The psychology of how godmen come to contol the minds of millions of devotees (Debarshi Dasgupta)

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The psychology of how godmen come to contol the minds of millions of devotees
Debarshi Dasgupta

How Devotees Are Brainwashed Into Fandom

Systematically create a sense of powerlessness in the person
Control the physical and social environment; control the devotee’s time
Keep the person unaware of what’s going on & how he is being changed step by step
Manipulate rewards, punishments and experiences to check the expression of the person’s former identity
Manipulate rewards, punishments and experiences to promote conformity
Set a closed system of logic, a hierarchy permitting no feedback, with top-down orders
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