
A hideous fruit, disgracing itself.
Allo-Aro
oh, absolutely
one of the Innuendo Studios videos (cf. https://www.youtube.com/@InnuendoStudios ) went into some depth about that
the thing about it is it's one of those strategies which keeps working, and keeps perpetuating itself, whether or not anyone now alive in those groups understands its effects
Yeah no this is literally the case. As a cult survivor I actually make a point to be kind to street preachers in a way that undermines this exact strategy.
I'm not saying everyone else should follow my lead but if you can be nice in a way that disarms the preaching it will stick with them and when they're later told about how hateful the world is to them there's a chance they'll think about that interaction.
Look after yourself first but if you can be the reason someone leaves a cult, I encourage it.
Ditto with mormons on missions! Send your impressionable young adults door to door to understand that everyone is hostile to the word of god and only their church will be there for them