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Every Psychology Behind Cults Explained in 14 Minutes
00:00 - Charismatic Leadership
1:13 - Groupthink and Conformity
2:07 - Psychological Manipulation Techniques
3:18 - The Role of Isolation
4:27 - The Appeal to Disenfranchised Individuals
5:28 - Identity Reconstruction
6:45 - The BITE Model
7:49 - Trauma Bonding
8:55 - The Process of Indoctrination
10:04 - Exploitation of Vulnerabilities
11:08 - Us vs. Them Mentality
12:20 - Identity Fusion
13:31 - Deception
I also like to copy out the transcript to make it easier for people to reference:
0:00
charismatic leadership
Jim Jones's
0:02
charismatic approach as a leader was one
0:04
of the reasons why he pulled a lot of
0:06
followers to the people's Temple
0:08
eventually leading to one of the biggest
0:09
Mass suicides in history killing over
0:12
900 people charismatic leadership in
0:14
Cults is like a magnet that pulls metal
0:16
shavings this process Taps into
0:19
cognitive dissonance and social identity
0:21
Theory making it difficult for followers
0:23
to question the leaders or leave the
0:24
cult due to their strong desire for
0:26
group consistency and identity instead
0:29
cult leaders use charm and persuasive
0:31
words to compel and Captivate followers
0:33
into believing their Vision this leads
0:35
to a devoted group of people dying for
0:37
their cause their words are so profound
0:40
that they can exert influence over the
0:42
lives of their supporters cult leaders
0:44
usually have magnetic personalities that
0:46
make them confident and Charming they
0:48
know how to Captivate followers using
0:50
tals that can Mesmerize their audiences
0:53
and keep them glued through the promise
0:55
of Eternal salvation and a sense of
0:57
belonging however behind that curtain of
0:59
charisma is a manipulative leader who
1:01
acts like a spider luring insects with a
1:04
Web of Lies that will eventually trap
1:06
them before they realize they're doomed
1:08
it's already too late for the followers
1:10
because their Leader's silver tongue
1:12
already traps them
group think and
1:15
Conformity
group think and Conformity
1:17
functions can be seen in how fashion
1:19
becomes a thing when you see everyone
1:21
wearing the same style of hat even if
1:22
you don't like the Hat you'll be
1:24
pressured to buy the Hat because you
1:26
want to conform to society and fit in
1:28
instead of standing out this pressure to
1:30
conform is similar to what happens in
1:32
Cults even if a particular Cults views
1:35
contradict your values you'll be
1:36
pressured to adopt the same beliefs and
1:38
behaviors you want to conform to the
1:41
same beliefs that people around you
1:42
follow because you want to conform to
1:44
the group's standards this is often
1:46
present in smaller isolated communities
1:49
even if you're not necessarily a devout
1:51
believer you want to feel accepted and
1:53
avoid conflict that's how group think
1:55
occurs people prioritize consensus and
1:58
Harmony instead of contradic the views
2:00
of certain members of the same group so
2:02
in a cult contradictions and doubts are
2:04
suppressed in favor of group think to
2:06
promote Unity
psychological manipulation
2:08
techniques
cult leaders use invisible
2:11
strings that come in the form of
2:12
psychological manipulation techniques
2:14
it's like their Master puppeteers who
2:16
make their followers dance at will and
2:18
make them do things they wouldn't
2:20
normally do had it not been for the cult
2:22
leaders manipulative tactics Charles
2:24
Manson used his psychological
2:25
manipulation techniques to gather
2:27
followers into his family he manipulated
2:30
vulnerabilities by promising them
2:31
salvation if they would trigger his
2:33
apocalyptic Visions which would Elevate
2:36
him to Messianic status other than that
2:38
cult leaders are also known for using
2:40
sneaky tactics including love bombing
2:43
where they make their followers feel
2:44
loved by giving them attention a love
2:46
bombed recruit will feel unique enough
2:48
to join the cult just like how a naive
2:51
teenager can fall for flowers and
2:53
chocolates some cult leaders use control
2:55
over basic needs to manipulate their
2:57
members psychologically others also use
2:59
use fear to their advantage it can come
3:02
in the form of punishments from the
3:03
leaders sometimes they convince their
3:05
followers of an impending doom causing
3:07
them to fall in line out of fear
3:09
psychological manipulation is the Forte
3:12
of an expert cult leader who knows the
3:14
specific techniques that can force his
3:15
followers to obey unquestionably
the
3:18
role of isolation
a cult leader
3:20
isolation tactics work like an island
