Dr. Janja Lalich, a sociologist who used to be in a cult, answers the internet’s burning questions about cults. How did Charles Manson get a cult following? What’s the best movie about cults? Why did everyone in the Heaven’s Gate cult wear Nikes? How do people get brainwashed? Dr. Janja answers all these questions and much more!
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To hear more from Dr. Janja Lalich, watch our latest video where she compares online conspiracy groups and cults >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RqNe5IrpP8
I’d really like to know if it’s ever possible for a cult to be good? I mean, there must be groups with a leader where the leader is a good person, doing good things
Cool!!! Thank you!!! Loved this & myself as well as many others would love to see her on here again!!! ✨✨✨
Wierd question, is she slavic?
@amlaaaa479 If it is open, and doing good things, It is probably called something totally different. The trick is Honesty, openness, doing good things, accountable for actions, that would be called something like “good leadership”, think of a volunteer group that works.
Example, St John’s Ambulance. I’m sure you can think of more examples, that’s just one I volunteered for.
It is things like secrecy, hidden agendas, people cannot leave easily if they change their mind, that make it a cult. * I am a survivor.
according to janja’s definition of a cult, if you took a cult and its leader was assassinated or disappeared, and every member of the cult continued following the same rules and indoctrinating others with the same belief system and using hte same systems of social control, then that would no longer be a cult. Wow, what a great “expert”.
eu amei o carisma dela e fiquei genuinamente feliz por ela ter conseguido escapar~
Her definition of a cult, makes you think how are organised religions anything but a cult?
I wish we could keep them in person after they were dead too
Bro she dropped a 67
everone is in a cult..wether you admit it or not..one side will be rite and others wrong..lolol funny topic…
“when are we gonna get a cult leader who’s chill” is like asking “when are we gonna see a murderer who is kind and values human life?”
I have a question. Is the pmcc 4th watch a cult. Not for myself but for my partner. I suspect HEAVILY but i feel bad admitting it
She’s insane . How do you get “groomed” as an adult lmao
Answer is at 10:50 minute mark. You’re welcome!
In RE of LulaRoe, a whole segment of shopping itself is very cult-like, in the way people think, justify and act.
When something has to turn into a clique, stop to reevaluate for a minute to make sure there’s nothing else going on, too.
Also covert cult combative counter speak. Cults are prevalent and worrisome
If you join something and realize that you can’t ask a legitimate question without some type of mocking/belittlement/condescension/character assassination/bullying/etc, that your freedom has been restricted in that regard, stop immediately and take a good look at what’s going on because that’s one of the first red flags to surface. You should never feel unsure about where your place will be after asking. Asking questions is how we learn. If we can’t learn, purely for the sake of better understanding, why???
The dangers go further. Often ex members are stalked and harassed and harmed by cult stalkers. Even if you refuse them, you are on their radar for the rest
“Maybe they don’t like you”. 💀
In regard to the question about if cult members start out mentally ill, one of the saddest stories I’d ever heard was about the Jonestown Massacre. These people came together under Jim Jones’ message of Christ’s teachings, of leading with love and charity, and emphasized racial harmony. They were good people that were groomed and murdered by a manipulative, malignant narcissist.
Why is the us so overrepresented when it comes to number of cults?
I escaped a cult last year. Watching a Jim Jones documentary was what made me realize what dangerous situation I’m in. The difference was that we were living in isolation not in a community.
Glad you made it out. But cults infiltrate everywhere, as they stalk and hunt as well. Many are terrorist.
It’s crazy how someone can be so stupid as to join a call but then become a doctor later…lol
There are plenty of professionals, including doctors, in the Cleargreen suicide cult.
Was there more cults in the 60s and 70s? If so, why?
Edit: lol she answered that question. Oops!
Passing a data packet as us is how this happens
2:42 perfect response. Who could make themselves look like a classy businessman, at least on the outside until they open their mouth? 🤔
I do. 0:04