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Sari Crawford - Synanon: Rehab Program Turned Cult
Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation
Was Your Dad a Leader?
"Creating a heightened emotional experience is such a smart way to kind of bond people to your group and make them want to keep returning," she says. "It feels like there is something genuinely spiritual going on, even if it is just like in some groups,. And in some groups, it's an intensive, whatever, staring at something." She adds that her dad was never one to want to be a leader but did his job well when he was given the chance.
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