3:22
that strands cult members in a secluded
3:24
and isolated area with nowhere else to
3:27
go they trap supporters in a proverbial
3:29
Fortress to Shield them from any
3:31
influences from the outside world making
3:33
it harder for them to see the opinions
3:35
of those who aren't part of their
3:36
organization when a member is physically
3:38
mentally and emotionally isolated within
3:41
a cult opposing opinions and differing
3:43
views regarding some issues will be
3:45
challenging to come by their only
3:47
opinions come from their leaders and
3:48
fellow members forcing them to have only
3:51
one world view so if the only
3:53
information that the members know about
3:54
a specific topic is the one that their
3:56
leaders feed them they are more likely
3:58
to stay loyal to the group believing
4:00
that the Cults ideology is the only
4:02
truth moreover isolation tactics also
4:05
give the members a sense of exclusivity
4:07
that makes them feel special it's like
4:09
the cult gives them the impression that
4:10
they are in an ivory Tower but are in
4:13
reality trapped in a jail cell of
4:15
manipulation Jim Jones famously employed
4:18
such tactics on his followers especially
4:20
after he moved them to his Jonestown
4:22
compound physically and mentally
4:24
isolating them from the rest of society
4:26
the appeal to disenfranchised
4:28
individuals
David Berg's children of God
4:31
grew because he targeted youth members
4:33
of countercultural movements during the
4:35
60s and 70s he appealed to their
4:37
disenfranchisement from society to
4:39
create a cult with loyal followers a
4:41
cult leader who tries to appeal to
4:43
disenfranchised individuals attacks
4:45
their feelings of loneliness and
4:46
helplessness they look for people who
4:48
have lost faith in society or have
4:50
become disenfranchised from the everyday
4:52
workings of the world it's like how
4:54
Rebel groups look for recruits with the
4:56
same hatred for the government from
4:58
there the cult leader gives the recruits
4:59
a place to feel like they belong they
5:01
make them feel understood and at home
5:04
making them feel that the cult is the
5:05
only place where they can be themselves
5:07
someone who has a sense of belonging is
5:09
more likely to stay loyal to the person
5:11
who gave it to them in this case it's
5:13
the cult leader in short Cults prey on
5:15
vulnerable people who are still
5:17
searching for meaning in their lives
5:18
Cults lure them with the promise of love
5:21
family and acceptance only for them to
5:23
end up getting manipulated into doing
5:25
all sorts of crazy things for the sake
5:27
of belonging
identity reconstruction
5:30
identity reconstruction was another
5:32
tactic that Charles Manson used to
5:33
create a cult of loyal followers willing
5:35
to kill for him he reshaped their sense
5:37
of self and instilled allegiance to his
5:40
Twisted beliefs when a cult leader uses
5:42
identity reconstruction they reshape and
5:44
twist the beliefs and sense of identity
5:46
of their recruits according to the Cults
5:48
beliefs and Norms it's like you're
5:50
playing with Lego bricks to create a
5:52
house but someone comes in and uses the
5:54
same bricks to rearrange them to create
5:56
an entirely different structure the new
5:58
structure is still made made out of the
6:00
same Lego bricks but is no longer
6:02
recognizable from the old one in the
6:04
same way cult leaders simply use a
6:06
person's values to reconstruct a new
6:08
person that adheres to their beliefs for
6:10
example if a person feels lost in
6:12
society because he has no place in the
6:14
modern world the cult leader uses that
6:16
vulnerability to reconstruct a new
6:18
identity that hates Society cult members
6:20
who have identities tied to the cult
6:22
itself are more likely to commit extreme
6:25
acts to protect their sense of identity
6:27
and beliefs the process can be subtle
6:29
yet coercive allowing leaders to use
6:31
different ways to break their members
6:33
personalities and sense of individuality
6:35
to force them to adhere to their beliefs
6:38
before a member knows it they have lost
6:40
touch with their former selves and have
6:42
become receptive to the group's ideology
6:44
the bite model
the bite model is used to
6:47
understand Cults and is divided into
6:49
four categories Behavior information
6:52
thought and emotional control it is a
6:54
cult leaders recipe book for a dish to
6:56
gain obedient and loyal followers
6:58
Behavior control is the instructions
7:00
given by a recipe Cults dictate what you
7:02
can and cannot do and when you can and
7:05
cannot do specific actions they regulate
7:08
your actions and limit the things that
7:09
