Why do people join cults? - Janja Lalich

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืชืจื’ื•ื: Ido Dekkers ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Sigal Tifferet
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When Reverend Jim Jones founded the Peoples Temple in 1955,
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ื›ืฉื”ื›ื•ืžืจ ื’'ื™ื ื’'ื•ื ืก ื™ื™ืกื“ ืืช ื›ื ืกื™ื™ืช ื”ืขืžื™ื ื‘-1955,
00:12
few could have imagined its horrifying end.
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ืžืขื˜ื™ื ื™ื›ืœื• ืœื“ืžื™ื™ืŸ ืืช ืกื•ืคื” ื”ืžื—ืจื™ื“.
00:16
This progressive religious movement rose in popularity and gained support
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ื”ืชื ื•ืขื” ื”ื“ืชื™ืช ื”ืžืชืงื“ืžืช ื”ื–ื• ืขืœืชื” ื‘ืคื•ืคื•ืœืจื™ื•ืช
ื•ื ืชืžื›ื” ืขืœ-ื™ื“ื™ ื›ืžื” ืžื”ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงืื™ื ื”ื‘ื•ืœื˜ื™ื ื‘ืกืŸ ืคืจื ืกื™ืกืงื•.
00:20
from some of San Francisco's most prominent politicians.
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00:24
But in 1977, amidst revelations of brainwashing and abuse,
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘-1977, ื‘ื™ืŸ ื—ืฉื™ืคื•ืช ืขืœ ืฉื˜ื™ืคืช ืžื•ื— ื•ื”ืชืขืœืœื•ืช,
00:29
Jones moved with several hundred followers
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ื’'ื•ื ืก ืขื‘ืจ ืขื ื›ืžื” ืžืื•ืช ืžืืžื™ื ื™ื
00:31
to establish the commune of Jonestown in Guyana.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืงื™ื ืืช ื”ืงื•ืžื•ื ื” ื’'ื•ื ืกื˜ืื•ืŸ ื‘ื’ื™ืื ื”.
00:36
Billed as a utopian paradise, the colony was more like a prison camp,
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ื”ืžื•ืฉื‘ื” ื ื‘ื ืชื” ื›ื’ืŸ ืขื“ืŸ ืื•ื˜ื•ืคื™, ืืš ื”ื™ืชื” ื“ื•ืžื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœืžื—ื ื” ืฉื‘ื•ื™ื™ื,
00:40
and when a congressional delegation arrived to investigate its conditions,
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ื•ื›ืฉืžืฉืœื—ืช ืงื•ื ื’ืจืก ื”ื’ื™ืขื” ืœื—ืงื•ืจ ืืช ื”ืžืฆื‘,
00:44
Jones executed his final plan.
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ื’'ื•ื ืก ื‘ื™ืฆืข ืืช ื”ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื” ืฉืœื•.
00:48
On November 18, 1978, 909 men, women, and children died
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ื‘-18 ื‘ื ื•ื‘ืžื‘ืจ 1978, 909 ื’ื‘ืจื™ื, ื ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืžืชื•,
00:54
after being forced to drink poisoned Flavor Aid.
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ืื—ืจื™ ืฉื”ื•ื›ืจื—ื• ืœืฉืชื•ืช ืžื™ืฅ ืžื•ืจืขืœ.
00:58
That grizzly image has since been immortalized as shorthand slang
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ื”ืชืžื•ื ื” ื”ืžื—ืจื™ื“ื” ื”ื–ื• ื”ื•ื ืฆื—ื” ืžืื– ื›ืกืžืœ
01:02
for single-minded cult-like thinking,
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ืœื—ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื ื—ืจืฆืช ื“ืžื•ื™ื™ืช ื›ืช ื‘ืžื™ืœื™ื:
01:06
"They drank the Kool-aid."
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"ื”ื ืฉืชื• ืืช ื”ืงื•ืœ-ืื™ื™ื“ (ืžื™ืฅ)."
01:08
Today, there are thousands of cults around the world.
