The other side of it all though, is that people yearn for this stuff. Cults work because they catch people in dire straits.
They offer a special status in this world in exchange for bigotry of some kind or other. In the process making people even more miserable and attach more to the cult.
But it is the sense of community and purpose that is also the antidote. And the safety net for jumping out of one.
Toni Aittoniemi /
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2024-08-13 14:24:06
in reply to nevent1q…8qpu
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2024-08-13 14:24:06Event JSON
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