you can do information control acts as
7:12
the ingredients you use in a recipe
7:13
Cults feed you information according to
7:15
their beliefs similar to how a recipe
7:18
excludes all other ingredients from a
7:19
dish thought control meanwhile acts as
7:22
the recipe's flavors in the sense that
7:24
Cults shape how people think through
7:26
rituals and messages they steadily
7:28
change people's Thinking by adding
7:30
subtle yet strong spices to change the
7:33
flavor of the recipe finally emotional
7:35
control is similar to how a recipe is
7:37
presented to a diner Cults use your
7:40
emotions to make you feel guilty about
7:41
leaving the group just like a master
7:43
chef uses a beautiful presentation to
7:46
make you feel guilty if you don't like
7:47
the flavors
trauma bonding
the old
7:50
saying goes misery finds company trauma
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is a powerful tool that can help Bond
7:55
people like superglue whenever people
7:57
have gone through the same miserable and
7:58
rough experience expences in life they
8:00
tend to find company and people who have
8:02
also gone through the same experiences
8:04
Cults use trauma bonding to attract and
8:06
keep members of their organizations it's
8:08
like saying hey we know what we've been
8:10
through so we can help you these Cults
8:12
also create environments where members
8:14
depend on one another for their safety
8:16
and sense of belonging as the members
8:18
stay in the cult longer the leaders
8:20
psychologically emotionally and
8:22
physically abuse their members but
8:24
trauma bonding allows the members to
8:26
stay inside the cult in the hopes that
8:28
they can do better to gain their leader
8:30
approval and hopefully stop the abuse as
8:32
they've already grown too attached to
8:34
their abuser Keith reneer the founder of
8:36
Nexium abused the female members of his
8:38
cult but because of trauma bonding the
8:41
members stayed for years and even
8:43
recruited new members to please reneer
8:45
and pass the cycle of abuse onto the new
8:47
members it became a pyramid scheme where
8:49
the ones who Recruit new members get
8:51
better benefits prompting them to stay
8:53
instead of leaving the cult
when you plant and
8:58
cultivate seeds in a garden they grow
8:59
into plants it's the same thing with the
9:02
process of indoctrination which relies
9:04
on the cult leader planting the seeds of
9:05
ideology into the minds of their
9:07
recruits they do so by using persuasive
9:10
speeches visions of grandeur and subtle
9:12
manipulative tactics that eventually
9:14
grow into plants of ideologies once the
9:17
seeds have grown followers start to
9:19
adopt the cult's ideas as their own
9:21
without even realizing how much their
9:23
beliefs have changed but the
9:24
indoctrination doesn't stop there
9:26
because as gardeners cult leaders need
9:29
to weed out unwanted plants followers
9:31
must abandon their ideologies and adhere
9:34
only to the group's beliefs their
9:35
personal opinions are regarded as weeds
9:37
that must be rooted out to ensure that
9:39
the cult has an ideal Garden of faithful
9:41
followers a member without any opposing
9:44
beliefs is easier to manipulate for
9:46
abusive cult leaders one good example of
9:48
this is Joseph de dambro the leader of
9:50
the solar Temple cult he utilized the
9:53
process of indoctrination by enforcing
9:55
his authority onto his members and
9:57
subjecting them to psychological manip
9:59
populations until they were loyal enough
10:01
to commit suicide and murders
10:03
exploitation of vulnerabilities
everyone
10:06
has a weakness or vulnerability that
10:08
people can exploit a vulnerable person
10:10
is like a house with a weaker lock or a
10:12
room with a busted door hinge a careful
10:15
and experienced burglar should be able
10:17
to find such vulnerabilities enter the
10:19
house and do whatever he wants that's
10:21
what happens when a cult leader exploits
10:23
a person's weaknesses weaknesses can be
10:26
anything from feelings of loneliness and
10:28
heartbreak or inse Securities but most
10:30
people lock their vulnerabilities inside
10:32
closed doors cult leaders however are
10:35
skilled enough to break these locks open
10:37
and use them to their advantage to gain
10:39
the trust of their followers when a cult
10:41
leader is inside they can rearrange the
10:43
person's beliefs and ideas just like a
10:45
burglar can rearrange the furniture in a
10:47
house he broke into before the person
10:49
realizes it the cult has already taken
10:51
advantage of their vulnerabilities to
10:53
force their ideals onto them Warren
10:55
Jeffs leader of the fundamental Church
10:57
