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People In This Online Group Name 30 Brands And Organizations That Not Everyone Recognizes Are A Cult Scientology.

-null , Scientology Media Report

Final score:

360points

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Ben Moss 3 years ago

Well, duh

93points

People In This Online Group Name 30 Brands And Organizations That Not Everyone Recognizes Are A Cult Qanon.

heathers1 , Anthony Crider Report

Final score:

320points

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Watching 3 years ago

Now these people should be committed to a mental institution and we all know it.

130points

People In This Online Group Name 30 Brands And Organizations That Not Everyone Recognizes Are A Cult Westboro Baptist Church.

itslandonb , Americasroof Report

Final score:

314points

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Watching 3 years ago

Which has absolutely nothing to do with God.

99points

People In This Online Group Name 30 Brands And Organizations That Not Everyone Recognizes Are A Cult Whatever the Duggers are. Creepiest bunch I’ve ever seen.

MackeralSky , Jim Bob Duggar Report

Final score:

287points

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Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

"Quiverfull" is their group ----- Christianizing (?!?!) the world by having a billion children who live by the Bible unless it's inconvenient.

100points

People In This Online Group Name 30 Brands And Organizations That Not Everyone Recognizes Are A Cult Within the cancer community there’s a political group who have all read (probably) Chris Beat Cancer and it’s a b******t book telling you you can cure cancer by changing your diet. Sugar is the main villain. You can fight me all you want but SUGAR DOES NOT CAUSE CANCER. Listen to your oncology approved dietician and get the f**k off Facebook.

Just this past weekend I had lunch with my friend’s dad who is also terminal and his wife has banned him from sugar because of this b******t. The dude is dying and he’s not even allowed to enjoy himself in moderation. Because she heard about it on Facebook.

chemo brain often forgets the huge difference between nutritionist and dietitian. Sorry, my bad.

Please listen to the cancer patient in your life and what they want. Do they want to change their diet? Absolutely go for it but make sure they’re getting the right nutrition from a qualified professional. Do what they want. You actually have no idea. We really need to shift our current state of cancer care to a more palliative (NOT hospice, big distinction) model. A cancer patient that is as relatively happy as can be has the potential to increase their outcome. And finally DONATE BLOOD and sign up for bethematch.org WE NEED YOU!!

Ghostytoastboast , Jovan Gulan Report

Final score:

278points

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Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

That bullshit kills people. "I'll change my diet and positive-think my way out of cancer/multiple sclerosis/etc.".... NO YOU WILL NOT.

15points

People In This Online Group Name 30 Brands And Organizations That Not Everyone Recognizes Are A Cult People who are way too invested in the college they attended.

Luluco15 , Steve Burns Report

Final score:

275points

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Requiem 3 years ago

College football, and fraternities

61points

People In This Online Group Name 30 Brands And Organizations That Not Everyone Recognizes Are A Cult Gwenyth Paltrow's GOOP.

viktorir , gwynethpaltrow Report

Final score:

274points

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Kona Pake 3 years ago

She’s an actress and a celebrity, would she lie to you?

36points

AstroEngineer3145 , Michael Sprague Report

People In This Online Group Name 30 Brands And Organizations That Not Everyone Recognizes Are A Cult Jehovah’s Witnesses.

Final score:

266points

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R Carson 3 years ago

Annoying door knockers. I had to call "kingdom Hall" and tell them to cease and desist when they wouldn't leave me alone.

41points

#10

People In This Online Group Name 30 Brands And Organizations That Not Everyone Recognizes Are A Cult Workplaces that tout "we are a family"

i seen too many people fall into that and get ostracized by the "family"

landob , Jason Pratt Report

Final score:

239points

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sturmwesen 3 years ago

This is a red flag for me... often it means additional pressure and/or a lot of private networks and rumors/feuds.

65points

#11

People In This Online Group Name 30 Brands And Organizations That Not Everyone Recognizes Are A Cult Mom run community Facebook pages. Some of these moms gotta be stopped on the real.

geraldcubed , Dan Harrelson Report

Final score:

236points

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DUN DUN 3 years ago

Especially the anti-vaxer mom groups *shudders*

107points

#12

People In This Online Group Name 30 Brands And Organizations That Not Everyone Recognizes Are A Cult All of these "nutrition" places with their loaded teas, are just a front for Herbalife.

NO_Cheeto_in_Chief , Philafrenzy Report

Final score:

223points

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R Carson 3 years ago

Is it like the Amway religion?

