It helps separate those who will go to any lengths from those who have a conscience. It's a filtering system (Just as the vaccines separates those who tow the line from those that do not).
Blackmail videos to keep them under control. Should they go rogue or develop a conscience later on, you can nullify their influence and credibility by releasing the videos. No one will believe them even if they tell the truth..
The rituals also serve as mental conditioning to remove empathy. Empathy is a risk to the cabal. Zimbardo prison experiments shows how easy it is to remove empathy by role playing prison guards and prisoners. An interesting question: If you act like a psychopath, do you eventually become one?
A more practical take:
It helps separate those who will go to any lengths from those who have a conscience. It's a filtering system (Just as the vaccines separates those who tow the line from those that do not).
Blackmail videos to keep them under control. Should they go rogue or develop a conscience later on, you can nullify their influence and credibility by releasing the videos. No one will believe them even if they tell the truth..
The rituals also serve as mental conditioning to remove empathy. Empathy is a risk to the cabal. Zimbardo prison experiments shows how easy it is to remove empathy by role playing prison guards and prisoners. An interesting question: If you act like a psychopath, do you eventually become one?