Comments by "P M" (@pm2886) on "Cult Deprogrammer Breaks Down Cults In Movies \u0026 TV | Vanity Fair" video.

  1. Not "high" sense of self .... low. They have pathological low self-esteem.
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  2.  @cyagami90  That's a dangerously incorrect understanding. It's not the object of worship which is the problem. They don't even need an object of worship. The true marker of a cult is cultish behaviour in the members. If they behave like cultists, they're in a cult.
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  3. On the contrary ... people with strong social support networks are much less likely to succumb.
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  4. The world is full of crazies and bullies, and that will always be true. It's on each of us to ensure we don't fall victim.
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  5.  @jenniferhiemstra5228  No individual leader is needed. If it walks and talks like a cult, it's a cult. Progressives meet just about all the criteria.
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  6. Try "leaving" the Progressive Left, and see how fast you're shunned. Tell your woke pals you've decided to start voting Conservative. Progressivism is absolutely a cult.
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