Demystifying The Cult Leader

    After reading this article, "Demystifying The Cult Leader", I thought it was crazy to learn that a cult leader is, "...a person of tremendous charisma who can make inroads into the hearts and minds of his followers", especially after watching the film on Jim Jones. I think it is absolutely insane that there are people out there who do this to others for their own benefit!

    The more I read into this article, the more I realized how crazy cult leaders are. For instance, I had read that cult leaders use brainwashing tactics to, "...attract and keep followers and need degrees of conformity among members". I just could not imagine being in the trance of a cult leader and not having a safe way out. 

    After reading this information, I decided to see who is the most famous cult leader, and it is Jim Jones, which I am not surprised by. I say I am not surprised by this because of the amount of horrendous acts he has done in order to get people to believe him and continue to follow him no matter what. Watching that film on Jones was extremely sad and frustrating because of the amount of deaths there were because of Jim Jones himself.