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7 out of 10?
It’s not a political ethos or a difference of opinion - facts and reason won’t influence a cult member.
Which means we have to change how we engage if we’re going to find our way through this. We can’t keep pointing out the bad things he’s done/doing/will do - it simply doesn’t matter, and it probably strengthens their cognitive dissonance.
We need people who have gotten out to speak up.
adamSparkleFurlong
Don't forget the members are gullible and most often intellectually lazy
kittylenae
I had an ex that exhibited a lot of these behaviors in our relationship, so I guess I was in a two person cult
TPope
That's either the biggest cashew or the smallest Mormon I've ever seen
dandalion
Use to be in a doomsday cult if it follows the B.I.T.E. formula it's a cult. I am honestly amazed at the amount of ppl who fall for cheeto
Ineverknowwhattosayatthesethings
You see a lot of number five in weight loss fitness programs like cross fit
Madv1lla1n
"Cross" fit, the clue's in the name...
areis30
the red hat folks will read this and think "I knew it. Those liberals are a cult!!!"
TomGrom
Oh like a religion...like exactly like a religion. Got it.
hammersquirrel
FractalChainsaw
Na na na na na na na na BATMAN! I mean LEADER!
rlopez2431415
Sounds like religion
PrairieFarmGirl
TIL
bns31527
https://www.usa.gov/confirm-voter-registration
RedClaws23
I've been saying it since 2017. Trump has a cult of personality. Literally. By textbook definition. I say this as someone who owns a textboo
RedClaws23
k specifically about cults. I know the gut reaction is to assume hyperbole or metaphor but all of this is entirely literal.
CatFeeshandDog
Ahh yes; Scientology.
Shickydakubofick
Careful, they'll send Tom Cruise after you.
HuffGlueUntilYoureBlue
Nice to know my job is a cult
adr1an
Well, most corporations don't even hide that fact, they openly take pride in having a "corporate culture" and in their evangelists.
SitDownAndStudy
I noticed this too. Can't criticize management. Those who do are labeled "negative" and de-legitimized. Lack of transparency. 1/2
SitDownAndStudy
Shame cycles in the form of performance reviews that only come down (management isn't critiqued), and quarterly thought reform presentations
TheRealAlpharius
Many corporations ARE run like cults, you're correct.
SuperPerforator
*US corporations
TheRealAlpharius
American, Chinese, British, Indian. A company is an extremely hierachal and authorisation structure very similar to a cult.
SuperPerforator
But most only affect 8h per day, and people are free to think and do whatever outside of that. Esp. here workers also have many rights/influ
TheRealAlpharius
KingPolicy
TIL imgur is a cult
Oteneo
pretty much, say anything positive about the GOP or anything negative about the DNC and watch the downvotes.
PoorSucker
If you don't know, that's a statue of a cashew nut fruit in the picture.
imadaargon
Where is this?!
CableGuyLover
Learned the hard way you shouldn't bite the pod to get the cashew out, had a blister on my lip for days...
goflyblind
xKaraKx
The catholic church!
UnhelpfulAnswers
The *fill in the blank* church
kakivara
Just want to say the guy is sitting next to a statue of a cashew apple, the cashew nut is inside the part on the top.
HoneyBunchesOfOatMilk
Thank you! I was so confused as to what he was sitting next to
kakivara
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cashew_apples.jpg In Brazil they eat the apples, and used to throw away the nuts until they figured out
kakivara
they could sell the nuts to the US for loot!
totallyspambox
Make Saturday Morning Cartoons Great Again.
NoUseYourName9000
Came back to support this message.
Shickydakubofick
Anybody else remember this treasure?
Botticelliii
Jackie!!!!!!! One moooooore thing!!
DittoDittoDittoDittoDitto
Oh come on, why you gotta use a missionary in the pic?
skunkworkz
They're cult members (regardless of denomination).
RichardHanna
Yes, all religions are cults.
CrazyEarl
Buddha would like some words with you.
Shamwowser
Cause mormonism scores 9/10 points on that scale easily 10/10 with work
emporerofbutts
Former Mormon here. Can confirm that Mormonism is absolutely a cult.
DittoDittoDittoDittoDitto
Why do you say that?
IntrospectiveZombie
Same. Can also confirm.
ActionKingTheBest
"Lord I am not worthy to receive you. But only say the word and I shall be healed."
boogsdad
Ex- Jehovah's Witness. Can confirm.
baccci
Ex- Scientologist, can confirm
lamiae
Fellow Disassociated here. It's spooky how spot-on these are
shadowofacrow
Eyyyyy A fellow dropout!
blueyedwineaux
Same.