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
10:59
claimed Divine Authority and manipulated
11:01
the religious beliefs of his followers
11:03
ultimately using their vulnerabilities
11:05
against them to control and coers them
11:08
US versus them mentality
Sun yyang Moon
11:10
the founder of the unification Church
11:12
taught his followers that they were the
11:14
chosen ones destined to unite the world
11:17
essentially making them think that it
11:18
was them against everyone else the US
11:21
versus them mentality is like a dividing
11:23
wall that keeps two opposing ideologies
11:26
on each side those on one end are the US
11:28
meaning meanwhile everyone who isn't on
11:30
that side is the them or the others what
11:33
cult leaders do is that they try to
11:35
distinguish their Cults as groups that
11:37
are in opposition to those who aren't
11:39
members of their order while making them
11:41
feel unique and Superior compared to
11:44
Outsiders because of this mindset
11:46
members of a cult believe that they know
11:48
better than anyone who isn't part of
11:49
their group and are in a better position
11:51
in terms of their beliefs and ideologies
11:53
the same mindset also allows them to
11:55
stick together believing that the only
11:57
ones who can understand them are their
11:59
fellow cult members this mentality can
12:01
be strong enough for members to actually
12:03
cut ties with family and friends who
12:05
don't belong to their Cults they see
12:07
themselves as the ones who are correct
12:09
and are willing to alienate or oppose
12:11
anyone who doesn't share the same
12:13
beliefs the worst part is that they're
12:15
only willing to accept information or
12:17
opinions from the inside instead of the
12:19
outside
identity Fusion
a bucket of
12:22
water has a unique identity from the
12:23
ocean but once you pour the entire
12:26
bucket into the ocean it ceases to be
12:28
unique because it loses its
12:30
distinctiveness when it merges with a
12:32
bigger body of water Cults work in the
12:34
same way by gradually fusing the
12:36
identities of their members with the
12:38
bigger identity of the entire group
12:40
forcing them to lose their
12:41
individualities shoko asahara of am
12:44
shrio used the same tactic by making his
12:47
followers believe they were all part of
12:49
the same Elite group destined to survive
12:51
a global apocalyptic event members of
12:53
that group lost their individuality and
12:55
were willing enough to commit acts of
12:57
Terror to bring about shoko's vision
12:59
people and Cults experience this when
13:01
they adopt the group's values and goals
13:03
as their own becoming Fanatics who take
13:05
on the cult's identity cult leaders are
13:07
to blame for this because they
13:09
manipulate their members by coercing or
13:11
feeding them information gradually and
13:13
subtly that convinces their followers
13:15
that there is only one universal truth
13:18
when members fuse their identities with
13:20
the entire cult they can no longer
13:21
differentiate between right and wrong
13:24
because the group's ideals dictate their
13:26
discernment this can force members to
13:28
commit illegal Acts acts all for the
13:30
sake of the cult
deception
deception is
13:33
arguably the most common denominator in
13:35
all cults because cult leaders need to
13:37
conceal the truth from their followers
13:39
to force them into blind submission for
13:42
example Keith rineer deceived women into
13:44
thinking that Nexium was a support group
13:46
but was instead an Avenue for him to
13:49
commit abuse it's similar to how a
13:51
magician hides the truth from the
13:53
audience using curtains audiences are
13:55
amazed at the seemingly Supernatural
13:57
Feats of a magician but are BL to the
13:59
fact that they are being tricked from
14:01
behind the curtain in the same way Cults
14:03
lure followers with grand promises such
14:06
as Eternal salvation and Enlightenment
14:08
but hide the fact that they have
14:09
ulterior motives that could take the
14:11
form of abuses or personal enrichment at
14:14
the expense of the followers the problem
14:16
is that cult leaders are so skilled at
14:18
hiding the truth that their followers
14:20
fall for their tricks for years or even
14:23
decades this can create an illusion that
14:25
could make it harder for cult followers
14:27
to distinguish reality from a false
14:29
image created by their leaders the
14:31
deception tactics can be subtle but can
14:33
also have powerful and lasting effects
14:35
that can trick followers into blind
14:40
[Music]
14:43
submission
