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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
[Continued.]
the process The Process of Indoctrination 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 Exploitation of Vulnerabilities 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 Us vs. Them Mentality 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 Identity Fusion 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 Deception 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