These are the most dangerous cult leaders!
Cults are a point of morbid fascination for us humans, and this intense curiosity mostly stems from the dramatic and often tragic impacts of these organizations on individuals and societies.
But cults are not something that just appeared overnight. All of them have a charismatic person behind them. Those who created the radicalized religious beliefs most cults are based on are known today as cult leaders.
This leader is one of the core components of a cult, and the immense power these self-proclaimed deity-like figures had over people is something that still makes us wonder about our very own human nature.
What made them so powerful? Why were people blindly following them? Why did most of them carry out strange or even heinous acts that are hard to describe in words?
These questions are the main subject of many documentaries and true crime series even today, and this is why we are going to talk about some of the most terrifying cult leaders in history.
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You need to add Donald Trump’s cult.
“… a few altercations with California congressman Leo Ryan …”
Altercations? His henchman murdered Mr. Ryan and his staff when the came to Guyana to investigate. Quite a detail to omit!