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ื›ื™ื•ื, ื™ืฉ ืืœืคื™ ื›ืชื•ืช ืžืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืœืขื•ืœื.
01:11
It's important to note two things about them.
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ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืœืฆื™ื™ืŸ ืฉื ื™ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื‘ื ื•ื’ืข ืืœื™ื”ืŸ.
01:14
First, not all cults are religious.
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ืจืืฉื™ืช, ืœื ื›ืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ืช ื“ืชื™ื•ืช.
01:17
Some are political,
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ื›ืžื” ืžื”ืŸ ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ื•ืช,
01:18
therapy-based,
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ืžื‘ื•ืกืกื•ืช ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœื™ื,
01:19
focused on self-improvement,
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ืžืžื•ืงื“ื•ืช ื‘ืฉื™ืคื•ืจ ืขืฆืžื™,
01:21
or otherwise.
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ืื• ื‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื.
01:22
And on the flip side,
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ื•ืžื”ืฆื“ ื”ืฉื ื™,
01:23
not all new religions are what we're referring to as cults.
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ืœื ื›ืœ ื”ื“ืชื•ืช ื”ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ื ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืช ืœื›ืชื•ืช.
01:28
So what exactly defines our modern understanding of cults,
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ืื– ืžื” ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืžื’ื“ื™ืจ ืืช ื”ื”ื‘ื ื” ื”ืžื•ื“ืจื ื™ืช ืฉืœื ื• ืฉืœ ื›ืชื•ืช,
01:31
and why do people join them?
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ื•ืœืžื” ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืฆื˜ืจืคื™ื ืืœื™ื”ืŸ?
01:35
Broadly speaking, a cult is a group or movement
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ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื›ืœืœื™, ื›ืช ื”ื™ื ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ืื• ืชื ื•ืขื”
01:37
with a shared commitment to a usually extreme ideology
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ื‘ืขืœืช ืžื—ื•ื™ื™ื‘ื•ืช ืœืื™ื“ืื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ืงื™ืฆื•ื ื™ืช, ื‘ื“ืจืš-ื›ืœืœ,
01:41
that's typically embodied in a charismatic leader.
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ื”ืžื•ื‘ืœืช, ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื˜ื™ืคื•ืกื™ ืขืœ-ื™ื“ื™ ืžื ื”ื™ื’ ื›ืจื™ื–ืžื˜ื™.
01:45
And while few turn out as deadly as Jonestown or Heaven's Gate,
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ื•ื‘ืขื•ื“ ื—ืœืงืŸ ื”ื•ืคื›ื•ืช ืœืงื˜ืœื ื™ื•ืช ื›ืžื• ื’'ื•ื ืกื˜ืื•ืŸ ืื• ืฉืขืจ ื’ืŸ ืขื“ืŸ,
01:49
which ended in a mass suicide of 39 people in 1997,
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ืฉื”ืกืชื™ื™ืžื” ื‘ื”ืชืื‘ื“ื•ืช ื”ืžื•ื ื™ืช ืฉืœ 39 ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘-1997,
01:53
most cults share some basic characteristics.
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ืจื•ื‘ ื”ื›ืชื•ืช ื—ื•ืœืงื•ืช ื›ืžื” ืชื›ื•ื ื•ืช ื‘ืกื™ืกื™ื•ืช.
01:58
A typical cult requires a high level of commitment from its members
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ื›ืช ื˜ื™ืคื•ืกื™ืช ื“ื•ืจืฉืช ืžื—ื‘ืจื™ื” ืจืžื” ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื” ืฉืœ ืžื—ื•ื™ื‘ื•ืช
02:01
and maintains a strict hierarchy,
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ื•ืฉื•ืžืจืช ืขืœ ื”ื™ืจืจื›ื™ื” ืงืคื“ื ื™ืช,
02:04
separating unsuspecting supporters and recruits
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ื”ื™ื ืžืคืจื™ื“ื” ื‘ื™ืŸ ืชื•ืžื›ื™ื ื•ืžื’ื•ื™ื™ืกื™ื ืชืžื™ืžื™ื
02:06
from the inner workings.
