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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