Former Cult Member Rates 11 Cult Scenes From Movies And TV | How Real Is It? | Insider

Ian Haworth is the head of the Cult Information Centre in the UK. Haworth escaped from the Toronto cult People Searching Inside, Inc., in 1978. The Cult Information Centre is a charity providing advice for victims of cults, their families, and the media.
Haworth assessed scenes in movies and TV shows inspired by true stories, such as "Waco," based on the Branch Davidians; the Manson family in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"; and "The Sacrament," which is about the events of the Jonestown massacre.
Haworth also myth-busted some misconceptions about life inside a cult, looking at the movies "Ticket to Heaven," "Martha Marcy May Marlene," and "The Master."
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Former Cult Member Rates 11 Cult Scenes From Movies And TV | How Real Is It?

[@sarahhammons7106]

HUGE thing to point out - not all cults are religious

[@alw_9911]

sarah hammons exactly! i feel like most of them manifest in other ways besides religion. Arbonne & Herbalife are good examples.

[@reemm4696]

What's scary alot of law of attraction channel are cult leaders in the making. KZbin is full of them cult "self development" channels too

[@rachelhowell4600]

A lot are even anti religion

[@miumoon4635]

Yes. They don't even care about religion. They're making their own history.

[@jessicajenny8503]

“Young living essential oil”

[@juliapfeifle205]

So weird that Jonestown is still portrayed as a mass suicide when in actuality it was a mass murder

[@saryjackson7705]

Yeah they found that some of the people were forced into it ,no just in a manipulative way some were held and forced to drink it and some even had injections

[@godfreyofbouillon966]

It was a mass suicide.

[@juliapfeifle8072]

Sary Jackson some people who tried to escape into the forest were even gunned down! it’s insane how history can be rewritten and misremembered so easily

[@CDuell]

Its called an extended suicide

[@dylannnnnnnnn]

Homocide

[@MrYulienskate]

I feel that's something people miss about midsommar, and for a reason. The cult in midsommar does not only persuades Dani but the audience as well. It's very subtle but the core horror element of that movie as well.

[@bahars305]

Nice point

[@AkimboJV]

Ikr? Like who wouldn’t want that level of emotional connection in their own lives? People who literally want to feel what you feel would be great.

[@riripari2042]

Yeah, I saw some explanation videos that showed that many people left the movie smiling because of the satisfaction from watching the smuck boyfriend and his jerk friends get theirs, but I was just sitting there utterly disturbed. That girl is now stuck living with a cult that broke her mind and finds it normal to bake pubic hair pies and chuck old people off cliffs. How in the world is that a nice ending? And as for the revenge part I didn't think the boyfriend or his friends deserved horrific deaths like that. Yeah they were jerks, but a lot of people are and they don't deserve horrific deaths. I like a good revenge plot, but not in this case.

[@apolloandwarrior_3229]

Some of the scariest horror stories are the ones that you don't know are horror stories. Leave people in the unknown, psychological horror is terrifying, much more than any gore ridden scene

[@Noble22nd]

Midsommar seriously had me shook great movie

[@justaguy5923]

You cant help but respect a man who is so open about his own past vulnerabilities.

[@apolloandwarrior_3229]

This dude is just the epitome of pure strength

[@thegoldencompany4191]

absolute mad lad

[@mrhoplite2931]

Well said.

[@gauravsanjay6758]

Seems like something a cult leader would say.

[@hades7320]

when he said it takes 3-4 days for a healthy person to get controlled i was shooked cause i has expecting to hear like a couple of months

[@omnomnom4356]

Eva S if you haven’t already, search the stanford prison experiment.

[@yoursuperhero3042]

Chibi qwertyuiop the actors were only told there role an act slightly aggressive although the main issue is how FAST they had conformed an even wen they were told not to harass the ‘prisoners’ they had emotionally and physically broke them down until the ‘prisoners’ who had also conformed to their assigned roles, were left mentally traumatised. Conformity an the right amount of social push (maybe like cults like affection) can really change the persons mindset lol sorry bit long

[@yoursuperhero3042]

Chibi qwertyuiop The way the Participants playing both roles does say something abt power influence. I mean zimbardo had given the officers authority in which it proves the ‘lucifer effect’. Yes it was faked an all an experiment, but my main point was tht it was faked so good tht the ‘prisoners’ actually believed they had convicted an ended up in a prison an the officers had almost forgotten that their role was not literal. It’s the fact tht the officers had ignored the ‘no harassment’ part tht proves tht given authority reinforces the lucifer effect on normal ppl- including the young healthy men tht participated. It wasn’t all for ‘science’ as even after the experiment- the briefing- it was evident tht there was a dynamic power shift in the room in which the prisoners felt submissive an lack power even in face of there no longer being in the condition of the prison. It’s hard to believe normal ppl can turn almost sadistic which challenged morals an ethics. (This experiment was to compare with Nazi germany) an ye I love talking abt zimbardo I mean lockdown got me plenty of time 😂

[@danybey4182]

I always thought it depended on your will

[@omnomnom4356]

Chibi qwertyuiop ..look I probably should have listed milgram experiment but Stanford is better known. My point for commenting under Eva S was more to do with offering other interests in what human behavior is capable of.

[@danielfgri6821]

I feel bad for this man. He seems like he has so much wisdom he shouldn’t have

[@JTtheMid]

@soiung toiue A 15 minute video of a lion falling asleep or swatting at the tv

[@rsfilmdiscussionchannel4168]

Not that he needed to go through being in a cult, but he did gain the knowledge on how they work from the inside, why they are not good and how to get out. That's very useful and it helps to prevent cults from gaining future members.

[@rachelgarber1423]

Wonder if he suffers from PTSD watching this stuff

[@yasumitodaka1013]

@@rachelgarber1423 he said he did struggle with it

[@rsfilmdiscussionchannel4168]

@@Bjorksbackyard I know. Anyone is vulnerable to becoming a cult member, coincidentally just last night I was thinking about joining one whilst in a bad mood (not a specific one, just one that would isolate me from society), but then I remembered that they take away your freedom, which is something that I value.

[@zoehoffman8652]

It's scary how many fans of Midsommar excuse the cultists' behavior because they were seemingly 'kind and accepting' 😳

[@sp57018702]

Thank you! Not only do they kill people but they purposely inbreed to get a new "unclouded mind" I was physically ill for that whole movie.

[@orquito7710]

KarmaKazie that’s the point

[@lavcndcr2309]

I don't get what excusing means? I am a fan and that movie is disturbing asd

[@biblelovergirl]

I’ve never seen a Midsommar fan excuse their behaviour actually?

[@iknowexactlywhoyouare8701]

midsommer was a really bad movie

[@4ll3sb4n4n3]

Was in a cult for 14 years myself. They take away your identity and replace it with their blueprint idea of a person. Everyone had to listen to same music, eat the same food, watch the same movies, stuff their outside friends, stuff their family members who are not in the cult and so much more. I can still vividly remember the day I had a mental breakdown because I didn't know who I was anymore. That was the day I decided to plan to leave the cult. It took me 2 years of planning in advance due to what they do to people who decide to leave. But I managed to escape. Now, I feel no longer handcuffed and I am re-exploring who I am, what I like. It's strange but it feels good EDIT: It looks like many of you would like to know more about the cult I was in, how it was etc. I'm considering an FAQ video. If you're interested leave a comment with your question EDIT 2: First set of videos uploaded, just go on my channel. Next videos will follow

[@never-more9163]

What do they do to people who leave? I'm sure it's something horrible based on the time it took you to actually leave, but I'm curious

[@satans_crotch]

Never- More I’m very curious as well

[@never-more9163]

@@4ll3sb4n4n3 that's a lot to handle. Especially the psychological torture and the part where they make you dependent on them.

[@4ll3sb4n4n3]

@@never-more9163 to imagine that I joined at a time where they went "easy" on people like that. I know ex members of that cult who had it so much worse. Like, in some cases where the teenage child would be considered rebllious, the parents were ordered to send their child away to HQ (headquarters, kinda like Jonestown) in Australia so that the child would learn some discipline. Just like the interviewee in this video said it. The leader's fear is a strong family bond he couldn't control. One of the cult's teachings were to remind everyone that Jesus always comes first! Even if it means leaving your spouse, wife or children behind. Literally!!! And they would test you Here are some examples of the more darker things that happened: Some boys were sexually abused (with one victim for over 20 years), wifes were beaten, people's most private characteristics/attributes you may have shared with someone would be used against you and exposed to the entire cult should you do something wrong

[@bokaja6521]

Jet Black I think it’s very brave of you to talk about that after that horrifying experience, I really wish you the best in life and hope you will have a beautiful life :)

[@kirikakirikakirika]

When he was talking about cults hurting people, including their own members, his voice got twice as shaky. I can only imagine what this poor man has been through.

[@unknow11712]

i think its not fear of what they did , its fear of what he did . it make evrything harder when you are the one to do those things under theyr influence . its how criminals work too, once you do something , you think there is no going back .

[@JumpingNoodleSquad]

"Poor man"??

