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Usually for a sense of belonging underpants Feb 2021 #1
My take is that people sucked into a cult are vulnerable, even those that appear "normal." MoonRiver Feb 2021 #2
And that must include violence. Rustyeye77 Feb 2021 #4
Yes they are looking for something that is missing in their lives or problems theyare facing. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #6
It's kind of an easy way out of one's problems. MoonRiver Feb 2021 #13
Yes easy way outs usually have their own set of problems attached. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #17
+10000 chowder66 Feb 2021 #23
Need to belong, and a sense of security stillcool Feb 2021 #3
Psyops Silver1 Feb 2021 #5
The first seed... Montauk6 Feb 2021 #7
This has been happening since the 1980's when raygun's administration remove the responsibiliy overleft Feb 2021 #8
Depends on the cult leader. Usually they find people in a cognitive opening applegrove Feb 2021 #9
I'm an ex-catholic, foaming at the mouth atheist. Iggo Feb 2021 #10
Answers. Mosby Feb 2021 #11
True Rustyeye77 Feb 2021 #12
I heard when Hitler first started marlakay Feb 2021 #19
They're lonely and looking for a community, and they like answers to problems that don't have gollygee Feb 2021 #14
***SIMPLE*** Narrow their ///TRUSTED/// sources of information and cross checking and they'll uponit7771 Feb 2021 #15
Sad empty lives. Even money and/or Jesus ain't cutting it for them. BusyBeingBest Feb 2021 #16
I got sucked into a cult for a year marlakay Feb 2021 #18
That's quite a story. Rustyeye77 Feb 2021 #20
I was messed up in my thinking marlakay Feb 2021 #22
Thank you Rustyeye77 Feb 2021 #24
Thanks 😊 marlakay Feb 2021 #25
I'd guess an extremely low self-esteem is a most common denominator. LanternWaste Feb 2021 #21
They also want to believe Corgigal Feb 2021 #26
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