Welcome to c/Conspiracies! I see from the public logs that you reposted the "14 Minute Video Exploring Cult Manipulation Techniques" from c/BewareTheirTactics and it was probably hidden here due to your account not having enough score yet. As a courtesy to readers, the video outline given is:
Every Psychology Behind Cults Explained in 14 Minutes 00:00 - Charismatic Leadership 1:13 - Groupthink and Conformity 2:07 - Psychological Manipulation Techniques 3:18 - The Role of Isolation 4:27 - The Appeal to Disenfranchised Individuals 5:28 - Identity Reconstruction 6:45 - The BITE Model 7:49 - Trauma Bonding 8:55 - The Process of Indoctrination 10:04 - Exploitation of Vulnerabilities 11:08 - Us vs. Them Mentality 12:20 - Identity Fusion 13:31 - Deception
I also like to copy out the transcript to make it easier for people to reference:
0:00 charismatic leadership
Jim Jones's 0:02 charismatic approach as a leader was one 0:04 of the reasons why he pulled a lot of 0:06 followers to the people's Temple 0:08 eventually leading to one of the biggest 0:09 Mass suicides in history killing over 0:12 900 people charismatic leadership in 0:14 Cults is like a magnet that pulls metal 0:16 shavings this process Taps into 0:19 cognitive dissonance and social identity 0:21 Theory making it difficult for followers 0:23 to question the leaders or leave the 0:24 cult due to their strong desire for 0:26 group consistency and identity instead 0:29 cult leaders use charm and persuasive 0:31 words to compel and Captivate followers 0:33 into believing their Vision this leads 0:35 to a devoted group of people dying for 0:37 their cause their words are so profound 0:40 that they can exert influence over the 0:42 lives of their supporters cult leaders 0:44 usually have magnetic personalities that 0:46 make them confident and Charming they 0:48 know how to Captivate followers using 0:50 tals that can Mesmerize their audiences 0:53 and keep them glued through the promise 0:55 of Eternal salvation and a sense of 0:57 belonging however behind that curtain of 0:59 charisma is a manipulative leader who 1:01 acts like a spider luring insects with a 1:04 Web of Lies that will eventually trap 1:06 them before they realize they're doomed 1:08 it's already too late for the followers 1:10 because their Leader's silver tongue 1:12 already traps them
group think and 1:15 Conformity
group think and Conformity 1:17 functions can be seen in how fashion 1:19 becomes a thing when you see everyone 1:21 wearing the same style of hat even if 1:22 you don't like the Hat you'll be 1:24 pressured to buy the Hat because you 1:26 want to conform to society and fit in 1:28 instead of standing out this pressure to 1:30 conform is similar to what happens in 1:32 Cults even if a particular Cults views 1:35 contradict your values you'll be 1:36 pressured to adopt the same beliefs and 1:38 behaviors you want to conform to the 1:41 same beliefs that people around you 1:42 follow because you want to conform to 1:44 the group's standards this is often 1:46 present in smaller isolated communities 1:49 even if you're not necessarily a devout 1:51 believer you want to feel accepted and 1:53 avoid conflict that's how group think 1:55 occurs people prioritize consensus and 1:58 Harmony instead of contradic the views 2:00 of certain members of the same group so 2:02 in a cult contradictions and doubts are 2:04 suppressed in favor of group think to 2:06 promote Unity
psychological manipulation 2:08 techniques
cult leaders use invisible 2:11 strings that come in the form of 2:12 psychological manipulation techniques 2:14 it's like their Master puppeteers who 2:16 make their followers dance at will and 2:18 make them do things they wouldn't 2:20 normally do had it not been for the cult 2:22 leaders manipulative tactics Charles 2:24 Manson used his psychological 2:25 manipulation techniques to gather 2:27 followers into his family he manipulated 2:30 vulnerabilities by promising them 2:31 salvation if they would trigger his 2:33 apocalyptic Visions which would Elevate 2:36 him to Messianic status other than that 2:38 cult leaders are also known for using 2:40 sneaky tactics including love bombing 2:43 where they make their followers feel 2:44 loved by giving them attention a love 2:46 bombed recruit will feel unique enough 2:48 to join the cult just like how a naive 2:51 teenager can fall for flowers and 2:53 chocolates some cult leaders use control 2:55 over basic needs to manipulate their 2:57 members psychologically others also use 2:59 use fear to their advantage it can come 3:02 in the form of punishments from the 3:03 leaders sometimes they convince their 3:05 followers of an impending doom causing 3:07 them to fall in line out of fear 3:09 psychological manipulation is the Forte 3:12 of an expert cult leader who knows the 3:14 specific techniques that can force his 3:15 followers to obey unquestionably
