My favorite nonfiction books about cults, scams, and schemes

Re:My favorite nonfiction books about cults, scams, and schemes by groundzeros2015 on Sunday August 23, 2026 @04:09PM (#49412134)

I think you’re correct that mainstream leaders of the parties try not to talk about each other in that way and mostly succeed. But I absolutely do know family members and friends treat it with that level of zeal.

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Re:My favorite nonfiction books about cults, scams, and schemes by kstrauser on Sunday August 23, 2026 @06:08PM (#49413115)

I think that's true of just darn near everything. People are tribal and tend to get uncomfortable when people around them change:

* Their political parties

* Their religions

* Their diets (meat => vegan, or vice versa)

* Their music

* Their computer OS

None of those compare to cult shunning, which is more systematic and absolute. I mentioned in another comment that my parents were sad when I stopped going to church. That's got nothing on having one's entire family and support groups ceasing to publicly acknowledge their existence.

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Re:My favorite nonfiction books about cults, scams, and schemes by groundzeros2015 on Sunday August 23, 2026 @07:56PM (#49413778)

> None of those compare to cult shunning

I absolutely disagree. I’ve seen cult shunning and if there is a version which has mass appeal now it’s politics.

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