Every human system that espouses a belief set that routinely denies or ignores evidence, and attacks and punishes those who draw attention to the evidence, is a cult.
Wealth-as-Power is a Cult.
Be it a monarchy, an oligarchy, a dictatorship, a corporation, a hedge fund or any other bureaucracy of hierarchical power and wealth that protects the power and the wealth from accountability to the population, where avoidable harms are not avoided in order to preserve the wealth and the power. The Cult sets out a belief system that typically denies evidence of avoidable harms caused and evades accountability for not avoiding those harms.
Wealth acts as a direct lever of power, enabling the elite to shape political agendas, control media, and influence policy-making, creating a self-reinforcing cycle of inequality.
Neoliberalism is a Cult.
Nationalism that specifies an innate superiority of a group of people who happen to have been born within a territorial hierarchy system and under the banner of a Flag where a nationalist ideology is taught to children is a cult system.
Cults accrue power to the hierarchy, by exploiting the population of cult members, at the expense of the cult members.
Every mortgaged 'home' leaser is an exploited Neoliberal cult member in that their utility to the cult is to extract wealth for lenders rather than to build healthy humane communities. The choice of social housing for healthy communities was removed from us by the Cult of Neoliberalism.
Zionism is a cult. Militarism is a cult. Nationalism is a cult. Patriarchy is a cult. The Manosphere is a cult.
Cults accrue power to the hierarchy, by exploiting the population of cult members, at the expense of the cult members.
Every mortgaged 'home' leaser is an exploited Neoliberal cult member in that their utility to the cult is to extract wealth for lenders rather than to build healthy humane communities. The choice of social housing for healthy communities was removed from us by the Cult of Neoliberalism.
Zionism is a cult. Militarism is a cult. Nationalism is a cult. Patriarchy is a cult. The Manosphere is a cult.
There are no Races.
There are language groups and there are the fabricated Nation States, but there are no Races.
The very idea of Race itself was created explicitly to institutionalise Racialism, Racism and theories of human superiority groups, as part of a class war waged by Plantation owners in the British American Colonies of the 1600s. The objective was to weaponise the minds, hearts and bodies of indentured workers against all others, to prevent solidarity emerging within the working population.
Racism is a weaponising cult belief system.
These various ideologies are all grift driven deadly cults. They are deadly in that they deploy and justify violence in the maintenance of the cult belief system and its dominance. They are gritty in that they extract wealth for the purpose of maintaining and enhancing the power of the cult hierarchy through exploitation.
Patriarchy is a nihilistic institution of the Cult of Wealth-as-Power, designed to accrue wealth and power through male lineage inheritance.
Our climate is being disrupted, by the Fossil Fuel Industry, Industrial Farming, Industrial Mining etc., and the Cult of Wealth-as-Power Systems continue to do that which disrupts it, even as evidence mounts that the damage is likely existential for the human species and indeed for many other species of life.
Evolutionary biology is predicated on the behaviour of every organism increasing the fecundity of the shared biome through natural adaptation, learning to meet the dynamics of Earths living spaces.
Egalitarian cultures are an expression of evolution - Wealth-as-Power cults are an expression of degradation of evolution.
Egalitarian cultures are an expression of evolution - Wealth-as-Power cults are an expression of degradation of evolution.
The 21st Century revolution will be the return to humane egalitarian cultural systems of organisation, where accountability replaces blame and punishment, nurture replaces violent competition, humanity confronts and challenges inhumanity, where empathy and emotional intelligence are the base of each society, each language group.
Examine these behavioural characteristics.
AI generated text on the basic behavioural characteristics of Cults.
Cults are defined by high-control, coercive, and often exploitative systems centered around excessive devotion to a charismatic leader or ideology, rather than just unusual beliefs. Key hallmarks include authoritarian leadership, isolation from society, thought reform (brainwashing), financial exploitation, and severe penalties for questioning or leaving the group.
Core Characteristics of Cults
- Authoritarian Leader(s): A charismatic leader who demands unquestioning loyalty and holds supreme, unchallengeable authority, often presenting themselves as having special knowledge or divinity.
- Isolation and Control: Strict control over members' lives, isolating them from family, friends, and mainstream society to maintain dependence on the group.
- Thought Reform and Manipulation: Use of indoctrination techniques, such as sleep deprivation, constant lecturing, or repetitive chanting, designed to break down individual identity and create dependency.
- No Tolerance for Criticism: Questions or dissent are treated as treason or disloyalty, with no acceptable means of challenging the leadership.
- Exploitation: Members are often exploited for financial gain, sexual favors, or forced labor to benefit the leadership.
- "Us vs. Them" Mentality: Members are taught that the outside world is evil, lost, or doomed, and that the cult is the only path to salvation or enlightenment.
- Fear-Based Exit Barriers: Leaving is portrayed as catastrophic, often resulting in shunning by other members or threats of spiritual/physical harm.
Types of Cults
- Religious: Unorthodox sects that often revolve around a prophet figure.
- Non-Religious: These can include commercial/financial cults, political cults, or self-help groups, which operate using the same psychological manipulation techniques.
Common Indicators of a Group's Potential Danger
According to researchers, a key distinction separating a "cult" from a passionate group or legitimate religion is the presence of harm and lack of freedom.
According to researchers, a key distinction separating a "cult" from a passionate group or legitimate religion is the presence of harm and lack of freedom.
- "BITE"" Model: Coined by Steve Hassan, this refers to Behavioral, Information, Thought, and Emotional control.
- Financial Dishonesty: Lack of transparency regarding the group's finances.
- Victimization of Former Members: Intense, continued demonization of those who leave.
- Sense of Unworthiness: Members are constantly made to feel they are never "good enough"
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