the 3:18 role of isolation
a cult leader 3:20 isolation tactics work like an island 3:22 that strands cult members in a secluded 3:24 and isolated area with nowhere else to 3:27 go they trap supporters in a proverbial 3:29 Fortress to Shield them from any 3:31 influences from the outside world making 3:33 it harder for them to see the opinions 3:35 of those who aren't part of their 3:36 organization when a member is physically 3:38 mentally and emotionally isolated within 3:41 a cult opposing opinions and differing 3:43 views regarding some issues will be 3:45 challenging to come by their only 3:47 opinions come from their leaders and 3:48 fellow members forcing them to have only 3:51 one world view so if the only 3:53 information that the members know about 3:54 a specific topic is the one that their 3:56 leaders feed them they are more likely 3:58 to stay loyal to the group believing 4:00 that the Cults ideology is the only 4:02 truth moreover isolation tactics also 4:05 give the members a sense of exclusivity 4:07 that makes them feel special it's like 4:09 the cult gives them the impression that 4:10 they are in an ivory Tower but are in 4:13 reality trapped in a jail cell of 4:15 manipulation Jim Jones famously employed 4:18 such tactics on his followers especially 4:20 after he moved them to his Jonestown 4:22 compound physically and mentally 4:24 isolating them from the rest of society
4:26 the appeal to disenfranchised 4:28 individuals
David Berg's children of God 4:31 grew because he targeted youth members 4:33 of countercultural movements during the 4:35 60s and 70s he appealed to their 4:37 disenfranchisement from society to 4:39 create a cult with loyal followers a 4:41 cult leader who tries to appeal to 4:43 disenfranchised individuals attacks 4:45 their feelings of loneliness and 4:46 helplessness they look for people who 4:48 have lost faith in society or have 4:50 become disenfranchised from the everyday 4:52 workings of the world it's like how 4:54 Rebel groups look for recruits with the 4:56 same hatred for the government from 4:58 there the cult leader gives the recruits 4:59 a place to feel like they belong they 5:01 make them feel understood and at home 5:04 making them feel that the cult is the 5:05 only place where they can be themselves 5:07 someone who has a sense of belonging is 5:09 more likely to stay loyal to the person 5:11 who gave it to them in this case it's 5:13 the cult leader in short Cults prey on 5:15 vulnerable people who are still 5:17 searching for meaning in their lives 5:18 Cults lure them with the promise of love 5:21 family and acceptance only for them to 5:23 end up getting manipulated into doing 5:25 all sorts of crazy things for the sake 5:27 of belonging
identity reconstruction 5:30
identity reconstruction was another 5:32 tactic that Charles Manson used to 5:33 create a cult of loyal followers willing 5:35 to kill for him he reshaped their sense 5:37 of self and instilled allegiance to his 5:40 Twisted beliefs when a cult leader uses 5:42 identity reconstruction they reshape and 5:44 twist the beliefs and sense of identity 5:46 of their recruits according to the Cults 5:48 beliefs and Norms it's like you're 5:50 playing with Lego bricks to create a 5:52 house but someone comes in and uses the 5:54 same bricks to rearrange them to create 5:56 an entirely different structure the new 5:58 structure is still made made out of the 6:00 same Lego bricks but is no longer 6:02 recognizable from the old one in the 6:04 same way cult leaders simply use a 6:06 person's values to reconstruct a new 6:08 person that adheres to their beliefs for 6:10 example if a person feels lost in 6:12 society because he has no place in the 6:14 modern world the cult leader uses that 6:16 vulnerability to reconstruct a new 6:18 identity that hates Society cult members 6:20 who have identities tied to the cult 6:22 itself are more likely to commit extreme 6:25 acts to protect their sense of identity 6:27 and beliefs the process can be subtle 6:29 yet coercive allowing leaders to use 6:31 different ways to break their members 6:33 personalities and sense of individuality 6:35 to force them to adhere to their beliefs 6:38 before a member knows it they have lost 6:40 touch with their former selves and have 6:42 become receptive to the group's ideology
6:44 the bite model
