CULT THINKING
"We are right therefore we are the righteous, the chosen. Our way of thinking and relating to life is 'the Absolute Truth' therefore we are the righteous, our life-view is the correct and only way, and we it is thus our duty that we must persuade you to think the same as us." |
FOUR MAIN ATTRIBUTES OF CULT THINKING.
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Unquestioning compliance with the group.
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Unchallenged dependence upon a leader or an elite group of leaders.
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Devaluing the outsider.
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Avoiding and denying criticism and dissent.
Reference:
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"Cult Thinking and the Terrorist Threat" - Arthur J. Deikman M.D