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Cult leaders are
masters at mind
control
Cult leaders convince their
victims to separate themselves
from society, give up personal
possessions and sometimes
huge sums of money. They
convince people to buy into
whatever they are promoting.
To do all this a cult leader
must be a master at mind
control. Ways in which leaders
gain control over cult
members vary, but some
popular methods include.
Public Humiliation:
New cult members maybe
"love bombed" shortly after
their arrival, but once they are
established, members,
cult leaders often maintain
emotional control through
various exercises meant to
publicly humiliate a member.
One such method involves
someone sitting in a chair
surrounded by other members,
at which time they are required
to admit their recent failures,
base thoughts, shortcomings,
etc.
Self Incrimination:
A favourite tactic of the
infamous cult leader Jim Jones,
self-incrimination requires cult
members to provide their
leader with written statements
detailing their individual fears
and mistakes.
The cult leader can then use
these statements to shame
individual members publicly.
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Brainwashing:
Cult leaders are known to repeat
various lies and distortions until
members find it difficult to distinguish
between reality and cult life.
Paranoia:
To maintain a false sense of comfort,
cults often rely on paranoia tactics.
cult leaders convince their victims
that a group, their families, and/or the
government is out to get them, but
that the cult can provide safety. Once
a cult member comes to the
conclusion that their families and
country cannot keep them safe, they
begin to worship and put all of their
faith in their cult leader.
Leaders are skilled at mind-control
tricks. They often would encourage
members to spy on each other, and
consistently speak through
loudspeakers at all hours of the day so
that cult members would hear his
voice whether awake or asleep.