[@Zealox]

@@JumpingNoodleSquad what do you mean? It's correct

[@ccbf1091]

@@JumpingNoodleSquad yeah, as he said he escaped from a cult He didn't want to become part of a cult

[@samratjulius]

Really? Remember what church has done to Galileo? How did they destroyed native cultures, burnt people alive, raped women, killed children in the name of christ in Goa, Africa, America, Canada! They've become majority in America continent and destroyed native cultures & wiped out native people. Put own imported Middle Eastern Abrahamic Religion, which itself is wicked cult. Talks about killing own children, treating women as slaves, keeping unknown people as slaves, prohibiting women from getting any medical help during labour pain & also says earth is flat! 😷😂 Also talks about getting pregnant withouta man's sperm! That unfertilized egg is called Jesus Christ🙏😂😂

[@hendrsb33]

Apparently, Hollywood has a very good understanding of cults...

[@Cora.T]

I think it's one of the things where you can get as weird as you want, because reality is even weirder

[@liyre4189]

@@Cora.T Yep

[@ebenezerkirubamani4370]

Because they r in cults!!!!

[@UNFOREGOTEN]

Because 95% of hollywood is manipulated by Scientology.. which is a cult lol. L.A is a scientology festering mess

[@studyingmk]

T

[@daniellaamayacastroferrada9490]

the fact that he got into a ult bc he wanted to stop smoking, I think it is the most frightening thing of all of this video

[@itsmich4el]

Honestly, a lot try to get you at your most vulnerable

[@SieMiezekatze]

My uncle entered a weird religious group cause he wanted to stop smoking as well, luckiky he abandoned it three years ago

[@user-up2gn8hv9c]

Such a sweet man, he looked so sad while rating clips, surely recalling some painful memories

[@timcount3131]

So basically Hollywood has NAILED the art of making cult films!! Makes you wonder where they get their experience & knowledge 🤨🤔😳 😏

[@raison_d_etre8]

@@timcount3131 that makes even more disturbing...holy shit

[@hwlsgrl]

@@timcount3131 oh. that’s disturbing

[@SieMiezekatze]

I was afraid it would be too much for him

[@iverkjellkken6569]

"Approach attractive people". Good that means I am in the clear

[@melodyhaviland9393]

Iver Kjelløkken saaaaaame

[@birdeynamnam]

by “people you are attracted to” that doesn’t necessarily mean pretty or sexy. For example “Men’s rights” cults will be attracted to men with explosive and violent emotions, while cults looking for young women to abuse will be attracted to quiet and shy girls. All cults will generally look for someone who is lonely, since they want to avoid bonds that are stronger than the bond between the individual and the leader - like he mentioned in the video.

[@iverkjellkken6569]

@@birdeynamnam I get that, but you also have to get I was making a joke

[@jorginahenderson8876]

Iver Kjelløkken sane same lmaooo

[@SluttChops]

Aw, I bet you're a real cutie. You don't give yourself enough credit...now, I'd like to you to meet some people I know who would love to talk with you.

[@cgbleak]

Former flower stand owners whose flower stands were destroyed during a car chase rate scenes where flowers stands are destroyed during a car chase.

[@zoehawks]

cgbleak replace the flower with cabbage and car chase with avatar chases

[@calicoheart1690]

Sounds like you’re a former stand owner who had a flower stand that was destroyed in a car chase.

[@natashadame4397]

LOL

[@ArtificialPerson]

Lol You win 👏👏👏👏

[@lemonboy5772]

nah fam it’s the orange stands

[@RakiOsrez]

When I lived in Korea a cult tried to recruit me. The stress one particular lady caused me was one of the main reasons I decided to leave only after 3 years. The last year was hellish. She just wouldn't leave me alone, the biggest issue was that I lived next to one of the members, and she often came to visit her. They liked hanging out by the door so they knew when I was coming or leaving. I couldn't move because the school I worked for provided housing. One day, when I first met them and didn't realize it was a cult, they invited me to their church. I made it very clear that I wasn't interested in joining, but accepted to go because I had friends from other religions who also invited me to their church and didn't see anything wrong with it. Anyway, they took me to their church and after showing me a video about their beliefs, etc they wanted to show me where they get baptized. That just put me on alert and I refused. I was thinking, "Oh hell no, are they going to try to baptize me?" Since I refused they literally dragged me there. There were 5 or 6 women and they were blocking the exit. I guess they saw that I was getting scared and angry so they moved out of the way and let me go. It was really scary to be surrounded like that, I also wasn't 100% sure where I was in the area so if I ran out of the church I would have gotten terribly lost. Anyway, they took me home and one girl asked me to be friends with her. She was young and a new member, she looked very hurt when I said I didn't want to be her friend, and said "But I'm a good person, I just want to save you." That terrified me and also made me really sad for her. To me, she was the one that needed saving. The look on the main lady that tried to recruit me was scary. It was like her facade had disappeared as soon as she realized I wasn't going to join. While my story isn't as terrifying as the ones we hear about on the news, the stressed that it caused me did affect me a lot and eventually it developed into depression. I felt trapped being in my own home, and every time I left or came back home I felt afraid she would be there.

[@zenzonerzz4789]

Wait isn't this like a well known cult? I remember hearing about a korean cult that was just like you described a couple years back. But i don't remember if it was korean or japanese but im leaning towards korean.

[@emerald442]

there's a youtuber korea make about this, he exposed cult member and chasing them down ashdajd

[@zazigirl281]

Its actually very common in Korea, especially for foreigners. So sorry you had to go through that experience, must have been so hard.

[@lpsquestie3495]

@@emerald442 Is it Mama Max?

[@sila1909]

That’s literally what some religious people tell you when they learn that you don’t believe in god: “*insert pushing your beliefs into others* but i’m just trying to save you, i’ll pray for you”

[@CrystalMouse1]

I married into a cult at 22. I was groomed by a security guard in Job Corps. He was the cult leader. I was newly out on my own and vulnerable to suggestion. I felt like I had nobody else because it was kind of true. I left four years later when I had to go to the psych ward to recover. Due to malnutrition I had six rotten teeth and was 62 pounds. Thankfully I hid money away and moved to a different state. The following six years were horrible due to the nightmares and my constant questioning of reality. I'm doing completely better now and am an atheist. But I still have nightmares of being stolen from my home back to that cult. I wake up crying. Someday I will not have these dreams. I have a beautiful set of dental prosthetics now and I use a wheelchair due to the neurological damage done. But I love my life

[@farahhanifah6886]

Oh gosh, glad that you've passed it and loving your life to the fullest💕 good to know that you are doing great, I'm wishing you a happy life and a best luck🎈

[@aintnobodylikeu]

oh my god i am so sorry im glad you're doing better now

[@maxguitar21]

I’m glad that you are better now and you were able to get out of that. Stay strong. ❤️❤️❤️

[@blackmetalcumbia]

Pardon me Lady for the questions you wake on me. 1) how was the cult? 2) how you enden so skinny and beat up? 3) how you escape? 4) what happen with them? These questions are for raising awareness for the topic nothing more. Excuse me. Stay strong.

[@CrystalMouse1]

@@blackmetalcumbia you're good 🙂 cult was a family church run by a former pastor who's church kicked him out. He was very strict and believed really nasty stuff that to me just was what was in the Bible. I have always had eating disorders and I'm autistic so I tend to like to follow people right off a cliff. So my weight dropped too low cuz I was very stressed. I had been isolated from friends and family cuz I wasn't able to have internet then. I'm not sure how they're doing now. On Google Earth, their compound in Oklahoma is still there and appears to be more dilapidated than I remember. When I left I was able to find some help and get internet and smartphone. I even went back to school and got a degree. Though I can't use it anymore (I'm disabled now), it was a good distraction to study again. I escaped by just using one of their cars and driving back to my apartment in the next county (I still had my own place and job) and called my estranged mother and bought her a plane ticket using my work's computer. My boss and neighbor helped me move and my mother helped me get a U-Haul and we drove to the West Coast. My mother was awful the whole way but I had to get out. When I made it here I went through the homeless system of shelters and then got into public housing when I was approved for disability. I'm doing better now

[@maddo_2197]

His voice is so nice he should read audio books

[@wightrrong4905]

..or start a CULT.

[@_DrSimon_]

@@wightrrong4905 *dramatic music starts playing*

[@neptunelizzie]

Yes

[@lindsey4951]

He sounds a bit like Paul Mccartney

[@rori922]

yep

[@RandomEnvironmentArtist]

Apparently in Jonestown there was a woman who hid under a bed and escaped being killed. I can’t imagine coming out of hiding to see almost one thousand dead bodies.

[@champslim]

I remember reading that! It was a older woman I believe.

[@srccde]

The smartest thing to do, really. Telling a bunch of fanatics, that are about to kill themselves, that you quit (or are unsure) is a definite death sentence.

[@laurahuynh8333]

She was in her 70s when she witness the event. She ended up living to her 90s. She had to live through the trauma for 20 years. God bless that woman.

[@bryaneberly3588]

I read she snuck off to have a nap because she had worked all night. This is why it pays to be a slacker.

[@seanmalik6055]

One guy who escaped said when he and his family showed up and he saw the guards with AK-47s he knew they were going to die. The guards weren't standing watch externally they were keeping people behind the walls...

