The O.S.O is too bland to be a cult :)
----- Original Message -----
From: Joy McCann <jmmccann_at_sbcglobal.net>
To: <OliveStarlightOrchestra_at_yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 12:32 PM
Subject: Re: [OliveStarlightOrchestra] Cults
> The great thing about the Olive Starlight Orchestra is, we cult-proof
> people. Hanging out with us provides just a little bit of extra insurance
> against getting involved with any kind of dangerous sect.
>
> Though a few of you do have non-olive friends, which is a hazard: you
become
> more potentially vulnerable to cult recruitment because of that.
>
> Does everyone remember how great it is to go on cabin trips--or just hang
> out in our parents' houses--and stay up talking until 4:00 a.m.? That's a
> little anti-cult insurance right there.
>
> I'm really concerned, though, about those pnorners who have left the fold;
> most of them ended up in cults. Such a tragic waste.
>
> --Q.M.
>
> Good to have you back, Brandy and Caroline.
>
> * * * * *
>
>
> I think it's agreed that one man's cult is another man's salvation.
> So, just what is a "cult"? In my opinion, the following factors
> distinguish a "cult" from a "social club":
>
> 1) The members speak a slightly different lingo.
> 2) They have profoundly different views from the mainstream.
> 3) They have many restrictive rules.
> 4) They watch you closely.
> 5) They discourage contact with 'outsiders'.
> 6) They won't let you leave.
> 7) They keep repeating that it's the best thing going on.
> 8) Everyone is deprived of sleep and/or food.
> 9) After other members leave, they call it a sham.
> 10) Ex-members are always maligned.
>
> Based on these definitions, I can say with certainty that my last job
> (SyVox Corporation) was in many ways like membership in a cult. I was
> sleep-deprived and not allowed to leave when I wanted. The CEO kept
> telling us how great the firm was in spite of obvious shortcomings.
> And people who left the company were regularly bad-mouthed by
> management at every company meeting.
>
>
> John
>
>
>
> --- In OliveStarlightOrchestra_at_yahoogroups.com, "Michael Marinacci"
> <mikalm_at_i...> wrote:
> > > And of course my favorite, Zen Master Rama, aka
> > > Dr. Fredrick Lenz, who broke up a lot of families
> > > and actually stole my next girlfriend:
> > >
> > > http://www.rickross.com/groups/lenz.html
> > >
> >
> > Do tell. I was always amused by Rama's come-on for his pseudo-Zen
> > workshops: "Zen Gives You the COMPETITIVE EDGE!"
> >
> > He's also the only cult leader I can think of who offed himself without
> > taking a bunch of followers with him. Details at:
> > http://www.rickross.com/reference/lenz/lenz4.html
>
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Received on 2004-07-27 00:15:08