FSS (podcast) Rick Alan Ross on How Cults Work, & How to Get Out - Deprogramming, NXIVM, Waco & more

[@markrichardson3566]

Great video,Rick has helped me greatly, keep going from Canada ❤

[@bartwieden]

"great devotion to a person, idea, object, movement, or work (such as a film or book)" Marriam Webster's definition is pretty vague. I would add it's a devotion to something incongruent to normal community standards, accepted beliefs and objective scientific evidence.

[@WhatsYourGhostStory]

Wow, yes, super vague! "A great devotion" is a long way from say..... which could lead to a mass suicide or finding yourself unwittingly participating in forced labor or carrying on the criminal impulses of a different person (whether we're talking NXIVM, Manson, etc.). I still am working on coming up with a formula that identifies 12-ish common traits of a cult and if your organization matches 6 of these, be careful. If your group matches 8 of these, get out ASAP.