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ืœื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืคืขื™ืœื•ืช ื”ื ืขืฉื™ืช ื‘ืžืขื’ืœ ื”ืคื ื™ืžื™.
02:09
It claims to provide answers to life's biggest questions
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ื”ื™ื ื˜ื•ืขื ืช ืœืกืคืง ืชืฉื•ื‘ื•ืช ืœืฉืืœื•ืช ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื•ืช ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื
02:12
through its doctrine,
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ื“ืจืš ื”ื“ื•ืงื˜ื•ืจื™ื ื” ืฉืœื”,
02:13
along with the required recipe for change
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ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ื”ืžืชื›ื•ืŸ ื”ื ื“ืจืฉ ืœืฉื™ื ื•ื™
02:16
that shapes a new member into a true believer.
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ืฉื”ื•ืคืš ื—ื‘ืจ ื—ื“ืฉ ืœืžืืžื™ืŸ ืืžื™ืชื™.
02:20
And most importantly, it uses both formal and informal systems
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ื•ื”ื›ื™ ื—ืฉื•ื‘, ื”ื™ื ืžืฉืชืžืฉืช ื‘ืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ืคื•ืจืžืœื™ื•ืช ื•ืœื ืคื•ืจืžืœื™ื•ืช
02:24
of influence and control to keep members obedient,
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ืฉืœ ื”ืฉืคืขื” ื•ืฉืœื™ื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฉืžื•ืจ ืขืœ ืฆื™ื™ืชื ื•ืช ื—ื‘ืจื™ื”,
02:28
with little tolerance for internal disagreement or external scrutiny.
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ืขื ืžืขื˜ ืžืื•ื“ ืกื•ื‘ืœื ื•ืช ืœื—ื•ืกืจ ื”ืกื›ืžื” ืคื ื™ืžื™ ืื• ื‘ื™ืงื•ืจืช ื—ื™ืฆื•ื ื™ืช.
02:33
You might wonder whether some of these descriptions
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ืืชื ืื•ืœื™ ืชื•ื”ื™ื ืื ื›ืžื” ืžื”ืชืื•ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื”
02:36
might also apply to established religions.
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ืžืชืื™ืžื™ื ื’ื ืœื“ืชื•ืช ืžื‘ื•ืกืกื•ืช.
02:39
In fact, the world "cultus" originally described
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ืœืžืขืฉื”, ื”ืžื™ืœื” "ืงื•ืœื˜ื•ืก" (ื›ืช) ืชื™ืืจื” ื‘ืžืงื•ืจ
02:42
people who cultivated the worship of certain gods
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ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื˜ื™ืคื—ื• ืืช ื”ื”ืขืจืฆื” ื›ืœืคื™ ืืœื™ื ืžืกื•ื™ื™ืžื™ื
02:46
by performing rituals and maintaining temples.
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ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื‘ื™ืฆื•ืข ื˜ืงืกื™ื ื•ืชื—ื–ื•ืงืช ืžืงื“ืฉื™ื.
02:49
But in time, it came to mean excessive devotion.
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ืื‘ืœ ืขื ื”ื–ืžืŸ, ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ื”ืžื™ืœื” ื”ืคื›ื” ืœืžืกื™ืจื•ืช ื™ืชืจ.
02:53
Many religions began as cults,
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ื”ืจื‘ื” ื“ืชื•ืช ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื• ื›ื›ืชื•ืช,
02:55
but integrated into the fabric of the larger society as they grew.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืŸ ื”ืฉืชืœื‘ื• ืœืชื•ืš ืžืืจื’ ื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื›ืฉื”ืŸ ื’ื“ืœื•.
02:59
A modern cult, by contrast, separates its members from others.
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ื›ืช ืžื•ื“ืจื ื™ืช, ืœืขื•ืžืช ื–ืืช, ืžืคืจื™ื“ื” ืืช ื—ื‘ืจื™ื” ืžื”ืื—ืจื™ื.