the bite model is used to 6:47 understand Cults and is divided into 6:49 four categories Behavior information 6:52 thought and emotional control it is a 6:54 cult leaders recipe book for a dish to 6:56 gain obedient and loyal followers 6:58 Behavior control is the instructions 7:00 given by a recipe Cults dictate what you 7:02 can and cannot do and when you can and 7:05 cannot do specific actions they regulate 7:08 your actions and limit the things that 7:09 you can do information control acts as 7:12 the ingredients you use in a recipe 7:13 Cults feed you information according to 7:15 their beliefs similar to how a recipe 7:18 excludes all other ingredients from a 7:19 dish thought control meanwhile acts as 7:22 the recipe's flavors in the sense that 7:24 Cults shape how people think through 7:26 rituals and messages they steadily 7:28 change people's Thinking by adding 7:30 subtle yet strong spices to change the 7:33 flavor of the recipe finally emotional 7:35 control is similar to how a recipe is 7:37 presented to a diner Cults use your 7:40 emotions to make you feel guilty about 7:41 leaving the group just like a master 7:43 chef uses a beautiful presentation to 7:46 make you feel guilty if you don't like 7:47 the flavors
trauma bonding
the old 7:50 saying goes misery finds company trauma 7:53 is a powerful tool that can help Bond 7:55 people like superglue whenever people 7:57 have gone through the same miserable and 7:58 rough experience expences in life they 8:00 tend to find company and people who have 8:02 also gone through the same experiences 8:04 Cults use trauma bonding to attract and 8:06 keep members of their organizations it's 8:08 like saying hey we know what we've been 8:10 through so we can help you these Cults 8:12 also create environments where members 8:14 depend on one another for their safety 8:16 and sense of belonging as the members 8:18 stay in the cult longer the leaders 8:20 psychologically emotionally and 8:22 physically abuse their members but 8:24 trauma bonding allows the members to 8:26 stay inside the cult in the hopes that 8:28 they can do better to gain their leader 8:30 approval and hopefully stop the abuse as 8:32 they've already grown too attached to 8:34 their abuser Keith reneer the founder of 8:36 Nexium abused the female members of his 8:38 cult but because of trauma bonding the 8:41 members stayed for years and even 8:43 recruited new members to please reneer 8:45 and pass the cycle of abuse onto the new 8:47 members it became a pyramid scheme where 8:49 the ones who Recruit new members get 8:51 better benefits prompting them to stay 8:53 instead of leaving the cult
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the process 8:55 of indoctrination
when you plant and 8:58 cultivate seeds in a garden they grow 8:59 into plants it's the same thing with the 9:02 process of indoctrination which relies 9:04 on the cult leader planting the seeds of 9:05 ideology into the minds of their 9:07 recruits they do so by using persuasive 9:10 speeches visions of grandeur and subtle 9:12 manipulative tactics that eventually 9:14 grow into plants of ideologies once the 9:17 seeds have grown followers start to 9:19 adopt the cult's ideas as their own 9:21 without even realizing how much their 9:23 beliefs have changed but the 9:24 indoctrination doesn't stop there 9:26 because as gardeners cult leaders need 9:29 to weed out unwanted plants followers 9:31 must abandon their ideologies and adhere 9:34 only to the group's beliefs their 9:35 personal opinions are regarded as weeds 9:37 that must be rooted out to ensure that 9:39 the cult has an ideal Garden of faithful 9:41 followers a member without any opposing 9:44 beliefs is easier to manipulate for 9:46 abusive cult leaders one good example of 9:48 this is Joseph de dambro the leader of 9:50 the solar Temple cult he utilized the 9:53 process of indoctrination by enforcing 9:55 his authority onto his members and 9:57 subjecting them to psychological manip 9:59 populations until they were loyal enough 10:01 to commit suicide and murders
10:03 exploitation of vulnerabilities
everyone 10:06 has a weakness or vulnerability that 10:08 people can exploit a vulnerable person 10:10 is like a house with a weaker lock or a 10:12 room with a busted door hinge a careful 10:15 and experienced burglar should be able 10:17 to find such vulnerabilities enter the 10:19 house and do whatever he wants that's 10:21 what happens when a cult leader exploits 10:23 a person's weaknesses weaknesses can be 10:26 anything from feelings of loneliness and 10:28 heartbreak or inse Securities but most 10:30 people lock their vulnerabilities inside 10:32 closed doors cult leaders however are 10:35 skilled enough to break these locks open 10:37 and use them to their advantage to gain 10:39 the trust of their followers when a cult 10:41 leader is inside they can rearrange the 10:43 person's beliefs and ideas just like a 10:45 burglar can rearrange the furniture in a 10:47 house he broke into before the person 10:49 realizes it the cult has already taken 10:51 advantage of their vulnerabilities to 10:53 force their ideals onto them Warren 10:55 Jeffs leader of the fundamental Church 10:57 of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 10:59 claimed Divine Authority and manipulated 11:01 the religious beliefs of his followers 11:03 ultimately using their vulnerabilities 11:05 against them to control and coers them
