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March 17, 2004
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Welcome to blogging Chris! You'll enjoy it and it's easier than riding a Yamaha V-star Classic.
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In response to your previous post on November 21, 2002, Is this a cult?
I would have to say yes, technically Amway/Quixtar is a cult, just look at the definition:
cult ( P ) Pronunciation Key (klt)
n.
1.
a. A religion or religious sect generally considered to be extremist or false, with its followers often living in
an unconventional manner under the guidance of an authoritarian, charismatic leader.
b. The followers of such a religion or sect.
2. A system or community of religious worship and ritual.
3. The formal means of expressing religious reverence; religious ceremony and ritual.
4. A usually nonscientific method or regimen claimed by its originator to have exclusive or exceptional power in
curing a particular disease.
5.
a. Obsessive, especially faddish, devotion to or veneration for a person, principle, or thing.
b. The object of such devotion.
6. An exclusive group of persons sharing an esoteric, usually artistic or intellectual interest.
Particularly, look at numbers 5 and 6 of the definition. The definition of what a cult is has been greatly expanded upon in dictionaries in the past few years and a group doesn't have to be religious to qualify as a cult. I would say that the "motivational" speakers of Quixtar do use far-off religious doctrine (mostly Christian) to manipulate people into believing what they are doing will help them, and of course, many other things.
If you have ever been to a Bill Britt Sunday "presentation" at one of those "seminars" you'll know what I mean. This man talks of fire and brimstone and acts as if he and Quixtar are your "saviour." Although he doesn't exactly say such things, from the way he speaks, it is implied.
The type of conditioning that Quixtar and it's "IBOs" perform on people is not unlike the conditioning that Japanese Kamikaze pilots were given in World War II. I would say that some of it actually stems from that.
Well, I don't want to waste your time with a long post. So I will leave by saying that MLMs are a waste of time, money, energy, and effort - I just hope other people will be able to make educated decisions by reading your Blog and the many sites dedicated to exposing MLM fraud all over the internet.
All I know is this: The blind devotion of individuals to their uplines, the company in general, and the reverence of "Diamonds" says otherwise.
In response to your previous post on November 21, 2002, Is this a cult?
I would have to say yes, technically Amway/Quixtar is a cult, just look at the definition:
cult ( P ) Pronunciation Key (klt)
n.
1.
a. A religion or religious sect generally considered to be extremist or false, with its followers often living in
an unconventional manner under the guidance of an authoritarian, charismatic leader.
b. The followers of such a religion or sect.
2. A system or community of religious worship and ritual.
3. The formal means of expressing religious reverence; religious ceremony and ritual.
4. A usually nonscientific method or regimen claimed by its originator to have exclusive or exceptional power in
curing a particular disease.
5.
a. Obsessive, especially faddish, devotion to or veneration for a person, principle, or thing.
b. The object of such devotion.
6. An exclusive group of persons sharing an esoteric, usually artistic or intellectual interest.
Particularly, look at numbers 5 and 6 of the definition. The definition of what a cult is has been greatly expanded upon in dictionaries in the past few years and a group doesn't have to be religious to qualify as a cult. I would say that the "motivational" speakers of Quixtar do use far-off religious doctrine (mostly Christian) to manipulate people into believing what they are doing will help them, and of course, many other things.
If you have ever been to a Bill Britt Sunday "presentation" at one of those "seminars" you'll know what I mean. This man talks of fire and brimstone and acts as if he and Quixtar are your "saviour." Although he doesn't exactly say such things, from the way he speaks, it is implied.
The type of conditioning that Quixtar and it's "IBOs" perform on people is not unlike the conditioning that Japanese Kamikaze pilots were given in World War II. I would say that some of it actually stems from that.
Well, I don't want to waste your time with a long post. So I will leave by saying that MLMs are a waste of time, money, energy, and effort - I just hope other people will be able to make educated decisions by reading your Blog and the many sites dedicated to exposing MLM fraud all over the internet.
Posted by: A Reader | March 17, 2004 11:35 PM