Saturday, March 12, 2005

Dept. of Know Your Enemy From The Straight Dope: The website of The American Family Foundation gives us some good guidelines to go by. Dangerous cults might exhibit some of the following characteristics : a: preoccupation with bringing in new members and making money b: discouragement or punishment for any doubt or questioning of authority c: a polarized "us vs. them" mindset d: leadership is not accountable to any authority, either financially or morally e: belief that "the ends justify the means" and readiness to use unethical means to achieve their goals f: requiring members to socialize only with members of the cult g: in more extreme cases, requiring members to cut ties completely with family or the outside community Hummmmm, sounds like BushCo, circa 2005. 1:11:43 AM     leave/read comments []