03:03
Rather than providing guidelines for members to live better lives,
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœืกืคืง ื”ื ื—ื™ื•ืช ืœื—ื‘ืจื™ื” ืœื—ื™ื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ,
03:07
a cult seeks to directly control them,
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ื”ื›ืช ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืฉืœื•ื˜ ื‘ื”ื ื™ืฉื™ืจื•ืช,
03:10
from personal and family relationships,
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ื”ื—ืœ ืžื™ื—ืกื™ื”ื ื”ืื™ืฉื™ื™ื ื•ื”ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™ื™ื,
03:12
to financial assets and living arrangements.
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ื•ืขื“ ืœื ื›ืกื™ื”ื ื”ืคื™ื ื ืกื™ื™ื ื•ืœืกื™ื“ื•ืจื™ ื”ืžื—ื™ื”.
03:15
Cults also demand obedience to human leaders
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ื›ืชื•ืช ืชื‘ืขื• ื’ื ืฆื™ื™ืชื ื•ืช ืœืžื ื”ื™ื’ื™ื ืื ื•ืฉื™ื™ื
03:18
who tend to be highly persuasive people
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ืฉื ื•ื˜ื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืื•ื“ ืžืฉื›ื ืขื™ื
03:21
with authoritarian and narcissistic streaks
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ืขื ื ื˜ื™ื•ืช ืจื•ื“ื ื™ื•ืช ื•ื ืจืงืกื™ืกื˜ื™ื•ืช
03:24
motivated by money, sex, power, or all three.
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ืฉืžื•ื ืขื•ืช ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื›ืกืฃ, ืกืงืก, ื›ื•ื—, ืื• ื›ืœ ื”ืฉืœื•ืฉื”.
03:29
While a cult leader uses personal charisma to attract initial followers,
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ื‘ืขื•ื“ ืžื•ื‘ื™ืœื™ ื›ืชื•ืช ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ื‘ื›ืจื™ื–ืžื” ืื™ืฉื™ืช ืœืžืฉื™ื›ืช ื”ืžืืžื™ื ื™ื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ื,
03:33
further expansion works like a pyramid scheme,
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ื”ืชืจื—ื‘ื•ืช ื ื•ืกืคืช ืขื•ื‘ื“ืช ื›ืžื• ืชืจืžื™ืช ืคื™ืจืžื™ื“ื”,
03:37
with early members recruiting new ones.
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ื›ืฉื”ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ื ืžื’ื™ื™ืกื™ื ื—ื“ืฉื™ื.
03:40
Cults are skilled at knowing whom to target,
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ื›ืชื•ืช ืžื™ื•ืžื ื•ืช ื‘ืœื“ืขืช ืœืžื™ ืœืคื ื•ืช,
03:43
often focusing on those new to an area,
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ื”ืจื‘ื” ืคืขืžื™ื ื”ืŸ ืžืžื•ืงื“ื•ืช ื‘ืืœื” ืฉื—ื“ืฉื™ื ืœืื–ื•ืจ,
03:46
or who have recently undergone some personal or professional loss.
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ืื• ืฉืขื‘ืจื• ืœืื—ืจื•ื ื” ืื•ื‘ื“ืŸ ืื™ืฉื™ ืื• ืžืงืฆื•ืขื™.
03:51
Loneliness and a desire for meaning
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ื‘ื“ื™ื“ื•ืช ื•ืชืฉื•ืงื” ืœืžืฉืžืขื•ืช
03:53
make one susceptible to friendly people offering community.
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ื”ื•ืคื›ื™ื ืื ืฉื™ื ืœืคื’ื™ืขื™ื ื‘ืคื ื™ ื“ืžื•ื™ื•ืช ื—ื‘ืจื•ืชื™ื•ืช ื”ืžืฆื™ืขื•ืช ืงื”ื™ืœื”.
03:58
The recruitment process can be subtle,
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ืชื”ืœื™ืš ื”ื’ื™ื•ืก ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืขื“ื™ืŸ,
04:00
sometimes taking months to establish a relationship.
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ื•ืœืคืขืžื™ื ืœื•ืงื— ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ืœื‘ืกืก ืžืขืจื›ืช ื™ื—ืกื™ื.