[@zuzannaleszczynska7425]

I was born into a cult. I was not allowed to befriend 'outsiders'(unless my goal was to preach to them), discouraged from pursuing further education so that I could devote my whole life to spreading the holy message instead. My parents refused to consent to the possibility of me having a blood transfusion prior to my operation in case of an emergency. I was also made to believe that if I didn't preach an x amount of hours a week, then when armageddon came, the blood of those people (that I could have otherwise saved) would be on my hands. I wouldn't celebrate Christmas, Easter, birthdays etc. I wouldn't participate in sexual education lessons, religious studies, science lessons(where evolution was the topic discussed). I'd sit out Harry Potter/Narnia movie days at school (since anything to do with magic and fantasy was evil and devil worship). All of which made me stand out like a sore thumb; and when some classmates began bullying me for it, I was praised by my family and other members who claimed I was doing everything right and the 'oppression' and hate were just signs of the last days. And now that I left, I am labelled as an apostate. As a result I am completely shunned by all Jehovah's Witnesses(otherwise they'd risk themselves being disfellowshipped too). And so the majority of my family have treated me as if I didnt exist for the past 5 years. This is supposedly done out of love, a form of punishment to guide lil' ol' me back to the sheep-flock someday.

[@kathyb6080]

wait Jehovah witness is a cult. because my friend is one and she is not allowed to celebrate Christmas, Her Birthday or any holiday. Is being a Jehovah witness bad? If you dont mind answering my questions can u?

[@mint7325]

@@kathyb6080 cult = bad

[@jbeta4948]

I am so glad you are out but also know that you are suffering the lost of relationships. Steven Hassan is a great resource to learn about deprogramming and healing from being in a cult. I survived one, too.

[@zuzannaleszczynska7425]

@@kathyb6080 they're not bad people. You don't blame the victims. I advise checking out the bite model if you're ever in doubt whether something's a cult or not

[@Shakkkkkk]

i knew after reading the second line who you were referring to haha my mom would force me to go with her on and off until i was 14

[@JasonB54]

He escaped 40+ years ago yet you can see he's back instantly watching those scenes rated 7+/10. Still broken. They did their work on this man.

[@aintnobodylikeu]

wait sorry im confused. what did you mean by "he's back instantly"?

[@bruh-hs3vx]

@@aintnobodylikeu it's like he feels like he's back where he was before he left I think

[@DeathnoteBB]

Sorry how would you know? Are you his psychiatrist?

[@OreoundNomNom]

@@DeathnoteBB calm it, its just an observation

[@DeathnoteBB]

@@OreoundNomNom It’s an assumption, not an observation

[@nomoregdm]

I’m glad people are acknowledging cults more seriously, now for Scientology!

[@eliazarperez3585]

Preach my brother🗣🗣

[@Theo-bk6qj]

TXG: T a c c o when you say religion spread hate, how do you even know it true?

[@bydefinition7964]

For those who say religion is fire & shit!! What cult does is that they find a religion (any religion) and stick their own beliefs in it, do some changes in the original book and interpret the book as they see , so it could fit their beliefs. For ISIS it happened to be Islam and so on.. It's like using a cucumber to fu*k someone's virginity. Or use a kitchen knife as murder weapon! I am Muslim not very religious but I live amongst religious people. And they're all fine no hate no phobia!

[@nomoregdm]

Like Love I completely agree with you. I’m sorry there are people who attack your beliefs just because you are Muslim. They are assholes and don’t represent everyone.

[@Trololo231]

​@Adam J. Harper With the exception Islam was not created last century by a guy with mental issues and who wrote more science fiction than any other writer alive to this very day. lmao I'm an atheist, but you're just an exceptional individual.

[@rachelblenkin437]

I'd like to hear *how* he got out and what real deprogramming is like.

[@Zelphraeya]

Look up Theodore Roosevelt Patrick, Jr. Alot of times, the family member him and the family were trying to save were already adults; so they had to kidnap them in order to do the deprogramming. He even did some jail time for basically kidnapping & holding them until they made a breakthrough. They made a documentary on it all called Deprogrammed.

[@elijahculper5522]

There’s different ways people get deprogrammed. Some can be quite coercive and involve kidnapping. Some people are closer to reality to others and can get out if someone manages plants a seed of doubt or manages to shake their faith in the cult leader. A really important part of reprogramming is always going to be getting the person separate from other cult members and helping them use critical thinking skills. Once people are out of a cult, it can be really difficult not to get pulled back in. The real world is never going to be as affectionate, structured, or affirming as a cult. And people learn to crave constant affirmation and structure while they are members. One of my best friends has struggled a lot with a cult. Living on his own and making his own choices is extremely hard for him.

[@lovinshootingstars]

Rachel Blenkin the podcast Stuff you Should Know just did an episode on cult deprogramming!

[@NeoFryBoy]

@@elijahculper5522 So I should kidnap my siblings until they give up Christianity?

[@greatvalue_ethelcain]

There is a Drunk History episode about (I think) the first deprogramming.

[@maxmagnus777]

Beekeeper here: Close your mouth , nose when near angry bees or you may die. Move away slowly. Run trough bushes. No harsh moves like waving hands.

[@Mooncita01]

Thank you!

[@strawberrycow6614]

I know it may sound like a dumb question, but why do you close your eyes and nose?

[@maxmagnus777]

@@strawberrycow6614 It is actually a smart question. Bees go for the kill. They can kill you by stinging your mouth and cause your pipes to close. They also go for nose and can go in it. It is painful and can cause breathing problems. As for the eyes, they can sting eyeballs. (I know this beekeeper that got it bad). Moving away with 100% closed eyes might not be the best idea. You can injure yourself by falling etc. Closing your eyes as much as you can is actually the way to go here. The best advice I got was, move as you would move with a snake near you. No sudden moves, no waving. Just move away slowly. If that is not possible, run trough bushes as they will not follow you in it. Same goes for approaching yellow jackets, hornets and other pests. That is if you HAVE TO approach them. One other thing is that if you have to approach any of the stinging insects, do not wear ANY perfume or deodorant or be stinking. They would attack you instantly for that alone.

[@lauramercedes1835]

Actually good advice that I probably can remember if I ever see myself in a situation right this

[@gayaliberman7851]

The children part broke me. I was in a cult from age 9 to 12, and was homeschooled and loved and safe along with my 3 younger siblings until we entered the group. There my parents were forced to go against everything they lived by, and send us all to the cult's school and kindergarten. That sudden, traumatic separation from my mom, is one of the things that I still carry with me to this day, around 10 years later. Some kids were separated from their moms even after school, for weeks at a time. The way he explains the "need" the leaders have in separating the cult members from their kids, was very painful to hear, and brought me to tears, but was also clear and made understand things I needed to understand earlier, so thank you. Keep raising awareness. It can happen to ANYONE.

[@ellaelliott4415]

Thanks for sharing your experience with us. Much appreciated.

[@clockworkkirlia7475]

I'm so sorry that this has happened to you, that it's still affecting you. Thank you for raising awareness yourself.

[@militarydeviltube5014]

I hope you are doing well with your family now... Bless u

[@corndawg15]

Up next: Rat rates ratatouille

[@mj.8908]

Potato Dog he is now a mouse

[@mrszoldyck8186]

I would love to see that

[@layunirocha7111]

FORMER rat rates ratatouille

[@zokhay5914]

aka @mikesmic

[@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa..]

Out of all of these this is the best one 😂😂

[@ray.deathray]

One of the best depictions of a cult is in Toy Story 3. Lotso the bear has many characteristics of a cult leader. He has a big personality and targets the lost and vulnerable (i.e. Andy’s toys). He uses the technique of Love Bombing, where new recruits will be showered with seemingly unconditional acceptance and affection, giving them what they crave the most in that moment. Like most other cult leaders, he convinces his members that the world is a cold and lonely place, so that they separate themselves from outside influences and put their trust in him instead. The cult of Sunnyside Daycare is presented as a utopia for those seeking refuge from the outside world that causes their pain and misery. The true nature of the cult doesn’t begin to reveal itself until it’s too late. It’s only after Andy’s toys are stuck when they start to see that Lotso is an authoritarian and that his true motivation is dominance. Any resistance is a threat to his power, and Lotso punishes and exiles anyone who does this as a way to ensure conformity and obedience within his cult.

[@ellisonwhite4039]

He also recriuted them when they were at a vilnerable point in their lifes (after being given away), which is a quality of many cult leaders

[@taliahass1234]

I think it’s more of a dictatorship state rather than a cult. They don’t like Lotso, they live in fear of him.

[@WineAndWits]

Dictatorship uses a cultlike approach to entice followers

[@cloudkitthemailman7282]

Talia Hass Most dictatorships are cult like. Nazi Germany and Stalinist soviet Russia are great examples of this, where citizens followed the leader to an extent that would put them in harms way or put others in harms way for the leader. This is why we have the term “cult of personality” and use it so often when describing the devotion that the average citizen had to Hitler or Stalin or any other totalitarian government such as theirs.

[@jujan7432]

Dude...

[@persephone153]

I hate how pushy those "recruiters" are. Like they give you this weird feeling like they will follow you home until you say yes. It's hella disturbing.

[@lisbeth-writes]

Find a man that rates you, like this man rates his movie clips.

[@shaynarose7095]

How about find a man who doesn’t rate you at all. Rating women is disgusting and misogynistic. I’m sorry if someone ever rated you

[@lisbeth-writes]

Shayna Rose It’s metaphorical. A person can rate you without giving you a score out of ten. Try not taking everything you read on the internet so literally. If a man actually rated me I’d kick him to the moon.

