[George W. Bush]

Food deprivation is a useful tool for cults.

It's one of the most obvious marks of a cult. Measures like this are especially useful to maintain loyalty among adult and elderly members who, when the fraud is exposed, are psychologically compelled to turn more fundamentalist in response, thereby influencing the young. Otherwise, they would be forced to recognize that they and their forbears were deprived for nonsense, in this case, the ravings of a pedophile ignoramous who exploited the superstitions of an uneducated group of warlike nomads. So Ramadan is best seen as an integral part of a self-perpetuating, self-victimizing psychology.

[syriacus]

Ramadan is best seen as an integral part of a self-perpetuating, self-victimizing psychology.

Can't disagree with you on this.