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#4
> Is your leader the ultimate authority of your group?

Yes. Selected by, and sole connection to the mythical group "board".

> Does your leader have impressive, made-up names or titles?

Yes. "Chief Executive Officer".

> As far as your group is concerned, would they say that there is no legitimate reason to leave them?

Yes... if ever trying to leave, you are technically bribed with something that you cannot use in stores or pay rent. They call it "equity".

> Is your group suspicious about the outside world?

Yes. Always this talk about how the outside world is "the competition". Sometimes "the users.

> Does your group believe that they are the ‘right’ religion/church/group/ones, or only ones, who have ‘right’ teaching/doctrine?

Yes. "The competition" is wrong.

> Are there any of the above such rules/laws in your group?

Yes. Rules are in "the handbook".

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#5

Hot(ish) take is to note how many of these apply to corporate work situations and also to various flavours of nationalism.

And wokeism.

Every time I read that word I die a bit inside. One word purposed to discourage and disempower positive social change.

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#6

Hot(ish) take is to note how many of these apply to corporate work situations and also to various flavours of nationalism.

And wokeism.

Lord…three comments. Three comments in before “don’t be a jerk to people different than you” is called a cult.

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#7

Hot(ish) take is to note how many of these apply to corporate work situations and also to various flavours of nationalism.

And wokeism.

3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and to a certain degree 9 reminds me more about certain about some anti religious groups (or even just twitter mobs) than any of the religious groups I know.

(I admit I might be lucky here.)

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