DaddyDinoSimp
Sadly same.
Urdok
Same
FractalChainsaw
You two doing better now?
blueyedwineaux
Most days. Other days are still rough. It’s been 10 years.
supermeatygirl
Partner is ex JW bis family have disowned him but we have 3 children and my family love him. He days he wont force them into any religion
supermeatygirl
Excuse grammar, bad phone auto correct make me sound stupid
tracereading
Oh boy are they ever. They keep moving the goalposts on Armageddon.
madalonaise
Ex-mormon, also can confirm
IntrospectiveZombie
Same. Can also confirm.
NeoBrunswickois
What?
Bigboxajunk
Twitter is a cult.
jmartin5381
Facebook too!
bochikiniki
You are against are terms of service
bochikiniki
Our*
NoobnSmitty
TIL Marine Corps is a cult, whatever... I'm still in
SkynetOnline
Semper Fidelis
scatter
Well yeah, there's only two branches in the military, the army and navy. The air force is a corporation and the marine corps is a cult.
fr0stbyte124
That's a good point. Is it still a cult if you're getting paid or just a really weird job?
qwiggles
Still a cult even if you aren’t indoctrinated. I like the chick that was @ a MFM show & realized she’d been staying w/ a cult for cheap rent
NoobnSmitty
Yes
beerfordean31415
Sounds like most religious institutions.
Belac0
Cults*
graysongerni
By definition, all religions start as cults
AnAliyAiden
Especially number 5
Neoeon
I tagged 7 myself. It literally mentions prayer, and who hasnt heard of religious fasting and so forth.
fencer1964
Duh...?
DanFendi
Oh man, he's so close to getting it
LokiShade
Sounds like most groups, tbh
AnonymousNPC10
And pyramid schemes.
TheDudeOrHisDudeness
the only difference between a cult and a religion is number of followers (and possibly centralized organization)
LordofSandvich
Since the definition of cult is composed of comparative descriptors, it's used to say more about what YOU think than about objective reality
LordofSandvich
If I, a Catholic, go with some buddies over to China, a place where religion is practically banned, we could be described as a cult
CerisCinderwolf
Then again, China has a habit of outright lying about what people see (e.g. you hold up an apple, the CCP says it's an orange).
LordofSandvich
The point is that they're technically not wrong to call us a cult, even though we wouldn't be a cult in Italy (USA debatable)
fencer1964
False: *We* have a religion. *You* are in a cult.
NothingButReactionGifs
Shame the outsider! Our way can't be criticized! It's is versus them! s/
taciturnpachyderm
The main diff is cults shame and shun you for leaving. There's a few "mainstream" religions that do this (Mormons, JW). Makes them cult-like
Imayhavebeenhacked
this is wrong. there may be some jackasses that shun but that is not taught by the mormon church. source - ex mormon bestie
JakalSwitch
I'm Mormon, and that shaming is strictly forbidden. It's talked about all the time. Leaving means more love, more acceptance.
aldo8880
Yes, more love and acceptance to bring those wayward souls back to church. To pay tithing again and buy their way to heaven.
JakalSwitch
Lol the LDS church does not need anyone's tithing. Nor does it need members! It would take more than 140 characters to give a good reply.
aldo8880
I get it, I belonged to the cult for a long time. I’ve walked 30+ years in those shoes. Open your mind a little. Cesletter.org
taciturnpachyderm
I've spent hours on r/exmormon. The countless stories on there of ppl being shunned by their families are fucking heartbreaking
JakalSwitch
It's honestly shocking. My sister and her hubs left, and my family was chill... But his family lost their minds.
tantricpooper
GullahGullahIslander
Donny, that boy ain't right +1
BloodGoddess
Thank you. Was hoping to see this! Always upvote Hank, I tell yeh hwat! +1
DesertLeporid
Remember when cult leaders were charismatic? Trump's basically an orange with fungi colonies for hair and an actual butthole for a mouth.
swordofblaze
That's a racist, gunslinging, bigoted americans idea of charismatic.
tantricpooper
I’d follow the Bhagwan Shri Rajneesh before Trump. At least they had orgies.
drduffer
Actually, he’s a talking Cheeto with about as much substance.
MaybeIllDisappear
Also sounds like every corporation. Ever had a job where you could criticise those above you?
SlightlyDodgy
I currently work for one.
Alfadorfox
As someone who's contracted for multiple companies, I can definitely say some of them are way more cultish than others.