11:08 US versus them mentality
Sun yyang Moon 11:10 the founder of the unification Church 11:12 taught his followers that they were the 11:14 chosen ones destined to unite the world 11:17 essentially making them think that it 11:18 was them against everyone else the US 11:21 versus them mentality is like a dividing 11:23 wall that keeps two opposing ideologies 11:26 on each side those on one end are the US 11:28 meaning meanwhile everyone who isn't on 11:30 that side is the them or the others what 11:33 cult leaders do is that they try to 11:35 distinguish their Cults as groups that 11:37 are in opposition to those who aren't 11:39 members of their order while making them 11:41 feel unique and Superior compared to 11:44 Outsiders because of this mindset 11:46 members of a cult believe that they know 11:48 better than anyone who isn't part of 11:49 their group and are in a better position 11:51 in terms of their beliefs and ideologies 11:53 the same mindset also allows them to 11:55 stick together believing that the only 11:57 ones who can understand them are their 11:59 fellow cult members this mentality can 12:01 be strong enough for members to actually 12:03 cut ties with family and friends who 12:05 don't belong to their Cults they see 12:07 themselves as the ones who are correct 12:09 and are willing to alienate or oppose 12:11 anyone who doesn't share the same 12:13 beliefs the worst part is that they're 12:15 only willing to accept information or 12:17 opinions from the inside instead of the 12:19 outside
identity Fusion
a bucket of 12:22 water has a unique identity from the 12:23 ocean but once you pour the entire 12:26 bucket into the ocean it ceases to be 12:28 unique because it loses its 12:30 distinctiveness when it merges with a 12:32 bigger body of water Cults work in the 12:34 same way by gradually fusing the 12:36 identities of their members with the 12:38 bigger identity of the entire group 12:40 forcing them to lose their 12:41 individualities shoko asahara of am 12:44 shrio used the same tactic by making his 12:47 followers believe they were all part of 12:49 the same Elite group destined to survive 12:51 a global apocalyptic event members of 12:53 that group lost their individuality and 12:55 were willing enough to commit acts of 12:57 Terror to bring about shoko's vision 12:59 people and Cults experience this when 13:01 they adopt the group's values and goals 13:03 as their own becoming Fanatics who take 13:05 on the cult's identity cult leaders are 13:07 to blame for this because they 13:09 manipulate their members by coercing or 13:11 feeding them information gradually and 13:13 subtly that convinces their followers 13:15 that there is only one universal truth 13:18 when members fuse their identities with 13:20 the entire cult they can no longer 13:21 differentiate between right and wrong 13:24 because the group's ideals dictate their 13:26 discernment this can force members to 13:28 commit illegal Acts acts all for the 13:30 sake of the cult
deception
deception is 13:33 arguably the most common denominator in 13:35 all cults because cult leaders need to 13:37 conceal the truth from their followers 13:39 to force them into blind submission for 13:42 example Keith rineer deceived women into 13:44 thinking that Nexium was a support group 13:46 but was instead an Avenue for him to 13:49 commit abuse it's similar to how a 13:51 magician hides the truth from the 13:53 audience using curtains audiences are 13:55 amazed at the seemingly Supernatural 13:57 Feats of a magician but are BL to the 13:59 fact that they are being tricked from 14:01 behind the curtain in the same way Cults 14:03 lure followers with grand promises such 14:06 as Eternal salvation and Enlightenment 14:08 but hide the fact that they have 14:09 ulterior motives that could take the 14:11 form of abuses or personal enrichment at 14:14 the expense of the followers the problem 14:16 is that cult leaders are so skilled at 14:18 hiding the truth that their followers 14:20 fall for their tricks for years or even 14:23 decades this can create an illusion that 14:25 could make it harder for cult followers 14:27 to distinguish reality from a false 14:29 image created by their leaders the 14:31 deception tactics can be subtle but can 14:33 also have powerful and lasting effects 14:35 that can trick followers into blind 14:40 [Music] 14:43 submission