49points

#13

People In This Online Group Name 30 Brands And Organizations That Not Everyone Recognizes Are A Cult MLMs but especially Mary Kay. I went to a convention once as the guest of a consultant because she was trying to get me to join. It was very stepford. Also, she didn't tell me you were expected to dress up so I showed up in jeans and a hoodie.

Hollywood899 , Geraldshields11 Report

Final score:

203points

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Zedrapazia 3 years ago

What is this?

20points

#14

People In This Online Group Name 30 Brands And Organizations That Not Everyone Recognizes Are A Cult Brand loyalist... Iproduct people are scary.

fluffywolf86 , Sean MacEntee Report

Final score:

200points

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Mina 3 years ago

Let's just name it: Apple. They'll come up with something "innovative" but people who only buy that brand don't realize how this "innovation" has already been done by others. You put it right in front, show them proof, and they'll tell you straight to your face that Apple was the first to do it. Read the fine print friends, you'll find a disclaimer pretty much saying this is a first for Apple, not for the world.

60points

purplelikeme , Iglesia en Valladolid Report

#15

People In This Online Group Name 30 Brands And Organizations That Not Everyone Recognizes Are A Cult The Prosperity Gospel.

Final score:

182points

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Watching 3 years ago

"Give your money to God, but send it to me! "

53points

#16

People In This Online Group Name 30 Brands And Organizations That Not Everyone Recognizes Are A Cult As somebody who lives in Florida, people obsessed with Disney.

Mantequi11a , Dave Hogg Report

Final score:

178points

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Watching 3 years ago

My condolences on living in Florida these days.

63points

cheryl strickland 3 years ago

I am an 8th generation native. Once this state turned red 20 years ago it has gone to sh!t. I miss my blue Florida. This red Floridah makes me want to move to Mexico or Eluthera in the Bahamas

5points

GoddessOdd 3 years ago

And it used to be so nice here, really. Before Dismal Weird arrived, it was a beautiful place. It's not just Florida though... there are Disney parks everywhere now

1point

H.L.Lewis 3 years ago

And you get hurricanes too.

0points

Mary Rose Kent 3 years ago

Disney didn’t start out as a cult, but after Walt kicked the bucket, it became so much more avaricious and culty.

9points

Waffles 3 years ago

I feel personally attacked

8points

Leodavinci 3 years ago

What do you expect from people traveling across the country/world to Florida to go to Disney World? This is like a French person complaining about people traveling to France being "obsessed" with Paris.

3points

Nicki 3 years ago

I love theme parks in general, not just Disney 😊 I try to switch them up every year. So One year might be Universal Studios, then next year Six Flags Magic Mountain, then Knotts berry Farm, then Sea World and so on!

1point

Rider 3 years ago

Not just Florida. Anaheim has it's fair share of Disney obsessed also.

1point

Riley Quinn 3 years ago

If you live in Florida, Disney should be the absolute least of your concerns.

0points

Celtic Pirate Queen 3 years ago

Ewwww. We've lived in San Diego for 8 years now and people are always amazed that we've never been to Disneyland. A place filled with snot nosed, scabby kneed, booger eating little petri dish germ spreaders and their OH SO ENTITLED parents? Yeah - pass.

0points

Jennifer Brown 3 years ago

adults who are obsessed with Disney, who wear Disney clothing, or have Disney tattoos

0points

Amanda Hunter 3 years ago

I dislike Disney.

0points

Sharon Vaughn 3 years ago

I loved Disney back in the day, and have been to Disney World twice, Disneyland once. It's such a great escape.

0points

SuePrew 3 years ago

Probably the sanest section of Florida

0points

Autumn 3 years ago

I know someone like this…. And I don’t even live in Florida XD

0points

Dre Mosley 3 years ago

I prefer Busch Gardens or Universal Studios. I pretty ignore Disney World.

0points

Ivana 3 years ago

I don't get it when all my co-workers spend all their vacations running around a hot, crowded park they paid a ton to get into.

0points

Dorothy Parker 3 years ago

Mg daughter and I were just talking about that. Great for kids, but not a lifestyle for adults. Disney weddings, cruises, household products. and Celebration Florida!

0points

Tres D 3 years ago

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Bacony Cakes 3 years ago

shut up, rapeublican

2points

#17

People In This Online Group Name 30 Brands And Organizations That Not Everyone Recognizes Are A Cult I don't quite know how to explain in, but once a fandom reaches a certain point, it's almost embarrassing to admit that you like the show/movie/book/etc because you automatically get lumped in with the super cringe and toxic portion.

