I just wasted like two minutes of my life that I will never get back.  Why don't you try posting something thoughtful, substantive and um, I dunno...sane next time.

rotfl!

This diary is a whopping insult to Obama supporters and has NO place in a political discussion

Find me the Obama equivalent for this, this, and this and then we can have an honest discussion about cults.

In the book, Lifton outlines the "Eight Criteria for Thought Reform":

 "1. Milieu Control. This involves the control of information and communication both within the environment and, ultimately, within the individual, resulting in a significant degree of isolation from society at large.
   2. Mystical Manipulation. There is manipulation of experiences that appear spontaneous but in fact were planned and orchestrated by the group or its leaders in order to demonstrate divine authority or spiritual advancement or some special gift or talent that will then allow the leader to reinterpret events, scripture, and experiences as he or she wishes.
   3. Demand for Purity. The world is viewed as black and white and the members are constantly exhorted to conform to the ideology of the group and strive for perfection. The induction of guilt and/or shame is a powerful control device used here.
   4. Confession. Sins, as defined by the group, are to be confessed either to a personal monitor or publicly to the group. There is no confidentiality; members' "sins," "attitudes," and "faults" are discussed and exploited by the leaders.
   5. Sacred Science. The group's doctrine or ideology is considered to be the ultimate Truth, beyond all questioning or dispute. Truth is not to be found outside the group. The leader, as the spokesperson for God or for all humanity, is likewise above criticism.
   6. Loading the Language. The group interprets or uses words and phrases in new ways so that often the outside world does not understand. This jargon consists of thought-terminating clichés, which serve to alter members' thought processes to conform to the group's way of thinking.
   7. Doctrine over person. Member's personal experiences are subordinated to the sacred science and any contrary experiences must be denied or reinterpreted to fit the ideology of the group.
   8. Dispensing of existence. The group has the prerogative to decide who has the right to exist and who does not. This is usually not literal but means that those in the outside world are not saved, unenlightened, unconscious and they must be converted to the group's ideology. If they do not join the group or are critical of the group, then they must be rejected by the members. Thus, the outside world loses all credibility. In conjunction, should any member leave the group, he or she must be rejected also."

Apply this to the Clinton supporters here at Jonestown and Hill44.

What discusting tripe. Maybe you should lay off your meds, you have gone way over board.

I know you can't change it now, but the actual word is "totalitarianism."  Thanks for playing.

Is this for real?  Can't one just substitute Clinton for Obama and get the same results?  

You Hillary cultists are a hoot.

Only mind control could explain the writing of such crazy stuff

Wow, you got only one person to agree with you.

This is the point where people generally seize the moment and start booing.

Psychological projection (or projection bias) is a defense mechanism in which one attributes one's own unacceptable or unwanted thoughts or/and emotions to others. Projection reduces anxiety by allowing the expression of the unwanted subconscious impulses/desires without letting the conscious mind recognize them. The theory was developed by Sigmund Freud and further refined by his daughter Anna Freud, and for this reason, it is sometimes referred to as "Freudian Projection".

Boy oh Boy, the Hillary supporters or should I say cultists, must be dipping into the almond kool aid pitcher again!!!! And it's extra strong stuff. How else could someone justify posting up crap like this. Grasping at straws. "Obama's Cult" is not worried, there's no Janet Reno around to Davidian Ranch us.

Not only do we need a little comedic relief around here but it does raise the question of what happens (to any candidate's side) when they become part of an echo chamber.  Prior to 2008, I thought it was a purely Republican phenomenon.

Diarist I will use humor (such as snark)

I don't think either campaign is a cult.  Neither campaign is controlled exclusively at the top.

You say the diary is snark but you don't have the snark tag and it comes off as serious, you either failed in your objective in making it seem like snark, or really didn't mean it as snark.

Do you really think that insulting millions of people as you did here is any helpful to Hillary Clinton? Honestly, how do you expect Obama's supporters to react in the fall if she gets the nomination? Do you expect us to donate and volunteer  for her?

Or are you just a Republican trojan trying to hurt the Democratic party?
 

Please don't take this so seriously. No, I do not want to hurt Hillary, or Obama (if he gets the nomination.)

However, I'd like to see his online supporters be a little more open to discussion of issues relating to his platform, rather than what we have seen recently, which seems anything but. (They verbally attack people who bring many important issues up.)

Your point is well taken, though. Obama folk, I wasn't trying to insult you, I was just trying to get you to engage a bit more, and be less monolithic in your unquestioning acceptance of all that your candidate does.

Its getting a little tiring, I suppose this was also partially an attempt at humor.