04:03
In fact, more than two-thirds of cult members are recruited by a friend,
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ืœืžืขืฉื”, ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืฉื ื™ ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ื ืžื—ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื›ืชื•ืช ืžื’ื•ื™ื™ืกื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื—ื‘ืจื™ื,
04:07
family member,
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ื—ื‘ืจื™ ืžืฉืคื—ื”,
04:08
or co-worker
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ืื• ืขืžื™ืชื™ื ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื”,
04:10
whose invitations are harder to refuse.
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ืฉืงืฉื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœืกืจื‘ ืœื”ื–ืžื ืชื.
04:13
Once in the cult, members are subjected to multiple forms of indoctrination.
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ื‘ืจื’ืข ืฉื ืžืฆืื™ื ื‘ืชื•ืš ื›ืช, ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ื ืชื•ื ื™ื ืœืฆื•ืจื•ืช ืžืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื“ื•ืงื˜ื•ืจื™ื ืฆื™ื”.
04:18
Some play on our natural inclination to mimic social behaviors or follow orders.
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ื—ืœืงืŸ ืžืฉื—ืงื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื ื˜ื™ื” ื”ื˜ื‘ืขื™ืช ืฉืœื ื• ืœื—ืงื•ืช ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ืช ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ืช ืื• ืœืžืœื ืคืงื•ื“ื•ืช.
04:24
Other methods may be more intense
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ืื—ืจื•ืช ืื•ืœื™ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื—ื–ืงื•ืช
04:26
using techniques of coercive persuasion involving guilt, shame, and fear.
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ื•ืžืฉืชืžืฉื•ืช ื‘ืฉื™ื˜ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืฉื›ื ื•ืข ื‘ื›ืคื™ื™ื” ืฉื›ื•ืœืœ ืืฉืžื”, ื‘ื•ืฉื”, ื•ืคื—ื“.
04:32
And in many cases, members may willingly submit out of desire to belong
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ื•ื‘ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืงืจื™ื, ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ืื•ืœื™ ืžื•ื›ื ื™ื ืœืฆื™ื™ืช ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืฉืชื™ื™ืš
04:37
and to attain the promised rewards.
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ื•ืœืงื‘ืœ ืืช ื”ืคืจืกื™ื ื”ืžื•ื‘ื˜ื—ื™ื.
04:40
The cult environment discourages critical thinking,
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ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืช ื”ื›ืช ืžื ื™ืื” ืžืคื ื™ ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื‘ื™ืงื•ืจืชื™ืช,
04:43
making it hard to voice doubts
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ื•ืžืงืฉื” ืขืœ ื”ื‘ืขืช ื—ืฉืฉื•ืช
04:45
when everyone around you is modeling absolute faith.
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ื›ืฉื›ื•ืœื ืžืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืžืคื’ื™ื ื™ื ืืžื•ื ื” ืžื•ื—ืœื˜ืช.
04:50
The resulting internal conflict, known as cognitive dissonance,
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ื”ืงื•ื ืคืœื™ืงื˜ ื”ืคื ื™ืžื™ ืฉื ื•ืฆืจ ื›ืชื•ืฆืื” ืžื›ืš ื™ื“ื•ืข ื›ื“ื™ืกื•ื ื ืก ืงื•ื’ื ื™ื˜ื™ื‘ื™,
04:53
keeps you trapped,
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ื•ืฉื•ืžืจ ืขืœื™ื›ื ืœื›ื•ื“ื™ื,
04:55
as each compromise makes it more painful to admit you've been deceived.
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ื›ืฉื›ืœ ืคืฉืจื” ืžืงืฉื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœื”ื•ื“ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืš ืฉื”ื•ื ื• ืืชื›ื.
05:01
And though most cults don't lead members to their death,
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ื•ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉืจื•ื‘ ื”ื›ืชื•ืช ืœื ืžื•ื‘ื™ืœื•ืช ืืช ื—ื‘ืจื™ื”ืŸ ืœืžื•ื•ืช,
05:03
they can still be harmful.
