pickWhile I picked this up primarily for the focus on language, what really grabbed me was the effort the author went to to temper the black-and-white, moralizing interpretations and usage of words like cult and cult followers, detailing the dangers of those assumptions. 1/?
"The most important thing to remember is that if something is legitimate, it will stand up to scrutiny." ?
I'll just leave this here. In case anybody needs it.
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks - So so good! I mean, the Johnstown and just the numbers involved! it's intense!
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks - so the Vow and other podcasts/documentaries have told this story multiple times. But... I feel like since this happened so recently, it's terrifying. And initially, it started as people trying to develop “self-help“ classes.
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks - This is one of my favorite Cult books. Scientology is one of those cults that sneak up on you. Like I have read/seen talks with people who have “escaped“ Scientology, and in hindsight they get it, but... they got so wrapped in it.
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This book has since spawned a podcast called Sounds Like a Cult, and I can't wait to dive in.
I will also definitely be picking up Montell's other book, Word Slut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language
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