often, it requires the leader of the cult doing something Best_man23 Jan 2021 #8