“The key function of such abuse is not mere perversion—it is initiation. Participation in these horrors compromises the individual permanently. Whether through fear, shame, or direct blackmail, the participant becomes an obedient member of the inner ring.”
Initiation into what?
As an obedient member of the inner ring, what is the participant required to do in obedience?
Who is in the outer ring and what do they do that is different from the inner ring?
I heard more clear speculation about this from a person I would consider quite intelligent and connected. His theory is that you willingly commit an unspeakable crime on video so the people who are really in charge know that you will never cross them. And because they know that they own you, they promote you to very senior positions up to and including president (he was speculating about Clinton).