Thread by @CultExpert

When I was deceptively recruited into the Moon cult in 1974, I was indoctrinated to believe democracy was Satanic and that God wanted a theocracy run by Sun Myung Moon. Moon told us to fast for 3 days on the Capitol steps for Nixon during Watergate. Fortunately,

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I snapped out of it. You see, before my brainwashing I disliked Nixon intensely. But I was programmed to obey blindly, lest I be possessed by demons because “Satan was the God of this world.” I was a Jew from Queens (grew up 1.3 miles from Trump, in fact) and did not believe in

Satan and demons- until the cult brought us to watch “The Exorcist” movie and Moon told us, “God made the Exorcist movie! This movie is a prophecy of what would happen to us if we left the Unification Church!” The good news? I was deprogrammed in 1976, became a whistleblower,

mental health professional, author and activist. Over the last 46 years, countless people have left authoritarian cults and relationships due to my efforts. Many from just reading my first book, Combating Cult Mind Control (1988,2018). I obtained my doctorate by doing research

In order to update the law regarding undue influence. There is a current public health emergency- a fascist virus affecting the minds of tens of millions of people. Education and the scientific method are essential. Former cult members #igotout are part of the cure! Have hope!

Human trafficking is currently illegal in most civilized countries. It is defined as the use of Fraud, Force or Coercion. Authoritarian mind control cults always use fraud and coercion, sometimes force. Labor and sex trafficking experts have told me how important my

BITE Model of Authoritarian Control is in explaining “coercion” in detail. Behavior control (B), Information control (I), Thought control (T), and Emotional control (E) in the programming of the “cult” identity- DSM-V designation is Unspecified Dissociative Disorder 300.15,

A “disruption of identity.” In other words it is a man-made mental illness. It is curable! I believe we can counter fascistic authoritarianism but it isn’t using Rhetoric or propaganda. It is by teaching! Education! Explaining social psychology, neuroscience, how traffickers

Operate to create sex or labor slaves! Please take a look at my dissertation: “The BITE Model of Authoritarian Control: Undue Influence, Thought Reform, Brainwashing, Mind Control, Trafficking and the Law.” proquest.com/docview/247657…