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Cults
"Cult" may refer to the original and typically ancient sense of "religious practice" or to a newly established religious movement. It is also a pejorative term for a group whose religious beliefs are considered fanatical and unacceptable.
(See also cult classics.) ...more
(See also cult classics.) ...more
People Who Have Left Cults or Religious Fundamentalism (Memoirs & Biographies)
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[Cult] members learn a new vocabulary that is designed to constrict their thinking into absolute, black-and-white, thought-stopping clichés that conform to group ideology. (“Lock her up” and “Build the Wall” are Trumpian examples. Even his put-downs and nicknames—Crooked Hillary, Pocahontas for Elizabeth Warren—function to block other thoughts. Terms like “deep state” and “globalist” also act as triggers. They rouse emotion and direct attention.)
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― The Cult of Trump: A Leading Cult Expert Explains How the President Uses Mind Control
― The Cult of Trump: A Leading Cult Expert Explains How the President Uses Mind Control

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Obviously, there must be some connection between the subordination of actual individuals and the grotesque exaltation of symbolic ones like Kim Il Sung.
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