[@nolyricsneeded8424]

You realize that if they were a man, they would have switch the genders. The purpose is not to be sexist, it's just self-love. Also,,, it's mainly a joke, so chill. You're not saving anyone here. Refocus your efforts somewhere else

[@lisbeth-writes]

NoLyricsNeeded thank you! I was half asleep when I wrote this, and it was just what popped in my head. But even so it was always metaphorical and a joke. If I had been more awake I would have worded it a little differently. If love is what you’re looking for, then find someone who loves the way this man loves his clips. That’s what I meant, I’d hate to offend anyone.

[@shaynarose7095]

@@lisbeth-writes I'm sorry. I thought you were being serious and I didn't mean to be mean at all. I just think that everyone is beautiful and that no one should tell you that you're not. I truly hope that I didn't hurt your feelings or anyone else's.

[@bigdomkook]

“A person is smart. People aren’t” - Agent K

[@elijahgavin6706]

AllAboutZombies a people is wiser than the man in the next individuals

[@themsmloveswar3985]

The more a cult claims to have "momentum" the less it is connected to logic.

[@icantdecideonaname2748]

Yes that is wise because the power of masses can consume anyone

[@michaelmoroni4044]

K reads Nietzsche.

[@britt1953]

Groupthink

[@FinancialShinanigan]

Next: former Presidents rate President movies

[@kirkakyeampong-mensah2702]

This is a good one. I'd love to see that

[@jeremiahcunningham4798]

John F. Kennedy Reviews Oliver Stone's JFK

[@Rojk]

Bush rates Bush

[@elijahculper5522]

I would watch the hell out of literally any Jimmy Carter content. He needs a podcast.

[@jonathancastillo]

raitng air force one as the most accurate and comparing independence day's speech as something lincoln-ish

[@Logitah]

Cults terrify me, because they target people like me. I often feel lost, because I am neurodivergent and queer. If I didn't have such a wonderful family and circle of friends, I would have been easily recruited into a cult. I am so happy former cult members inform us of the dangers of these kinds of groups. Nobody deserves a nightmare like that!

[@metalheadblues]

Be strong you'll get thru it

[@ember9577]

I'm Neuro divergent. I understand.

[@hydeperv]

I still don’t know if this is a cult or not. I’m torn. But a bf I was seeing a few years ago decided to take me to a meeting for these self-development seminars he’d been going to. He said it was so eye-opening. I knew he was going to these courses, and thought it was typical life-coaching stuff. So I agreed to tag along. There was a HUGE hall full of people. A charismatic leader was talking about how one day he just “woke up” and saw the beauty of the world and his whole mind shifted from then on. He wanted to share these philosophies. He was tired of living the life he’d been living. He wanted to be a new person. So here he is. The stories he told were funny, I laughed. I was entertained from the sidelines, type of thing. Then suddenly, I got ripped away from my bf and taken to another room for “group activities”. I didn’t have to do anything, but a group leader stood in front of us and told a heartbreaking story of a failed marriage and nearly losing a mentally challenged son. People in the group started sniffing. I got teary-eyed too. We were all crying by the end, and I was mesmerised by this woman’s story. I was amazed at myself, as I never cry in public. She was looking more at me than anyone else by the end, and as soon as she was done, suddenly her and two others appeared at my side and started telling me how they felt I was the most empathetic audience member; that I have a special something in me that’s crying to be developed. I started to feel uneasy with the over-complimenting. Eventually, they got my bf to come in, and all of them started pressuring me to sign up - it’s so easy; it’s just a bit of cash upfront; they have so much financial support service to help me out; they have counsellors that will talk me through the courses; my life will be changed. I was especially succumbing to my bf’s pressures, because he seemed so “enlightened” in the moment, his eyes were lit up, and I felt I didn’t want to let him down. I did sign up, and I did go to the course. It was a 3-day intensive course. From morning to late night, several days back-to-back, barely any time for sleep, and hardly any breaks in the day. You feel disconnected from the outside world, you don’t have to time to “sleep on it” and really let it sink in, and the sleep deprivation starts to mess with your ability to see things crystal clear. There was a lot of talk about trauma, they break it down, they explain things, then... they make you dig up your own past. They tell you for every breaktime to call someone from your past to apologise, to talk things through, to make amends, and - of course - to tell them about the course. And reel them in. I will say, I did get a lot out of it. I did open up emotionally, and looked into my traumas for the first time. But the amount of coercion to sign up to other courses EVERY breaktime was insane. They swoop in like vultures and use every line under the sun to make you feel guilty for not furthering your development. I was so firm and curt with them that they eventually stopped targeting me. They told me to call my friends and family and exes to make amends and invite them, and again, I had to tell them firmly “no. I’m using this break to snack.” What an experience... oh, and the ex also signed up for an MLM and tried to get me into that. We are no longer together lol.

[@specializedchemicals6669]

Sounds pretty cultish to me. I'm so happy you didn't stay in something like that. ❤

[@hollypatrick4851]

that's very interesting! if it made you feel uncomfortable, it's good that you just left it alone - whether it was really a cult or not. however, I will say that it does seem to have cult-like attributes, so maybe you were right in your worries.

[@anapesic4194]

Was it the landmark forum?

[@MultiBelieber100]

So glad you out of that 🙌🏼

[@canererbay8842]

Come on, now. That is 100% a cult. Nobody with good intentions and in their right mind is in that big of a hurry to help someone develop themselves with no breaks for sleep or food for days on end.

[@cyke6072]

Next Vid: “Serial Killers rate Killings in Movies”

[@sandorayaki5301]

*Maximum Prison Edition*

[@willruelas3529]

That'd be great

[@dominicchacko6191]

Pfffft, don’t worry they’d be ex-serial killers

[@pinksalt1057]

Oooofff

[@KevinRAAMAAAGE]

That would be a hard watch

[@nyeso7445]

Next vid: Former Dead People rate Death Scenes

[@bom12yearsago54]

"former dead" so they are not dead anymore *ZOMBIE MODE INITIATED*

[@veemccoy617]

Haha

[@dais1151]

Whoah people die for like a few minutes sometimes tho! They actually could do that lol

[@bom12yearsago54]

@@dais1151 we are evolving then

[@SunflowerSpotlight]

omar chihab I think they mean near death experiences, or generally when people die but are resuscitated, revived. My father used to be an ER doctor, and a little boy came in who had been drowned. He was underwater in cold water in the winter for several minutes and had no pulse. It freaked him out because he’d tried reviving a boy a few years earlier who’d been under water in the summer for less then a minute, but that boy had died. This time, though, the boy was successfully revived, no brain damage. The cold water had helped him survive by pooling the blood away from extremities, to keep the core body temp warm for longer. But it also kept his brain oxygenated for longer. What seemed like a more dangerous situation is the very thing that allowed him to survive. I don’t think it would be a good idea to have people relive trauma.... recounting how dying by blood loss or choking or drowning or suffocation etc. Apparently many people who try to commit suicide freak out after they commit to it because they think, “Okay, this was a mistake.” I don’t think it’s a great idea to ask someone, “So, did this scene capture death by wrist slitting correctly?” So it’s a garbage idea, I think, not at all sensitive. But I believe the person you replied to was referencing being revived.

[@MT-UK]

So basically Hollywood has NAILED the art of making cult films!! Makes you wonder where they get their experience & knowledge 🤨🤔😳 😏

[@murphynuglene3714]

It's almost like they make a single charismatic dude make hundreds of other people do stuff for a single goal. (Director making a movie.)

[@guy8643]

Murphy Nuglene bruh

[@shiningeditedmoon]

@@murphynuglene3714 bruh

[@SM-qv2om]

@@murphynuglene3714 certified bruh moment

[@saidatunnajibah37]

Ho ho ho this is nothing like k drama called Save me Edit: and if you guys want to watch it beware it got dark quickly

[@MacNcheese619]

My dad processed all those bodies of jonestown... It was tragic. And still suffers from what he saw. He said the bodies were laying in the sun for almost a week- 😰

[@fionnlaghhenstra8736]

Someone I follow on KZbin, called Caitlyn Doughty (or better known as ‘ask a mortician’) has a podcast where they talked about this. (If you’re interested: it’s called ‘Death in the afternoon’). It was rather interesting to know that people first thought an amount of 300/400 people had died and the rest had fled, since they could only see them from the sky. Later it became known that these bodies had been stacked, up to multiple layers of corpses all on top of each other. Remember that no one from the outside had been there (as far as we know), so that means that someone from inside the cult had done this. In a weird way this is fascinating to me, because the biggest probability is that Jones himself did this with his highest ranked followers. That someone would do this after he actually murdered so much people. It is very weird to me. Sorry if it doesn’t make sense... just listen the episode ‘don’t drink the koolaid’ from the mentioned podcast and it will make sense eventually

[@theupwardspiral1580]

@@fionnlaghhenstra8736 thanks for That recommendation. I'm listening to it now. Also to Angie Sanchez, I'm sorry your dad had to go through that.

[@breeb2638]

I'm suddenly terrified of being manipulated into a cult now. Deprogramming in 3 days, pardon me

[@camillegiraud6708]

@Sam What do they do???

[@sc4115]

Íf U believe in a god. U already in a cult lol

[@nicole1708]

@@sc4115 don't

[@yoyonn1]

@@sc4115 fax

[@AjieA]

S C don’t even try 🤢 byeee

[@nrgbunni.]