BillyeBro , Dan Russell Report

Final score:

161points

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Yup 3 years ago

BTS fans.

53points

#18

People In This Online Group Name 30 Brands And Organizations That Not Everyone Recognizes Are A Cult The “Entrepreneur” Lifestyle. Many people are encouraged to put aside pleasures of life in the tiniest hope that if they just “grind” hard enough they’ll be billionaires.

Oh also, while caring a lot about your money and how you spend it, buy my $500 plan to help you make money faster.

Gmony5100 , Kaila Yu Report

Final score:

145points

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Kona Pake 3 years ago

Better yet, go to the library and borrow the book.

24points

#19

People In This Online Group Name 30 Brands And Organizations That Not Everyone Recognizes Are A Cult Genuine love of a single politician. Yes, maybe this person is legitimately good, or is doing positive things in certain areas and perhaps negative things in other areas. It’s largely subjective. If it weren’t, most countries’ citizens would just be happy.

But listen, if “this” person is the best and we’re going to harp on about it forever, and in the reverse harping on hating said person forever, then you’ve got yourself a cult.

If you love a politician, you’re an embarrassment. They’re certainly not as perfect as you think. We can acknowledge those imperfections and vote based on policy, but making a single one of them out to be perfect (or imperfect) means you’ve just chosen a side and you’re likely not even going to try to open yourself up to altering opinions.

WillieJMR , CT Senate Democrats Report

Final score:

145points

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Requiem 3 years ago

Politicians shouldnt be treated like celebrities. They have a job to do

77points

Dutch Swimmer Goes Viral For Super Revealing Trunks During 2024 Olympics: “Is This Legal?”

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Thrill-Seeking Diver Jumps Down Extreme Waterslide, Ignoring The Strict Ban For Women

#20

People In This Online Group Name 30 Brands And Organizations That Not Everyone Recognizes Are A Cult Working at In-N-Out was a bizarre experience I would liken unto a cult.

They damn near worship the owner Lynsi too, when I went to the company picnics she would perform on stage dancing, once she did this weird sexy aerial dance in a floating cube. And the associates go CRAZY for her. Like, nuts. One of my coworkers and I were sitting there so uncomfortable while everyone screamed and grabbed at her like she was the damn Messiah, literally snot crying over not getting a t-shirt signed by her. Like… that is the billionaire heiress who employs you, not f*****g Beyoncé.

Then of course all the in-n-out culture, like the specific language you have to use (not just with customers, with each other too), the extreme Christian standards… it was nuts and after working elsewhere (it was my first restaurant job when I was in HS until last year) I realized exactly how culty the whole company is

sweetiepotpie , Keith Paredes Report

Final score:

121points

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Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! 3 years ago

Wow. I had no idea.

76points

#21

People In This Online Group Name 30 Brands And Organizations That Not Everyone Recognizes Are A Cult Crossfit

HerodotusStark , Big Titan Report

Final score:

118points

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Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

I've heard four different physical therapists extol Crossfit.... b/c it means they always have people coming in for physical therapy (hips, backs, knees especially).

39points

Woman Put A Water Fountain With A Camera In Her Yard, Here Are 24 Photos Of Regular Visitors (New Pics)

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“Ma’am I Live Here”: Woman Refuses To Back Out Of Driveway, Learns A Lesson The Hard Way

#22

People In This Online Group Name 30 Brands And Organizations That Not Everyone Recognizes Are A Cult Silicon Valley tech companies are not a cult.

However, there is a subculture within Silicon Valley tech companies that is a cult.

Here are some things to watch out for:

Sleep deprivation. If your team wants you to do overnight oncall, and overnight pages happen more often than once every seven oncall shifts, your team is a cult.

Training vs. guilt. If your team assumes that you already know all the details of the tech you work with, and dumps weird guilt on you when you don't know an obscure fact, your team is a cult.

Rich lifestyle vs. actual returns. If your team encourage you to pick up expensive hobbies (sports cars, piloting, ski trips), but the company doesn't actually pay enough to afford them without skimping on your regular expenses, your team is a cult

fubo , Patrick Nouhailler Report

Final score:

97points

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Azure Adams 3 years ago

silicon valley in general is a cult

20points

#23

People In This Online Group Name 30 Brands And Organizations That Not Everyone Recognizes Are A Cult NXIVM. All hail Vanguard, and pass the branding iron!

SybianOwner , HBO Report

Final score:

87points

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May 3 years ago

That's a literal cult - isn't this supposed to be 'things that seem like cult?'

