How Cults Use Language to Control
- Kind
- Internet Video
- Date
- 2024
- Retrieved
- Jan 13, 2025
2 memes from this reference
How Capitalists Use the Language of Cults
In her book, Montell offers evidence that these linguistic tactics have seeped out from cults and into wider society. Propelled by capitalist demands and the reach of social media, the language of cults, she says, is now everywhere. If you question the business model of a multi-level marketing scheme, well, that's…
Thought Terminating Cliche
Another trick in the cult leader's language toolkit is the thought-terminating cliche. These are sayings that end uncomfortable conversations or trains of thoughts. "It is what it is." "Everything happens for a reason." "Let's agree to disagree." They shut down argument and critical thinking, which is why they're so…