Similar to him i was invited to a “talk” that i was told by a friend was about communication that he said would be good for my sales work. It turned out to be a cult. First your in a room with a heap of people including the friend while people talk about how the organisation helped them so much blah blah blah. Then they separate you from your friend and put you in a room with a speaker in the front and then 3 people behind you watching taking notes. You’re instructed to do an activity where you take your trauma and then break down your personality. Then they ask you to sign up for more workshops, all of a sudden those people behind you come up close and try and pressure you to sign up for $700 per session corses. I freaked out, told them i was going to the toilet then bolted out of there, and several people chased me. I didn’t go to work for a week or 2 afraid to leave the house. Saw my doctor and he referred me to a psychologist to speak to who reassured me and then i was able to return to work. It was only a couple of hours one night with this cult and it fucked me up so i can imagine how it would be to stay there longer.

[@Sam-mh4sb]

Oh, I know them. That was fun (not at all). One, luckily my friend is not involved with them anymore, only ever did one course. But her coworker got her involved and I happened to be friend. The dude who was leading us in our activity dismissed me in a way that, luckily shut me down to them. He also talked about how this group made him so much better that his ex-wife proposed to him. I was able to shut them down hard based on cost alone, insisting that I had to pay for school. I think I managed to be just stubborn enough that they didn't think they would succeed. Left that night thinking they were shit and pissed. I'm so sorry that the experience left you so scared and i'm glad to know that you're doing better.

[@SilkyLew]

That's why I carry. Chase me, and you're going to get something hot through your shoulder.(I would try not to kill)

[@halloweenallyearround4889]

Yup, and exfriend of mine took the cult she was raised in for a whole weekend away from civilization full on lying about supposedly going camping. They all had the same methods, I had to go along with it for self preservation since all of those people including my exfriend seemed sinister and potentially dangerous. I was raised in a cult, the proto new age "Gnostic movement"; a cult started by a Colombian malignant narcissit called Victor Gomez in the 1950s that has convinced thousands of him having a demigod status and of having a fixation on purity culture and "sex magic", like in so many other cults. By that time (22 years old) I had already deprogrammed myself and embraced first agnosticism, then atheism, so by the time we arrived to a church full of brainwashed people instead of straight to her house for the sleepover/ camping weekend, I knew I was gonna have to play docile and made up trauma to save myself some sermons, emotional tortures, group attacks, and intense individualised brainwashing attempts executed by the whole group or by the ones that have the most practice at gaslighting, love bombing and brainwashing. I wasn't gonna give them tools to abuse further. My exfriend lied all along she didn't even mentioned her cult much and everything she said about her life, opinions, ideals and interests was fake. My autism and my major depression made it impossible for me to see through her BS. I had already have terrible experiences being raised by narcissists in a cult but of course it would have been unwise to reveal those to the cult my exfriend belongs to. It was a bit scary and mind boggling. People were so terrified to even move in a non approved way, men were always talking over women and loudly calling us subhuman, lecture screaming over how "(non human) animals don't have a soul", at the slightest mention of sympathy or love for members of other species, and creepy couples were discussing which teen kids to pair up once they graduated high school. All that while trying to make people have emotional breakdowns and abuse them/ us. All cult members are trapped at their most vulnerable, and to be honest I was feeling quite destroyed at the time from 2 decades of family abuse as the main scapegoat in my biological family, and the death of the dog I grew up with/ was my only true family, but I'm glad I spotted all those red flags and ran for the hills.

[@rhowendalrymple6399]

Was it Landmark lol?

[@AnaClaudia-qw6id]

@@halloweenallyearround4889 You're very amazing to have gone through ALL OF THAT while keeping a clear head!!! I'll try to be more like that lol

[@alw_9911]

“The Invitation” on Netflix is a good movie involving a cult. Also there are so many non religious cults out there, Arbonne & Herbalife are one of the biggest out there, and they continue right in front of our eyes.

[@lynettebr]

However, a lot of people who join arbonne and young living are very religious. Thats how they're brought in. Because they're gullible and people use the "grace of god" to make it look like an amazing thing

[@TrollownsGoblin]

Herbalife?’

[@sidmichael1158]

Usana

[@robynbole5757]

@@lynettebr Young Living? The essential oil people or a different group?

[@samanthajames4887]

Hey! I’m here to say not everyone who uses and sells Arbonne is in a cult! Im sorry if you had a bad experience with multi level marketing. I know that can happen

[@shayuh1244]

Reading these comments hurts me and terrifies me, if any of y'all have experienced cults I'm so sorry for you and you deserve better then what happened to you. ❤

[@colarola7223]

He watched the "Not the bees!" scene without laughing.

[@SailorDee]

ColaRola why would he laugh?

[@jaydee6574]

cuz he saw similar shit to that "hilarious scene" in real life probably

[@jerrygodeep4787]

Deewatter because it’s so unintentionally funny

[@whitenoise3447]

JJ probably not. Also, people who have seen terrible things are usually the first to laugh about it, because they've been through it and get triggered into thinking about it every single day by stupid things like shoelaces, so if it is blatantly in their face and being made fun of, it's less likely to be triggering and more likely to be a relief.

[@VelkanAngels]

@@whitenoise3447 - I have a severe phobia of whasps and to a lesser extent bees from having been locked in a room full of wasps for a whole night when I was 12. Tried to keep myself covered with my "blanket", but it was only a quilt full of big openings, so I got stung A LOT. I can tell you that that bee scene triggers the hell out of me (in the actual sense of the word, not in the "makes me feel uncomfortable" sense people use it nowadays). I've never seen the movie it's from because of it, but everytime that clip gets played in some video, I skip it at the speed of light. People have different ways of reacting to certain things though, so I'm in no way claiming that no one would react as you describe.

[@girlybrainrot]

he explains everything so well and in such a simple way that i kind of understand now how people get manipulated to that cult mindset! i never understood how people were so easily manipulated, this helped me see how much it takes to do this kind of mass manipulation and how they break each person, amazing!!

[@Z01nkScoobs]

@TXG: T a c c o Not to burst your atheist and negative mindset, but religion brings people together and gives them a better mindset about life. Yeah sure nobody really knows if God or whatever type of prophet you believe actually is real and whatever afterlife is real. I don't know if you notice but many type of people from religion are nice because the way they think about life is grand and they believe once they go, if they do good on Earth they will be rewarded. You don't have to believe religion, religion was created to make hope and give people a sense of comfort, I don't believe in any god but you have to admit that what your saying just is completely false and illogical thinking religion is a bad thing.

[@Z01nkScoobs]

@TXG: T a c c o You sure? I mean we might be wrong maybe there is a god. It's just nobody knows, what I probably should be saying is don't just go around ruining people's perspective unless they are fine with hearing it from you. You look like an asshole by saying "Ooh guys god isn't real anarchy ooh ooh eee eee." just don't do that bruh and let people believe.

[@fallvegdow]

@TXG: T a c c o I wont say that religion is good or bad, i'm agnostic myself, but religion existed for a long time, probably since people became truly aware of their surroundings and started asking questions, people couldn't understand some things and their answer was: it's spirits or gods making. So religion is quite natural for us. Even today when we have so many answers to questions that religions tried to answer before, we still don't have all the answers, like what happens with our consciousness after death, for example. But I can agree that some official religions are very outdated.

[@IronRevolution]

@@Z01nkScoobs Put gods aside for one second. Focus just on religion. I won't be the one saying ALL of all religions are totally negative, but your first comment puts religion only in a positive lighthearted spotlight, when that is not the case. For decades we've seen religions harboring regressive mindsets and positions, like homophobia, xenophobia, intolerance in general against other religions or opinions. We've seen many people with religious power outright deceiving people of their money and time, promising salvation. This is manipulation. Religion does not make someone instantly a nice person, and if someone must believe they will have a reward after death to be a good person, that person isn't really good at all. This must be talked about, and it's not "ruining people's perspective", it's just the truth and religious people must acknowledge this if any change is supposed to take place. Nothing TXG: T a c c o said was illogical or false. Religion DOES manipulate person, and you're naive if you think otherwise. Does this make religion supposed to be prohibited? No. But is this a problem that should be dealt with inside and outside of religions? Without a doubt.

[@AndyBestHP]

@TXG: T a c c o lol all the people arguing with you literally sound like the cult recruiters. Welp.

[@kendrafox9916]

This whole video made me realize that “The Farm” in Riverdale did portray (mostly) everything correctly, not comparing anyone’s personal experiences to a show but like the love bombing, the way they recruit people, the leader persona.

[@elisabethpetersmann9277]

I was literally thinking of this while watching the vid

[@bekcha4170]

I think this was my favorite season. It was portrayed really well and full of surprises, also shows u a power of mind manipulation.

[@weirdscience369]

The flower selling one was unsettling to hear him talk about. I accidentally bought a mini cake from a cult once. Didn't realize it until I looked up the name on the box. "The Royall Touch". Creepy shit. I called my mom to get me from work that day.

[@eleanorgordon5947]

pretty unrelated but am i the only one who thinks that was a really bad reaction to having bees in your face?

[@jamesoblivion]

It's a like a dare. "Come on, bees, get down my throat!"