44points

#24

People In This Online Group Name 30 Brands And Organizations That Not Everyone Recognizes Are A Cult YOU can find my dads skull and bones Yale picture on my submission somewhere. He is so secretive about it. Feels like a cult. He was one of the few black men.

DownvoteDaemon , stepnout Report

Final score:

87points

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Olesia Kovalenko 3 years ago

Your dad getting into Yale is a success story, you getting into Yale is called nepotism. So many children get into ivy league schools through nepotism while kids who deserve those places can't because the class is already full. I hate nepotism. That doesn't mean the author didn't deserve to study there, I don't know them, it's how 70% of students get to attend.

10points

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#25

People In This Online Group Name 30 Brands And Organizations That Not Everyone Recognizes Are A Cult Primerica. Worst cult vibes ever.

A**Muffins69 , Primerica, Inc. Report

Final score:

80points

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Guy MacGregor 3 years ago

Never heard of it

73points

#26

People In This Online Group Name 30 Brands And Organizations That Not Everyone Recognizes Are A Cult Country Clubs

scootyums , Dan Perry Report

Final score:

79points

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Rench 3 years ago

Not a cult, just a place for rich white guys

31points

#27

People In This Online Group Name 30 Brands And Organizations That Not Everyone Recognizes Are A Cult Alabama fans.

North-Technician , Chris Breeze Report

Final score:

57points

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Spittnimage 3 years ago

Roll Tide.

7points

#28

People In This Online Group Name 30 Brands And Organizations That Not Everyone Recognizes Are A Cult Boarding schools for “troubled teens”.

_Tal , EaglebrookSchool Report

Final score:

53points

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Don't Look 3 years ago

Not going to call those a cult.

42points

#29

People In This Online Group Name 30 Brands And Organizations That Not Everyone Recognizes Are A Cult Those Shen Yun performances that are overly advertised every year. Turns out they're directly tied to Falun Gong.

greyghost5000 , Paulinaviolist Report

Final score:

48points

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Truth Monster 3 years ago

So I took a look at Falun Gong on Wikipedia, and it seems to be a pretty tame religion. What makes Falun Gong a cult?

28points

DarkJester89 , Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet Report

#30

People In This Online Group Name 30 Brands And Organizations That Not Everyone Recognizes Are A Cult Chief's Mess in the US Navy, which comes complete with "initiation", something no other branch (enlisted or officer) has and that this somehow forms an eternal bond of "blood by family", that includes eating food out of trash cans and sabotaging uniforms for the "greater lesson".

Then "private" meetings that have grey areas/secrets of what happens in those meetings. Specifically anything related to punishments or review boards.

The fact that it takes two chiefs talking behind closed doors to get anything accomplished is also proof. People notice, though it's implied that it's not noticed.

Final score:

43points

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Bobby 3 years ago

In my experience it taking "two chiefs talking" to make something happen is because chiefs are concidered the subject matter experts in their related fields. Repair needs done on a steam powered generator? the chief in charge of the electrical division and the mechanical division need to hash out the logistics. Big command wide celebration? Supply chief and Mess hall chief get together for that. Officers are actually meant largely for administration, not the actual work. I would say chiefs are more like a club than a cult

21points

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#31

People In This Online Group Name 30 Brands And Organizations That Not Everyone Recognizes Are A Cult A few things come to mind, but I think people can get religious about concepts as we sometimes need to believe in something. Not sure I would say that the below examples are cults but they are cult like aspects to it.

Mobile games with daily rewards springs to my mind way too easily. Games with loot boxes are extra evil.

Sometimes some corporate training produces people who lean a little too hard into the concept. And then they go and spread the ideas further to recruit more.

RobotIcHead , Ian Lamont Report

Final score:

25points

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Daria B 3 years ago

I don't know, I see it more as an extension to gambling in general. You could still argue gambling itself might seem like a cult.

10points

Dangerous_Rush8966 , thehypehousela Report

#32

People In This Online Group Name 30 Brands And Organizations That Not Everyone Recognizes Are A Cult Hype house

Final score:

20points

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James016 3 years ago

I’ve never heard of this so I just googled it. 😫🔨

15points

#33

People In This Online Group Name 30 Brands And Organizations That Not Everyone Recognizes Are A Cult People who buy Twix candy bars based on the Left Twix vs Right Twix.

JohnBlazeAADTC , Allison Carter Report

Final score:

14points

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NsG 3 years ago

That was a thing? I bought Twix because I like Twix - I wasn't aware there was ever a choice between Left Twix and Right Twix. I do remember the adverts, but there was no change to the packaging - I got both as far as I was ever aware.

