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Is the Republican Party Turning into a Cult?
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(This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)
Wednesday, Aug. 03, 2005
Wednesday, Aug. 03, 2005
at
7:21:08pm PDT
Cults avoid scrutiny by harassing critics and whistleblowers, often in ways that police find it difficult to respond to.
Cults are groups that often exploit members psychologically and/or financially, typically by making members comply with leadership's demands through certain types of psychological manipulation, popularly called mind control, and through the inculcation of deep-seated anxious dependency on the group and its leaders.
Cult: A group or movement exhibiting a great or excessive devotion or dedication to some person, idea, or thing and employing unethically manipulative techniques of persuasion and control . . . designed to advance the goals of the group's leaders to the actual or possible detriment of members, their families, or the community.
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from various web sources