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The Destructive Cult Analysis

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One remarkable character of the cult is that each social or religious group has a possibility to be the cult. They gradually change into the "destructive cult" through the social situation. As Jim Jone tried to help the inequality of African American in American society at the first time (Pick-jones, 2007). However, because of Jone 's frustration with his family and difficulty of control growing his followers, he addicted by drug and he became abuse, punish and finally led his followers to the mass suicide in Jonestown (Pick-jones, 2007). In addition, Japanese famous "destructive cult", Aum Shinrikyo, was started from the yoga class (Akimoto, 2006). It is difficult to predict which social group would be "destructive cult " and manipulate member

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