I wasn’t going to jump back in (now officially in moocher mode) but I believe you have hit the nail on the head. This site has become cult-like, and the only words you left out to complete that picture are “insufferably self-righteous.”
I have especially been struck by the recent Kim-Jong-Il-like events, where the Beloved Leader would begin a thread with a dramatic manifesto, outlining the underlying creed which all true believers were to imbibe and adhere to. This was not particularly chilling by itself, but what was chilling were the hundreds of posts of lockstep praise and allegiance that then came forth from the faithful. The implication that one had to get behind this or be considered apostate was palpable, and it struck me as very much a cult-like phenomenon: you must drink the Kool-aid or else. Many other points brought up here today serve to reinforce this as well.
Thanks for your kind reality check and kind words.
I wish greatly that your analysis were a lot more flawed than it seems to be. I think you are quite accurate.
And that has long saddened me for all concerned.
Cult members are usually an unhappy lot.
And the hopefully few mod harpies so given to gleefully wielding so many Islamic like swords around here certainly seem to be among the most unhappy.
haha
cult
but not like a mormon
cult
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