26points

#34

People In This Online Group Name 30 Brands And Organizations That Not Everyone Recognizes Are A Cult Fashion Nova

swamptheyard , mycurrency.com Report

Final score:

4points

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miss miss 3 years ago

You're not making sense now

4points

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#35

People In This Online Group Name 30 Brands And Organizations That Not Everyone Recognizes Are A Cult Theater in high school

AnxiousHuckleberry48 , Nic McPhee Report

Final score:

-36points

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Alice By Heart 3 years ago

how dare anyone appreciate and participate in the arts (insert sarcasm here)

56points

#36

People In This Online Group Name 30 Brands And Organizations That Not Everyone Recognizes Are A Cult Owning an air fryer.

Lazy_Hand_Job , Djsgmnd Report

Final score:

-58points

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Alice By Heart 3 years ago

darn air fryers and their secret satanic meetings, and dont get me started on the blood sacrifices

79points

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Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

I say this as a sports fan.... Sports. Nobody should be so attached to a sports team that they're willing to fight someone about it.

46points

Sergio Bicerra 3 years ago

This one. In my country there are weekly riots made by fans of certain football teams. No only opposite teams but also from the same teams arguing "we are the real number 1 fans" idiotic rant.

16points

Troux 3 years ago

The locality and fandom obsession is really weird to me. "I'm from X so I have to root for the X local team. You're from Y so you must be a Y fan!" Imagine if i preferred the team that was good, and my preference changed as the team changed. What if I just enjoyed watching the sport and didn't care who won? Nope, you get treated like a traitor, or 'not a real fan'. Which makes no sense when the teams are made up of players drafted from anywhere in the world, and then traded between teams regularly.

5points

Ozacoter 3 years ago

I was very surprised that it wasnt here. Some people get obsessed with them. Our HS chemistry teacher was so obsessed with his team that if they werent doing well he would be angry all the week. Once they lost a match while he was correcting an exam and almost everybody failed

4points

Just saying 3 years ago

Yes, or thump your wife if your team loses. Happens a lot in the UK, domestic violence soars after a big team loses.

1point

Don't Look 3 years ago

I think people are confusing cults with interests, groups and other nonsense. A cult lures people in, fixates and then often tries to recruit. QAnon and Trump absolutely try to do this. The duggars? They just need money so they agreed to be on tv (which ultimately did them in, partially due to them now thinking that they can buy freedom against criminal acts) ... and honestly a lot of the rest of this crap I don't really know about.

13points

Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

The Duggars are part of a religious splinter group known as "Quiverfull". Read up.

10points

Andrew 3 years ago

Totally agree. Very few of these actually meet the definition of a cult. Trump who somehow became number 1 on this list is just a populist politician. And as much as I loath the man. He and his supporters are in no way a cult. Yes some supporters worship home in a cult like manner. But I bet every president from Biden to Washington had a certain amount of supporters who believed every word that came out if his mouth and worshipped the ground he walked on. Trump however came from a non political background so didn't play by the rules and thus attracted a more passionate non politically minded group of supporters.

3points

Sarah Rose 3 years ago

By the standards presented by ICSA, International Cultic Studies Association, all of the groups here meet the criteria... definitely the Duggars

0points

Tres D 3 years ago

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Truth Monster 3 years ago

"That thing I don't get, but you like? Its a CULT!!"

12points

Ranax 3 years ago

That's one half. The other half is: that actual cult looks like a cult.

9points

elia 84631 3 years ago

Corona deniers

7points

Bowtechie 3 years ago

Treating celebrities like gods and thinking them political experts.

6points

iblowsheep 3 years ago

It's a cult, until it gets too big, then it's a religion.

6points

Don't Look 3 years ago

I want to agree with this. Then I think of scientology and that scares the absolute hell out of me.

6points

Calvin Girvin 3 years ago

Homeopathic "medicine."

5points

First Name Last Name 3 years ago

Forgot Mormonism.

4points

Don't Look 3 years ago

The mormon sect is so... screwed up that it's basically THE cult.

4points

BleeBloo 3 years ago

I see a lot of hate in this thread. Do you want everyone in the world to think the same way? That's not realistic.

3points

Leigh C. 3 years ago

Really stretching the further down I got.

2points

ivan bolitekurac 3 years ago

There are 2-3 things that won't ever be mentioned on bp because of their agenda

2points

D-m Keilman 3 years ago

Ooh. I'm intrigued. Please spill.