PresentTenseActionVerb
Thankfully yes, but I'm aware how unusual that is
ImgursLibertarian
Yes. But Nuclear power is unique. We have multiple layers of independent oversight for review of our safety culture.
torillatavataan
Yup, every job so far, and also for the foreseeable future. Obviously not living in Murrica though.
WaveMotionGum
Figured that was just an artifact of the hierarchical near authoritarian structure of most corps.
DrDred
Yes.
Slewth87
I freelanced for years. Worked for loads of businesses. From 2 person shops, to global corporations. Only had 1 where I couldn't criticise.
Slewth87
And I quit pretty quickly.
BahamutBBob
My last job, I think the COO would have taken any criticism in stride, he was a good guy. My current job, if my boss knew how many of us
BahamutBBob
felt about him, he would lose his shit.
TheLesserOfTwoWeevils
Sure. I contribute to my manager performance review and do a yearly survey about the company. Now them listening is another matter...
MrBoogerPig
Came here to say this. Some companies are worse than others.
evilcarp
I get in trouble if I know better and don't say something.
StreaksOnTheChinaNeverMatteredBefore
TIL Democrats and Republicans are a cult.
bullneckfury
You might be in a cult if your argument is chanting “boTh SiDes!!!” in unison.
Piornet
bOtH sIdEs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111111111111111111111
Onlyfuturamamemes
StreaksOnTheChinaNeverMatteredBefore
Cultist.
jackwagon311
3 out of 10 in just 3 short responses, lolol.
Imayhavebeenhacked
welcome to the democrat cult. here's some koolaid
cepacolusmaximus
"bOtH siDeS" bullshit.
Onlyfuturamamemes
StreaksOnTheChinaNeverMatteredBefore
Yeah. Democrats suck too. Fuck off
Centaurini
Yes, Dems are corrupt too, but they aren't equivalent. The amount of criticism of Biden from Dems is comparatively night and day.
Imayhavebeenhacked
spoken like a cultist. grats
everythingsgoingdownmillhouse
GOP scores a perfect 10.
HezekiahSturdy
Cult 45
MechKelly
I'd say 9/10. Unless there really are some bizarre rituals going on behind the scenes.
ViceCitySoundtrack
Yeah but what is their special diet? KFC?
bepreparedyoumust
UnhelpfulAnswers
I thought it's 9/10. Unless sucking cheeto dick is the initiation ritual they all have to do
AsaBerdahl
I figured the right of passage was to go on Fox and call everyone else fake news at least once.
Tumescentpie
Skull and bones has those rituals. Who knows what they are doing at the higher levels of cult45
GenXHippie
They are made to praise him. I’d say that counts.
MrMichaelCalifornia
There are a few of these. I can think of a prominent ritual is the Grover Norquist Tax Pledge.
Kabe59
At least one cabinet meeting started with the cabinet members being required to praise trump
LordofSandvich
Source? Because that's like cartoon villain levels of red flag.
MrMichaelCalifornia
https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000005160406/trump-cabinet-meeting-praise.html
Mockingbirb
I think the female members are being grabbed by the pussy, the males just have to kiss his ass
MagicManate
/a/Qwic4FP
UnhelpfulAnswers
10/10 it is then lol
AnonOmis1000
They've been cutting the uterus' out of captured illegal immigrants. That's pretty fucked up and ritualistic if you ask me.
ViceCitySoundtrack
You should make a post about this
AnonOmis1000
Other's have and have done a better job than I could.
UnhelpfulAnswers
Wait what? First I'm hearing of this. I know they're evil but that's CCP concentration camp shit. Source?
teamshitshow
https://news.yahoo.com/experimental-concentration-camp-whistleblower-alleges-154711248.html
UnhelpfulAnswers
Looks like it's a brand new breaking story. Just saw multiple posts about this.
pills92
Misspelled DNC
RandomUserC137
HAHA, SO WITTY... AND FRESH!
FeminineBeeOnslaught
No u
UnhelpfulAnswers
"no u"
Fistouille
optimisticredshirt
You a pizza gate guy?
whileiappreciateyourenthusiasmidislikethispost
GenXHippie
The “I’m rubber, you’re glue.” defense. Well played.
LeftRightThere
EveryoneWhoDisagreesWithMeIsLiterallyHitler
good job telling somebody to kill themselves.
EveryoneWhoDisagreesWithMeIsLiterallyHitler
not that i like republicans or trump, but it aint like the democrats are coming out ahead in this scale either.
