
Episode 518: The Troubled Teen Industry Part II: Synanon - The Dirty Double Dozen
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The Fourth Stage
Third stage was focused on building a social movement to create a utopian society. Fourth stage began in 1975 and lasted until synon disintegrated in the late 80s. It eventually became a full-scale charismatic dictatorship run by Chuck Deidrich. But that's actually the thing about it is that it's a religion, not a religion.
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