2points

Kostas 3 years ago

twitter mob

2points

Teuta Franjkovic Valich 3 years ago

Marie Condo fans, Vegans, Mom groups on the internet, cheerleader squats, Tony Robbins fans, Ellen and Oprah fans....

1point

Daria Z 3 years ago

Never even heard about most of these crazy "cults". But I guess anything can get toxic once you go beyond certain limits of moderation.

1point

Damon Tripodi 3 years ago

What a bunch of crap

1point

Jarrod Nichols 3 years ago

Notice not a mention of BLM or Antifa. BP is nothing but a political tool. You are all sheep.

1point

Ian Kelly 3 years ago

Proof please

0points

jk nbt 3 years ago

There are some interesting articles out there on this subject. This is not the first time this has been discussed. Take a look at: 1) https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/06/the-seven-signs-youre-in-a-cult/361400/... 2) https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2009/may/27/cults-definition-religion... 3) https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-a-cult-5078234

1point

Sarah Rose 3 years ago

I recommend ICSA, International Cult Studies Association, there's no group that does more that hasn't been sued out of existence

0points

Robyn Denton 3 years ago

Quite a lot of these seem to be US-centred, so have no relevance to the rest of the world.

1point

chuckanders81 3 years ago

And last but not least…. Boredpanda.com

1point

Nikki Hilton 3 years ago

I'm just throwing this out there: Amway. It's a total cult. And they suck their people dry.

1point

KombatBunni 3 years ago

I had a great uncle who was a Mason, does that count?

1point

Viviane 3 years ago

I know a Mason, but that's his first name. Second name is Carpenter. He's a an architect - no, this is not a joke.

6points

Kathy 2 years ago (edited)

Anything can become a cult, if people allow themselves to be deluded to the point where they give up control over their lives to those who do not have their best interests at heart, and who will use and abuse them for their own nefarious goals. It is almost impossible to identify that a group dynamic that you are actlively part of is in fact a cult; most people only realize that they are trapped inside a cult when they begin to push the boundaries, start asking uncomfortable questions, upset the powers-that-be, break the rules - or when they try to leave...

0points

Kathy 2 years ago

I only got to read this thread now, 7 months late, but it seems to me that only a few of the groups/individuals mentioned here can truthfully be called actual, bonafide 'Cults'. Some would be better described as 'Over-Enthusiastic Fan Clubs', 'Over-The-Top Hate Groups', 'Religion on Steroids', or 'Brand Marketing in Overdrive'. They may be quite alarming, utterly incomprehensible and as annoying as all hell, but they still don't fall under the category of Cults, which is an entirely different animal! Sorry.

0points

Eglė Bukauskaitė 2 years ago

Weird that Elon musc and Beyonce aren't on the list. Their fans are toxic AF

0points

Kimberly Brown 3 years ago

This is a judgmental, opinionated story. Anyone who subscribes to this crap also belongs to a cult.

0points

Bec 68 3 years ago

Bored Panda seems seem to be jumping on the popular bandwagon of increasing hate and polarisation. No one is interested on these threads in genuinely discussing different points of view anymore, and threads like these are making it worse.

0points

Cuervo 3 years ago

They left out the Socialists Left... throughout history have killed millions of people. Stalin, Mao...

0points

Cuervo 3 years ago

BTW It's coming to America.

0points

Random Anon 3 years ago

I'm being very strict here being a "non-believer" unless you can prove or disprove things empirically. So anything that isn't logical and people still believed them via a (gigantic) leap of faith is a cult. This includes all mainstream religion.

0points

Kathy 2 years ago

Cults are all about control over others, about increasing the numbers of cult 'followers' in order to gain more and more power, while ensuring that anyone who is already trapped 'inside' doesn't manage to get 'out'. As such, while some religions may actually and factually operate as Cults, the fact that some people freely choose to believe certain things which, at least at this point in time, cannot be proved or disproved empirically, and that like-minded folks get together in faith-based groups, does not make their belief groups into 'Cults'!

0points

Peter Trudell Jr 3 years ago

Was looking for $GME holders, sorry to have missed them.

0points

Mshauri Mazuri 3 years ago

Glad you have this topic. Different.

0points

Danielle Renee 3 years ago

LuLa Roe...just watched a doc on it...crazy

0points

lemsip 3 years ago

Drop in centres for people with mental health problems can be cults. There is one in Cardiff, UK, that is definitely a cult as the manager is very controlling and possessive. She demands that users attend at the centre more and more and is very dismissive of their outside interests and activities.