DuckPlanetKing
STFU... Who is the democrats supreme leader?
RandomUserC137
There is a lot of infighting on the left. That’s one of it’s main problems during elections. So no, not exactly.
GloriousPirateBeard
While true, this is What about ism and doesn't advance the discourse in a meaningful way. Ignore this comment
pcdangio
You are an idiot. The entire democratic campaign is whataboutism. Seeing bad in both sides is not whataboutism
EveryoneWhoDisagreesWithMeIsLiterallyHitler
read my reply to the other guy.
ButterfaceTaintClown
bOtH sIdEs
EveryoneWhoDisagreesWithMeIsLiterallyHitler
this is not a refutation of my argument, guy. two wrongs dont make a right, im not trying to distract from republicans shittiness, but
EveryoneWhoDisagreesWithMeIsLiterallyHitler
its very obvious the democrats suffer from the same corruption, only they pretend like they care.
Callynd
On the one hand you have third degree burns and stab wounds that could be lethal. On the other you have a fishhook through the hand.
Ekibwurm
TIL america is a cult...
elbdms
Watching trumpers and marxists yell at each other that the other side is in a cult, my head hurts from all the facepalming.
DangerTrain
"Marxists", I see you aspire to be some unique kind of stupid. No wonder your head hurts, all those mental gymnastics.
DangerTrain
Why don't you tell me what you think a "Marxist" is, it should be good for a laugh.
InvasionStripes
Sounds like a lot of nations, governments, and cultures, to be honest.
Tumescentpie
Always has been. But this latest iteration is approaching cut your balls off and drink poison levels of crazy.
SolaceAvatar
america is an interlocked series of cults
TheOneAndOnlyButtStabber
It's the cult of America Is freedom and that's rare *looks at top most free countries list* America not in top 10
DeKetsendeRechter
and also christianity, going by this list. Who woulda thunk it.
Ekibwurm
religions are just cults that broke thru and lasted long enough if you think about it
DeKetsendeRechter
I agree.
JustJoshinya9001
AlwaysHasBeen.meme
ChiefMcKembie
TIL Imgur is a cult.
Nunyajonesinc
America is a cult running a ponzi scheme
cepacolusmaximus
Capitalism*
Pahaqrki
That's old news. Could someone instead tell my why the guy in the picture is sitting next to a giant cashew sculpture??
Imademyselfsquirtle
Scientology
Itwasmyname
Was gunna say, sounds like capitalism or working for a large company
RustyCreakySqueaky
capitalism is good if kept with smallowners who also can provide jobs and help local exonomy。 instead these conglomerates owneveryone
Itwasmyname
RustyCreakySqueaky
Ekibwurm
clearly companies arent cults, they are wearing suits! oh wait....cults got uniforms too...
Itwasmyname
Brother in the post even gets a name badge
SteamingTheCat
A truly toxic company could do 9 of the 10. I just don't see them doing secret rites. Unless you count executive retreats...
SquidJesus
Cocaine.
SarcasticComment
Or high level meetings. Your position in the pecking order is dependent on which of these you are invited to/get to speak at.
greentights
All hands meetings that can't be recorded or shared
pastramionrye
Yeah. Also every religion, and both political parties. Not just one.
Ekibwurm
i'll say it again: one of the main reason the USA's in this mess is cause you guys got that dual party system. no free market... instead of
Ekibwurm
having real programs and goals it's turning to 'us vs them' and 'look we arent as bad as they are' ... it's sad really...
pastramionrye
I feel like you’re outlining the result of the reasons. Like that ‘us v. Them’ thing is an outcome of myriad issues we have in the U.S.
pastramionrye
But also. I agree with you, of course.
cynicalhumor
I have both dem/rep views. I'm young but I've seen this happening since childhood. It is sad. Eat the rich? Americans are eating each other
pastramionrye
Yarp
cynicalhumor
Have been for a while now. This idea that only one part is the key, that only one is for the people is insane. They both don't give a damn.
PancakeQueeen
America is a hostage situation, not a cult.
mageninja
/a/jJzr7qV
FeminineBeeOnslaught
Being poisoned daily, with a stabbing here and there
NeverEnoughFoxes
A hostage situation where the hostage taker is a cult.
celestedrake
Yes.
pastramionrye
Ha. As an American this makes me feel... better somehow? Is that sad? I can’t tell. *cocks shotgun*
PancakeQueeen
I'm an American too, siighh.
pastramionrye
I feel like it’s going to be wacky and hilarious right up until we’re shooting each other in the streets but for now I’m riding the wave.