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