0points

Rider 3 years ago

Cheerleading. Once they suck you in there is no getting out, and it's multigenerational. Cheer parents are the worst.

0points

Fajar Kurniawan 3 years ago

Is vegan (feels like) a cult?

0points

William Teach 3 years ago

Anthropogenic climate change. It's basically a cult at this point. Full of people from the top to the bottom who are hypocrites. They want to force Other People to change their lives while refusing to do it on their own. Now, let the down votes commence by people who Believe we're doomed from a tiny increase in the globe's average temperature, just like has happened multiple times during the Holocene alone, while refusing to change their own lives to match their beliefs.

0points

Parmeisan 3 years ago

I've only seen the first few episodes, but: All the main people in Tiger King. That includes Carole Baskin, hers is just the more formalized kind with ranks and titles.

0points

Ganta S 3 years ago

Why isn't Apple on the list?

0points

Big Blue Cat 3 years ago

It was

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Ray_gunn 3 years ago

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Ray_gunn 3 years ago

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IlovemydogShilo 3 years ago

Pyramid and Ponzi schemes. If you join one of them, good luck getting out. Especially without spending and losing a load of money.

0points

John G 3 years ago

Boring

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CJ Bovee 3 years ago

Y'all forgot mormons.

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Chris Yuen 3 years ago

GOO

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Chris Yuen 3 years ago

Meant GOP ;)

0points

Colin Matthews 3 years ago

Rugby Fans from Canterbury in NZ

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Don't Look 3 years ago

:-D

1point

GlitterDeath 3 years ago

Landmark

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Michael Beswick 3 years ago

Why don't people understand that by definition, all religions are cults!?

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oddkiddo 3 years ago

I would like to add: USA Christianity Red Bull/Monster/etc.

-1point

D-m Keilman 3 years ago

Essential oils. Former coworker has decided she's going to cure her breast cancer with them.

-1point

KimB 3 years ago

Owning an air fryer?!? I love mine as a full time worker it cuts down on time and my family and I can enjoy good healthy home cooked foods....this is so not a cult lol

-1point

Marnie 3 years ago

A lot of these are things that are addictive, or where people put too much energy into them, harmful/toxic companies, and the like. Very few listed were actual cults. Maybe only two: scientology and MLMs.

-1point

kjorn 3 years ago

ANYTHING ABOUT RELIGION! Every religion is a CULT! Christianity is a cult, Islam is a cult, Judaism is a cult!

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ivan bolitekurac 3 years ago

...people like you are a cult

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koniec kropka 3 years ago

Why religion was not on the list?

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Ian Kelly 3 years ago

Fair point

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Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

I say this as a sports fan.... Sports. Nobody should be so attached to a sports team that they're willing to fight someone about it.

46points

Sergio Bicerra 3 years ago

This one. In my country there are weekly riots made by fans of certain football teams. No only opposite teams but also from the same teams arguing "we are the real number 1 fans" idiotic rant.

16points

Troux 3 years ago

5points

Ozacoter 3 years ago

4points

Just saying 3 years ago

Yes, or thump your wife if your team loses. Happens a lot in the UK, domestic violence soars after a big team loses.

1point

Don't Look 3 years ago

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Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

The Duggars are part of a religious splinter group known as "Quiverfull". Read up.

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Andrew 3 years ago

3points

Sarah Rose 3 years ago

By the standards presented by ICSA, International Cultic Studies Association, all of the groups here meet the criteria... definitely the Duggars

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Truth Monster 3 years ago

"That thing I don't get, but you like? Its a CULT!!"

12points

Ranax 3 years ago

That's one half. The other half is: that actual cult looks like a cult.

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elia 84631 3 years ago

Corona deniers

7points

Bowtechie 3 years ago

Treating celebrities like gods and thinking them political experts.

6points

iblowsheep 3 years ago

It's a cult, until it gets too big, then it's a religion.

6points

Don't Look 3 years ago

I want to agree with this. Then I think of scientology and that scares the absolute hell out of me.

6points

Calvin Girvin 3 years ago

Homeopathic "medicine."

5points

First Name Last Name 3 years ago

Forgot Mormonism.

4points

Don't Look 3 years ago

The mormon sect is so... screwed up that it's basically THE cult.

4points

BleeBloo 3 years ago

I see a lot of hate in this thread. Do you want everyone in the world to think the same way? That's not realistic.

3points

Leigh C. 3 years ago

Really stretching the further down I got.

2points

ivan bolitekurac 3 years ago

There are 2-3 things that won't ever be mentioned on bp because of their agenda

2points

D-m Keilman 3 years ago

Ooh. I'm intrigued. Please spill.

