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This is how a lot of organizations work. Take people who feel weak or powerless, and give them an illusion of power, or even an illusion of making a difference (See Slacktivism, most egregiously things like Kony2012). This has been a viable strategy for centuries.As McCain and Kastigar and too many others have shown, all the bad guys need to do is offer a way to stop feeling like a loser.
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coffeesp00ns · 3739 days ago · link ·
In some ways, you're totally right. Of course the places you mention also offer you the opportunity to better yourself and study what interests you, but some people might argue the same for an extremist religious organization.