[@DevonExplorer]

The character's allergic to bee stings; one sting and he dies from an allergic reaction, hence his terror. Yes, really bad acting and a terrible fillum! :)

[@junejune9619]

"My eyeessss"

[@TheKawaiiDango]

It’s Nicholas Cage, what do you expect

[@crimson3sky]

june june “my eyesssss” **no bees on eyes, has a beard of bees** Ok..

[@richardfalcon1570]

Interesting fact. Joaquin Phoenix and his brother River, WERE raised in a cult.

[@John14-6-]

*Yikes!* ...

[@memawknowsbest4978]

Yes, they were both discovered as actors while performing on the street to bring in money for the cult. In the credits for his first role, in a TV movie, Joaquin's name was Leaf.

[@Robin-sf3gk]

You can see that looking at his eyes in Gladiator

[@tfgrrl2042]

I'm not sure I'd say they were raised in a cult. His parents left Children of God aka The Family in 1978. He was 4 and River was 8. They did busk and enter singing contests, but their mom got a job as a casting agent and that's how they met Iris Burton.

[@shelbychristopher4473]

Mari Schroedinger thank you! Some actual knowledge lol

[@Kamila-ey5vi]

At first I watched Midsommar with a critical eye, so I thought "omg that's so fucked up". When you watch it being in Dani's shoes, you begin to understand how they manipulated her, she was suffering and had no one, the cult swept in and took her, making her and the audience forget about murder, abuse, pedophilia and Lord knows what else happens. I wasn't in a cult but I was part of a fundamentalist christian church and one of the things we learned in bible study was to approach people when they are vulnerable because that will make them turn to God easier. This is extremely messes up

[@meimou1697]

Its crazy to see how an average person can be controlled in about 3-4 days

[@janicechia9504]

I feel like this has got to be one the most interesting comment section I have ever came across .There are so many people here sharing their stories and experiences and they were all so interesting and informative. I think I even spent like about an hour on this comment section.

[@danau668]

same it's pleasant to see pure healthy discussions here

[@solalmebrendefur1058]

I agree

[@Dani_1012]

I agree

[@agustdrip1960]

I agree

[@mushin111]

We should form a group of some kind...

[@savvvv069]

Next: I rate Christian movies

[@Julian-ux2ox]

Ey GC, how are the boys?

[@JohnCena-kz5ow]

Belle Herring Gesus Christ?

[@josephstalin5374]

I'll rate movies about Soviet Union

[@Chieee248]

Aight imma just sit back...

[@deannatenney3821]

John Cena Can you rate all the Fred movies?

[@avaphynx]

When I was in an Intensive therapy group. There was a guy who spent his childhood stuck in a cult. Due to his parents and he was sexually assaulted by the adult cult members. He was in his 40's at the time I was in the therapy session with him. The pain he had in his voice. Ugh

[@tameibex]

i was born into a cult. the first clip was so accurate. the whole "don't die by them, lay down your life for the cause" type of mentality really hit deep.

[@kd8663]

I grew up in a cult as a child, so the part where he spoke about the break down of family bonds really hit me hard. My family was very close, but our closeness was always contextualized in the group, and used against us often. Because we were loyal to our family, if just one of us still believed, the rest of us were under control- we weren't going to leave anyone behind. It's hard enough to leave a cult as an adult, and an individual. As a child, though, my doubts meant nothing. As long as the leaders had my parents convinced, they had me too. One other "interesting" thing about being a child in a cult that I remembered is how competitive it was. Maybe that was just in my unique situation, but I remember very clearly that all us kids were subtly pitted against each other. We were expected to perform loyalty and spiritual experiences, and our performances were compared. If you ranked the kids by how well they towed the line, my sister came in first, all the other kids somewhere between, and me in dead last. I can't tell you how many times she and I were held up against each other. She was perfect, I was the problem child. So any time something went wrong- something broke, someone got hurt while playing, etc- it was my fault, no question. We left when I was eleven, when my parent's doubts finally both lined up and became to much to justify. It took a long time after that for them to get more perspective on how I was treated in particular. It's been almost 20 years and we're still all dealing with the aftermath. I can't help but be galled by how much of an impact the first third of my life had on the latter two. I am happy to report my family is still close, and we've verbally forgiven they ways we hurt each other during that time, particularly my sister and I. I doubt I'll ever not have trust issues or stop being disgusted whenever people talk about loyalty, though.

[@kingcarlos7048]

What was the name of the group

[@kd8663]

@@kingcarlos7048 It was a small group called In Hands. They thankfully don't exist anymore.

[@fatinnabihah453]

What a story, can't believe some people have to go go through things like this. You and your family are very strong for getting by. I'm very glad to hear that you guys are safe and well now! Best wishes man :)

[@kd8663]

@@fatinnabihah453 Thank you, that means a lot.

[@karinas1444]

Jesus I thought cults didnt even exist anymore

[@haileyalice2763]

this may be an odd observation but he's really interesting to listen to? his voice is pleasant to listen to, and more than that he explains everything well and thoroughly. what an informative video!

[@kanikagaral7637]

He just explained how the lure u into joining a cult. That's how they sound. So easy to talk to and easy to listen to. And always sound smarter then they actually are. Everything u mentioned about him is a quality of a cult leader. Not atta king you or anything just pointing out something

[@nashgill1062]

로제 Lancashire

[@haileyalice2763]

@로제 i'm English! i'm from Windsor. i grew up abroad though.

[@TekkLuthor]

He pulled you into his cult with his charming voice

[@greengoblin9567]

religion is a cult

[@Holly-bj9bd]

When i went to NYC, me and my sister went to the scientology church out of pure curiosity. We'd heard about different celebrities attending and being apart of this religion. Almost immediately we were bombarded with hot chocolate and cookies and were asked to sit and watch a 10 minute video about dianetics. They then locked us in a small room where we watched the full video and we weren't allowed to leave until the video ended. We walked out of that place with $40 book and dvd and a 3 month free scientology church membership. It's scary because i look back and think how was i so stupid to sign up to something like that so quickly and without much thought? But they really do get you - with the warm welcome and sickly kindness and giving you a sense of belonging. They still send us mail asking us to donate and to rejoin (we live in the UK!). It's a funny story now but it hits home how easy it is to get wrapped up in something before you're fully aware of what's going on.

[@RubyBlueUwU]

I remember watching a documentary on Jonestown for the first time and hearing them talk about how minorities and poor people were the main targets hurt my heart, but everything immediately made so much sense...if the whole world hates you and one small group of people say “come here, we will love you” you’ll go to them! We all do it! And without knowing the warning signs any one of us could be a victim. Thank you for this, everyone should know how to identify cult activity

[@sriddle3569]

To create a socialist utopia in Ghana

[@d4nt363]

Inaccurate

[@d4nt363]

Not all people hate on the poor and the minorities.

[@defiantaichi]

Jokes aside, he actually explains this very well. And it kinda makes sense how people get roped into cults . I am glad he got out

[@manicpixiecurse5337]

Fun fact: Joaquin Phoenix, his siblings, and Rose McGowan all grew up in the same cult

[@loonflam8910]

How is that fun???

[@samyboynton6129]

Which cult was that?

[@maudinapalmer5751]

The group was called the children of God, and Joaquins family left when he was a fairly young kid. I dont know about Rose McGowan

[@coryf725]

Yeah so fun

[@jamesoblivion]

It was a cult that treated sex with young children as normal, so yeah...not so fun fact.

[@mattmurdock5424]

8:17 I like how he basically describes the organization the film is based off of, but he doesn’t use it’s name, very smart

[@harssamoanlal2947]

What happens if u do tho

[@mattmurdock5424]

Harssa Moanlal A hefty lawsuit

[@harssamoanlal2947]

Nathan Cox why(sorry for asking questions im not too informed on this)

[@WraithReaper09]

@@harssamoanlal2947 Scien + tolegy.

[@micheal2458]

@@harssamoanlal2947 They've achieved legal status as a religion, and are extreme in hunting down people who challenge that narrative. If you're interested in a book recommendation, Perfectly Clear by Michee LeClair is a very in depth account of a former high level Scientologist that breaks down a lot of the myths and lies about that cult :)

[@sassylittleprophet]

I was raised in a cult (independent fundamentalist Baptist) since I was six years old, but my family was also like a cult, my dad is a narcissist. I also married a narcissist. The best day of my life was leaving. I left my husband, my family, the denomination, everything I knew.

[@sassylittleprophet]

@@nocesgianangelos.2581, thank you. 😊

[@Elizabeth-tc7yc]

IFB is 100% a cult. Glad you got out! 💓

[@sassylittleprophet]

@@Elizabeth-tc7yc same. Glad you did too. ❤

[@xXAnaliaXx1]

CEO of “this is a great clip”

[@bdfornies]

Very useful

[@tink6225]

7/10

[@hindsightpov4218]

I wish an accurate film would be made about the cult of Jehovah’s Witnesses. One of the worst cults out there. The public needs to know the truth about them.

[@hindsightpov4218]

Comment Removed They also got Serena Williams, Terrance Howard and the Wayans Brothers. It’s scary and disturbing.

[@hindsightpov4218]

Comment Removed I don’t think that’s why. They’ve been Jehovah’s Witnesses since they were little kids.

[@solbueno643]

Hold up...I THOUGHT THAT WAS A RELIGION

[@juli-321]

True. If I remember correctly, Jehovas Witnesses are a public corporation since 2002. That's the same political / legally recognized religious status e.g. the catholic chirch has. So indeed, JW's are a religion. Please inform yourself before posting such comments.