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ื”ืŸ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœื”ื–ื™ืง.
05:05
By denying basic freedoms of thought, speech, and association,
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ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื ื™ืขืช ื—ืจื•ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืกื™ืกื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืžื—ืฉื‘ื”, ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ, ื•ื”ืชืื—ื“ื•ืช,
05:09
cults stunt their members' psychological and emotional growth,
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ื›ืชื•ืช ืžืขื›ื‘ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืฆืžื™ื—ื” ื”ืคืกื™ื›ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ืช ื•ื”ืจื’ืฉื™ืช ืฉืœ ื—ื‘ืจื™ื”ืŸ,
05:13
a particular problem for children,
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ืžื” ืฉื‘ืขื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ื‘ื™ืœื“ื™ื,
05:16
who are deprived of normal developmental activities and milestones.
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ืฉื ืžื ืขื•ืช ืžื”ื ืื‘ื ื™ ื“ืจืš ื”ืชืคื—ื•ืชื™ื•ืช ื ื•ืจืžืœื™ื•ืช.
05:20
Nevertheless, many cult members eventually find a way out,
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ืขื ื–ืืช, ื”ืจื‘ื” ื—ื‘ืจื™ ื›ืช ืžื•ืฆืื™ื, ืœื‘ืกื•ืฃ, ืืช ื“ืจื›ื ื”ื—ื•ืฆื”,
05:24
whether through their own realizations,
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ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื ื“ืจืš ื”ื‘ื ื” ืขืฆืžื™ืช,
05:26
the help of family and friends,
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ื‘ืขื–ืจืช ื‘ื ื™ ืžืฉืคื—ื” ื•ื—ื‘ืจื™ื,
05:27
or when the cult falls apart due to external pressure or scandals.
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ืื• ื›ืฉื”ื›ืช ืžืชืคื•ืจืจืช ื‘ืฉืœ ืœื—ืฅ ื—ื™ืฆื•ื ื™ ืื• ืกืงื ื“ืœื™ื.
05:33
Many cults may be hard to identify,
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ืื•ืœื™ ืงืฉื” ืœื–ื”ื•ืช ื›ืชื•ืช ืจื‘ื•ืช,
05:35
and for some, their beliefs, no matter how strange,
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ื•ื‘ื›ืžื” ืžืงืจื™ื, ื”ืืžื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื, ืœื ืžืฉื ื” ื›ืžื” ืžื•ื–ืจื•ืช,
05:39
are protected under religious freedom.
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ืžื•ื’ื ื•ืช ืชื—ืช ื—ืจื•ื™ื•ืช ื“ืชื™ื•ืช.
05:42
But when their practices involve harassment,
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ืฉื”ืžื ื”ื’ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื ื›ื•ืœืœื™ื ื”ื˜ืจื“ื”,
05:44
threats,
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ืื™ื•ืžื™ื,
05:45
illegal activities,
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ืคืขื™ืœื•ื™ื•ืช ืœื ื—ื•ืงื™ื•ืช,
05:46
or abuse,
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ืื• ื”ืชืขืœืœื•ืช,
05:47
the law can intervene.
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ื”ื—ื•ืง ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืชืขืจื‘.
05:50
Believing in something should not come at the cost of your family and friends,
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ืืžื•ื ื” ื‘ืžืฉื”ื• ืœื ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื’ื‘ื•ืช ืžื—ื™ืจ ืฉืœ ืžืฉืคื—ื” ื•ื—ื‘ืจื™ื,
05:55
and if someone tells you to sacrifice your relationships
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ื•ืื ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืื•ืžืจ ืœื›ื ืœื”ืงืจื™ื‘ ืืช ื”ื™ื—ืกื™ื ืฉืœื›ื
05:58
or morality for the greater good,
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ืื• ื”ืžื•ืกืจ ืฉืœื›ื ืœืžื˜ืจื” ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ,
06:01
they're most likely exploiting you for their own.
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ื”ื ื›ื ืจืื” ืžื ืฆืœื™ื ืืชื›ื ืœื˜ื•ื‘ืชื.
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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