2points

Kostas 3 years ago

twitter mob

2points

Teuta Franjkovic Valich 3 years ago

Marie Condo fans, Vegans, Mom groups on the internet, cheerleader squats, Tony Robbins fans, Ellen and Oprah fans....

1point

Daria Z 3 years ago

Never even heard about most of these crazy "cults". But I guess anything can get toxic once you go beyond certain limits of moderation.

1point

Damon Tripodi 3 years ago

What a bunch of crap

1point

Jarrod Nichols 3 years ago

Notice not a mention of BLM or Antifa. BP is nothing but a political tool. You are all sheep.

1point

Ian Kelly 3 years ago

Proof please

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jk nbt 3 years ago

1point

Sarah Rose 3 years ago

I recommend ICSA, International Cult Studies Association, there's no group that does more that hasn't been sued out of existence

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Robyn Denton 3 years ago

Quite a lot of these seem to be US-centred, so have no relevance to the rest of the world.

1point

chuckanders81 3 years ago

And last but not least…. Boredpanda.com

1point

Nikki Hilton 3 years ago

I'm just throwing this out there: Amway. It's a total cult. And they suck their people dry.

1point

KombatBunni 3 years ago

I had a great uncle who was a Mason, does that count?

1point

Viviane 3 years ago

I know a Mason, but that's his first name. Second name is Carpenter. He's a an architect - no, this is not a joke.

6points

Kathy 2 years ago (edited)

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Kathy 2 years ago

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Eglė Bukauskaitė 2 years ago

Weird that Elon musc and Beyonce aren't on the list. Their fans are toxic AF

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Kimberly Brown 3 years ago

This is a judgmental, opinionated story. Anyone who subscribes to this crap also belongs to a cult.

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Bec 68 3 years ago

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Cuervo 3 years ago

They left out the Socialists Left... throughout history have killed millions of people. Stalin, Mao...

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Cuervo 3 years ago

BTW It's coming to America.

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Random Anon 3 years ago

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Kathy 2 years ago

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Peter Trudell Jr 3 years ago

Was looking for $GME holders, sorry to have missed them.

0points

Mshauri Mazuri 3 years ago

Glad you have this topic. Different.

0points

Danielle Renee 3 years ago

LuLa Roe...just watched a doc on it...crazy

0points

lemsip 3 years ago

0points

Rider 3 years ago

Cheerleading. Once they suck you in there is no getting out, and it's multigenerational. Cheer parents are the worst.

0points

Fajar Kurniawan 3 years ago

Is vegan (feels like) a cult?

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William Teach 3 years ago

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Parmeisan 3 years ago

I've only seen the first few episodes, but: All the main people in Tiger King. That includes Carole Baskin, hers is just the more formalized kind with ranks and titles.

0points

Ganta S 3 years ago

Why isn't Apple on the list?

0points

Big Blue Cat 3 years ago

It was

1point

Ray_gunn 3 years ago

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Ray_gunn 3 years ago

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0points

IlovemydogShilo 3 years ago

Pyramid and Ponzi schemes. If you join one of them, good luck getting out. Especially without spending and losing a load of money.

0points

John G 3 years ago

Boring

0points

CJ Bovee 3 years ago

Y'all forgot mormons.

0points

Chris Yuen 3 years ago

GOO

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Chris Yuen 3 years ago

Meant GOP ;)

0points

Colin Matthews 3 years ago

Rugby Fans from Canterbury in NZ

0points

Don't Look 3 years ago

:-D

1point

GlitterDeath 3 years ago

Landmark

0points

Michael Beswick 3 years ago

Why don't people understand that by definition, all religions are cults!?

-1point

oddkiddo 3 years ago

I would like to add: USA Christianity Red Bull/Monster/etc.

-1point

D-m Keilman 3 years ago

Essential oils. Former coworker has decided she's going to cure her breast cancer with them.

-1point

KimB 3 years ago

Owning an air fryer?!? I love mine as a full time worker it cuts down on time and my family and I can enjoy good healthy home cooked foods....this is so not a cult lol

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Marnie 3 years ago

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kjorn 3 years ago

ANYTHING ABOUT RELIGION! Every religion is a CULT! Christianity is a cult, Islam is a cult, Judaism is a cult!

-3points

ivan bolitekurac 3 years ago

...people like you are a cult

0points

koniec kropka 3 years ago

Why religion was not on the list?

-3points

Ian Kelly 3 years ago

Fair point

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