[@octoberrrrrrr]

@@juli-321scientology is a religion too, and its a cult. the peoples temple was a religious group, yet they were a cult. thats literally how cults work. they are based off of a religion and the leader uses that to manipulate the cult members

[@claraclonk]

i cant begin to imagine how much courage it would take to get up and do this. props to this man.

[@hwayi2836]

There's a Korean Drama about cult and it's really scary, the name is "Save Me"

[@vrajesvari108]

I was in a cult for 8 years, and watching Midsommar was one of the most unsettling experiences of my life. It was, in my opinion, so accurate and believable, and that movie does a great job of not only depicting the personal disturbance that often leads people to cults, but also both creates in the characters and in the viewer a sense of disorientation as to what it is that is actually going on until it is basically too late.

[@woudgy]

I think it's also a strong statement about how modern society fails to fulfill people culturally and spiritually, and that leaves them vulnerable to being targeted by not only cults but subcultures that are rooted in tribalism and fear/violence towards the "other."

[@ayahadra2656]

Aye can you spoil the movie lmfao

[@fabulouskelly3438]

my stomach hurt constantly for days after watching that movie, i still think about it now, and i wasn’t even in a cult. can’t even imagine how you felt watching it.

[@lizmcnulty9579]

I felt like I was going to puke after watching that movie. It was insanity.

[@Magnus689]

"I've been involved in a number of cults both as a leader and a follower. You have more fun as a follower, but you make more money as a leader" Creed Braton

[@WithLoveK.]

i loveee the office

[@sierragilbertson1578]

I see alot of comments about religion here. And i just wanted to put my perspective on things. I dont believe that religion is bad. Anyone’s religion. But their are some groups of people that force their religion on others who would rather stay out of it. As a kid i was forced to go to church and be arround a pastor that would say things that concerned me. Such as “a womans body is made for one sole purpose” and when he talked about abortions durring sermon one if my friends raised her hand and asked why she couldent chose what to do with her own body. He told her she diddnt have the right. When i left the church they sent me letter after letter about future survices and counseling. I also had people from my family and church come up to me and tell me what “god” thought about me. Keep in mind i was only about 13 when this started. I was deemed a “bad” kid for not believing anymore. I have never went to a party, i dont sleep arround, and i dont do drugs. But i am still the bad kid of the family even though my cousin asked me to buy her drugs and alcohol. I did not and her parents think im a bad child. Things like this is what turns anyones religion into a cult.

[@jpmiller4261]

I’m so sorry you had that experience, that’s awful. I’m a Christian, and I fully believe that everyone should have the right to openly question their beliefs, in fact, that’s even encouraged in the bible. If you question your beliefs, you’re either going to find a flaw and try to find the truth, no matter what it is, or come back stronger in your beliefs. I find spending time alone and really asking myself the tough questions helps a lot. Best of luck, I’ll be praying for you!

[@jpmiller4261]

Shema Echad why not? I am a Christian. I have had doubts in the past, and will most likely have doubts in the future. That’s ok. It’s okay to wrestle with deep questions. If you are truly honest with yourself in your quest for the truth, you will find it.

[@jpmiller4261]

Shema Echad I’d love to hear some examples, Shema. I’m open to having to a civil conversation

[@jpmiller4261]

@Shema Echad No worries Shema , we can discuss and still be civil, I don't offend easily my friend. I am not here to argue semantics, or to bog us down in the details, because there is a fundamental disconnect between you and I. I take it by your comments that you are Jewish? I believe that Jesus came to die as a perfect sacrifice for the sins of all humans, and to fulfill the previous Covenant that God had with His people. You may believe that you are waiting for the messiah to come, but He already has, as Jesus, sent by God. Following Christ does not make me a polytheist, or a worshipper of satan. You and I worship the same God. The same God who watched over and blessed Abraham, who detests sin, and loves His creation. He sent Jesus, to complete his Covenant with the Jews, and allow all those who would accept Jesus as the son of God into Heaven if they simply believe in Him. I urge you to take some time alone. Step outside the traditions and religiosity. Just you and the whisper of the wind, and think, and pray. Jesus is very real, and very present. I wish you the very best, friend. If you wish to talk more, I am here. God Bless, Jon

[@DL-er4vr]

Im sorry to hear about that. I know a lot of people who had the same experiences as you. I believe some people hide behind their religion and their position as religious leaders to be able to do whatever they want. But a real disciple of Christ knows that the most important is to love others. And people are sometimes so engrossed in their idea of what is right that they forget how to love.

[@deinodinosuchus]

this man seems so kind. i'm so glad for him that he's come this far to be able to be this vulnerable about his experiences.

[@Ali-lm7uw]

Next: Former Vampire reacts to Dracula, Van Helsing and Vampire Diaries.

[@DresdenShuffle]

Would like for a vampire to react to Twilight and die again from horror

[@Ali-lm7uw]

@@DresdenShuffle Twilight is not bad. I like it and I am a Straight Man lol.

[@captainteeko4579]

Mir then ur WRONG

[@lehnrik]

"Former" vampire?

[@Kaiisdreaming]

@@Ali-lm7uw don't worry my dad went to the movie theater by himself to watch Twilight and he was married to my mom at the time. Nothing wrong with liking twilight

[@MEDIAtricked]

The expert must be scared to even mention Scientology and to be sued and followed by them. But he describes it so everyone with basic knowledge knows he talks about Scientology. Great job!!!

[@themsmloveswar3985]

It could be any cult. Maybe it is better to leave it open. So people can understand the tools used by a cult. Cult's are a problem. They are rich, which enables a media silence.

[@memawknowsbest4978]

I got the veiled reference to Scientology as well. "Holding 2 tin cans with wires going to a stress meter", was a great way to describe it.

[@Roma-kp4qg]

I really hope he's able to heal from what happened to him

[@bitingthehand]

When he talked about Jim Jones wearing the sunglasses it immediately reminded me of the Korean drama “Save Me”. The disciples in the cult refuse to let an undercover spy see the leader because his “heavenly aura would blind those with impure souls”. Such a good but emotionally taxing show

[@emmavink]

I love how he mentions Scientology without saying its name. That has to be one of the worst cults outside of organized religion!

[@maximcypher3109]

@Sophia Wright FDLS is an organized religion, and it is a cult. Many cults are organized that is one reason why they can operate, and still do currently.

[@knockeledup]

You could make a pretty strong argument that all organized religions are actually cults.

[@emmavink]

@@knockeledup That's why I said outside of organised religion. Meaning organised religion are the OG cults.

[@meghanharls4094]

which scene depicted the scientology cult? i didn't get that.

[@stephaniepratt3735]

emmamaria watching Chris Shelton videos I recognized it about 4 minutes in lol.

[@JosephFuller]

As I former cult member myself (4 years), I would say that there is A LOT lacking in many movies featuring cults. I would like to see a movie that that really captures the extent of indoctrination and makes it as visceral as it really is. They make you feel special, loved and Whole and you would be willing to do anything for Them. They become your life and you are just a part of Them; your _self_ has no value other than in that context.

[@xfranczeskax]

Well, a movie is 2 hours long. Hard to pack the slow process of slipping into it and especially the even harder process of getting out without focussing on the few crucial moments. (Same with love stories: love on first sight, kiss, sex, there you go: they love each other!) Truly good movies are hard to make and even harder to sell.

[@JaneDoeValentine]

Joseph Fuller also, I noticed how they never really discuss the rejectors. Like, if you show the slightest bit of interest, but still say no, they will harass and stalk you with “kindness” until you join. It’s terrifying.

[@ATM2212]

Midsommar shows it perfectly, you should watch it.

[@emafisher1455]

Is there any shows that depict them?? I feel like a movie would be too short to truly capture that slow progress

[@Amy_peterson]

I think the documentary "Holy Hell" depicted that pretty well

[@MayriMay]

I feel bad for such nice, genuine gentleman like him got to experienced something bad like that.. way he talks, his knowledge, his wisdom, i can see that he’s actually a caring person. wish he’ll get over the past and wish him nothing but the best 🥺 stay healthy sir🙏

[@SeagullBox]

"keeping children away from parents so the parents arent distracted from the program" ... anyone else thought about kids nowadays always have like 14320194909 hours of school and organized activities a day? I graduated college a year ago and babysat while i was in school. I'll tell u these kids man... i ran around the streets all day compared to them, and I also did school and sports. And with all the fund cuts, you KNOW young kids are getting worse and worse education unless private. So the parents are kept working, lots of them multiple jobs, and the kids are kept in organized settings. all the time. What are they doing to us??????

[@saraholivo2860]

you hit it right on the head

[@juliahake6407]

They're educating us just enough to pick out the prodigies useful for this country (mathematics, science, politics, defense, etc.) but they also keep us ignorant enough to not rebel against the country as a mass so we can sit around to pay taxes. Take drafting, for example. A man that turns 18 is required to register for a draft, and if you refuse you can be fined, won't receive any government aid, and could possibly face jail time. At 17, most kids still have to raise their hand to use the restroom, but once you turn 18 apparently your brain fully develops and you're fit for war at the country's discretion. Some states automatically add you to the list once you get your license. You're taught at a young age that we're in a free country, but you're also expected to move as one mass with a singular ideology: develop and defend America. The government has patents for free energy technology and vehicles (there have been many throughout the past 30 years that are available to view from government websites) which could end the need for nonrenewable energy, such as oil. We'll never experience it, however, because removing the demand for oil would severely reduce the income for many countries and remove governmental control of the people. We're just disposable livestock to the country. One of the greatest illusions in this country is that having an education means you're truly educated.

