Yes. It seems like people think only someone else can get suched in by a "cult," but the truth is we are all vulnerable at times. Advertising and political propaganda wouldn't exist unless people were susceptible to persuasion. The persuasion cults use is much more intense, focused and relentless.

There is a reality concerning cults., but it is more disturbing than funny if it's a destructive cult. The Cult Education Institute is an online database with information about cults, from how to define a destructive cult to what is called "cult brainwashing." There is also a book "Cults Inside Out: How People Get In…