Not just cults. As you note, major religions act the same way. Catholicism still uses excommunication, as do the Mormons. JWs, the Amish, and Mennonites 'shun' people that don't fit their value systems. It's basic tribal delineation of in-group vs. out-group.
The parallels between cults is uncanny.
ExMuslims who have been ‘cancelled’ by their friends/family for daring to have an independent thought will completely relate to this, esp to @kittypurrzog’s point re how we change for the better.https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/02/style/what-is-cancel-culture.html …
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I think religions are essentially cults
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Alice Dreger has pushed back about some of the details here. I do think the overall sentiment stands, albeit a bit more metaphorically than she sees it. 1/
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But yeah, the dogmatism of regressive left is frightening. I see parallels to Soviet Union, mainly because it lacks the supernatural creator, but has everything else dogmatic. /end
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Someone (I forget who, unfortunately) once opined that the difference between a religion and a cult is the number of adherents ... or something to this effect.
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Excellent article with so many parallel examples. "Allies" are fickle and fleeting - friends stick with you despite your differences and want the best for you.
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I wish this article had dug deeper into
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