[@MaiaPalazzo]

It's the cult of Capitalism.

[@ally981]

Unfortunately school is an indoctrination system. It keeps kids distracted so they don't learn the truth about the world

[@blackgirlmagicc]

I was born into a cult and was in it for 22 years and I’d never heard the term before but love bombing was such a regular occurrence that I took part in and had done to me and I’ve never even thought about how messed up it is

[@mekachu04]

one can argue on the semantics of religious upbringing vs cult so i'm not sure which one i would use for my own childhood. but oh lordy... when he started to talk about ' love bombing' i felt sick to my stomach. i'd never heard it phrased like that either, but if that wasn't the bullshit my family went through regularly before i was finally old enough to move out * shudders *

[@Uniqueen1114]

Tom cruise left the chat*

[@snoopdoggg9933]

LOL

[@notky848]

💀💀💀💀

[@audychan96]

I think MLM is also some kind of a cult itself. I accompanied my mother to one of its seminars for newcomers. The way the team leader was spitting bullshit and sob story, telling how she was in the dumps before she miraculously became so rich and advocating that "if I could do it, so can you!!!". Then they'd do this some kind of weird motivation activities that involved chanting and dancing while singing to something that sounds very much like propaganda. They'd create groups with team leader in each, to guide and motivate and watch over the team members' performances. They'd pressure you to recruit more, and reprimand you if you're not doing well at it. But it's a tight circle, and often members find some sort of belonging to those groups. In the beginning they'd cheer on you, congratulate you on everything and went way over the top to make you feel welcomed (aka love-bombing you). They really targeted less educated and desperate people struggling to make more income. Housewives and the elderly are common victims. All we need to do is pay for the registration fees and recruit more to create bigger downlines. But there's a certain quota that you have to meet each month. If you don't reach it, then you'd get demoted (and thus get less bonus/commissions for your sales/recruitment perks). Many members ended up spend more of their own money than they'd earned to keep themselves above the quota line, which is ridiculous. One telling hint is that they claim to sell all sorts of products best in the field, but they never really focused much on selling them, or even have actual product knowledge of it. They'd push more on signing up for membership, spouting crap about the benefits and 6-figure income that you're "sure to get with minimal effort".

[@Moradollie]

I really wish they didn't mention "pagan" specific beliefs - ANY religion can be transformed into a cult like mentality. There have been PLENTY of examples of this within the Christain hemisphere for example.

[@BenWeeks]

James Lindsay has identified certain academic theories tend to function in a similar manner, as some have quasi religious characteristics.

[@caspertheunfriendlyghost]

@daddy I'm sorry there's a difference between magic and magick. Magic is fiction, harry potter and the lord of the rings. Magick is the practice of witchcraft, those who use manifestation to aquire things they need. Wiccans and pagans are no less crazy than christians or other religions.

[@sila1909]

@daddy i’m not a believer but your religion isn’t better than any other one

[@TheBridget272]

They mentioned Jonestown and Waco which were Christian-based.

[@mattuwu9978]

I would say that Pagan beliefs are even *less* likely to develop into a cult within our modern world. So few of us are left, and the loose groups that do exist practice many different types of Paganism. There’s no binding scripture, no “wrong way” to practice it, and no institutionalization. We don’t have classical “church” structures, and it’s generally very individualistic.

[@juinjapan]

omg this guy came to my school to give a talk one time, his story was really interesting but scary at the same time because of how easy it might be to become part of a cult without even realising

[@HouseJug]

He’s a very brave man for doing this to educate people, and to have escaped in the first place x

[@shadowstar8619]

I don't know if I should be impressed or horrified that all of the ratings were above 5/10

[@purplegreen3109]

*Shows cult clip* Guy: "This is a great clip"

[@sichiu]

I’m amazed he sat through the Wicker Man bee scene with a complete straight face!

[@standing_behind_you4152]

Next video: Former jail breakers rate jail break scenes

[@calmgoodfire4662]

Current jail breakers rate jail break scene would be more entertaining

[@milanorichie]

@@calmgoodfire4662 😂

[@Jacky.c.v]

Jail break isn’t illegal where I live

[@calmgoodfire4662]

//jacky// what kind of country do you live in?

[@nooffensebut4655]

@@calmgoodfire4662 I don't know about her, but I live in germany and it's not illegal here, that means, you don't get a longer jail sentence or something like that. But if you get captures you have to go back and serve the rest of your sentence

[@TheSnarkyBrit]

This is eeriely similar to politics right now.

[@caoilte8097]

It’s not

[@lucyroth2671]

I grew up being forced into a cult. Later, not surprisingly I was also the survivor of several abusive toxic relationships. Cult leaders and abusive predators are cousins in their tactics. I am very happy you also escaped. It took me years to even understand how brainwashed I was, and how much that "upbringing" effected the rest of my life for decades. Great video!

[@sengyengvang7202]

It would be interesting if he would have reviewed "Save Me" which is a Korean Drama that emphasizes how impactful a cult can change one's life for the worst. I always get depressed with just an episode.

[@emmamcg4557]

That is such a good show that made me so nervous at the same time

[@sengyengvang7202]

@@emmamcg4557 Yes definitely! I stopped watching it from a month just because it was so heart breaking. 😔

[@tsutaurushi_]

It was so hard to watch till the end because it was so frustrating. I felt like jumping into the screen and pulling her out of there! All in all I think kdramas do a good job in depicting the harsh reality in its raw form. And Save Me is definitely one of them.

[@lattea_pd9884]

That was such a good and frustrating drama

[@anielson6152]

Seng Yeng Vang does it have a good ending?

[@kaleighmiranda1238]

6:15 got me thinking about the Addams family movie when they sent Wednesday and that nerdy kid into the separate cabin to watch Disney and they couldn’t come out until they were happy or whatever

[@jennifercumbie4521]

Ahhhh this popped into my head too

[@Catastropheshe]

More vids like this pls It's so insanely interesting to get the pov of the person who was inside something ridiculous and explaining it

[@Kate-pz8ym]

Thanks for making this. It's good for me to watch in the midst of my healing from being in a cult

[@FruitCapoeira]

don't know why I chose to watch this before going to bed. guess i'm staying up for a few more hours

[@sila1909]

Lmao you’re not gonna be involved in a cult in your own house though it’s outside

[@clairequackenbush89]

Next: "Jesus Christ rates Gospel Movies About His Life"

[@paolalagos2634]

😂😂😂😂

[@Jobe-13]

Claire Quackenbush 😂 But, real talk, I think that would be really cool.

[@meghanharls4094]

i just screamed

[@kurzler]

I AM DECEASED

[@samcanthon70]

Claire Quackenbush Is it possible we can get that posted before Easter Sunday?

[@egeurgan3304]

His reaction to "not the bees" was way too serious

[@trenae77]

This video was well done and the gentleman reviewing the clips ... I can only thank God that he A.) Found freedom from his cult and B.) was willing to share his life experience to bring enlightenment to others who are involved or have friends/family involved.

[@lilacwitch69]

I would love for him to watch a few scenes of the Korean show/ drama 'Save me'. It's a great show depicting the life of a family which just moved into town. While experiencing hardships they are saved by the local church and are slowly pulled deeper into the cult. It's really frustrating to watch which is great lol

[@assholebyginger]

Is it actually good? Because when I was younger I used to watch romcom dramas and now I realize they're not very good quality.

[@lilacwitch69]

@@assholebyginger Well in my opinion it really is! I really don't know how accurate everthing is, the cult part I mean. But I don't want to spoil anything, so you should definitely check it out! (I watched it on german Netflix.)

[@lilacwitch69]

@@assholebyginger Oh I just realized that i only skimmed your comment... Regarding the quality: Korean shows are actually known for their higher qualitity productions. :)

[@kingjamestres]

@@lilacwitch69 Hmm.. sounds like a Korean patting their own back lol but seriously though when it comes TV/Movies closing in on and in some cases superseding American media Korean media has got to be near the top. That said I feel like its because they went to route of adapting and copying western themes/styles making it so alot of westerners can more easily grasp the medium.

[@lilacwitch69]

james d I am vietnamese (born in Germany) though...

[@BBlubbyy]

i’m so confused with his accent. i hear australian, british and american all at the same time 😳

[@ferablue1318]

B B he’s definitely British it’s a common accent in a certain part of the Uk but I can work out the area

[@fuckwit107]

He's Northern english I'm sure

[@Marz2727]

I'm from the UK, he sounds like he's from Yorkshire.

[@megantotten9253]

British is not an accent...

[@livindeadghoul]

@@megantotten9253 It is though?

[@mooncresscent_]

Phoenix was in a cult himself when he was young, if I remember correctly

[@Ravie3]

Children of God. Awful cult.

[@ZemplinTemplar]

Thank you, this was a great overview. I especially like that you also covered Ticket to Heaven, that Canadian film is a bit more obscure, but still rather famous. I despise cults. Sick or power-hungry individuals manipulating the gullible and vulnerable. Some of the worst of humanity. I have a lot of deep sympathy for survivors of cults.