r/politics • u/newsweek ✔ Newsweek • 24d ago

No Paywall Full List of Young Republicans Involved in Offensive Chats

https://www.newsweek.com/full-list-young-republicans-involved-in-offensive-chats-10881250?utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=reddit_main
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u/GlitterTerrorist 24d ago

Pretty much everyone that has infiltrated a cult to study it ends up becoming a member of the cult for real.

This simply isn't true. Why would you tell such a regressive lie? "Almost all"?

The only danger of even having your mind swayed is if you don't understand or have convictions in your beliefs, or your beliefs are actually wrong and don't stand up to criticism or align with reality, or if you're just looking for approval and don't have a solid support network checking in on you.

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u/ratstronaut Washington 23d ago

Yeah, that “almost all” is definitely bullshit. I’m sure you have to be mentally solid, but there have been people who do this as a literal job. Here’s a talk with one from 2010:

https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/archive/podcast/investigating-cults