Some Common Elements of Communal Control: Will list a few at a times... {Special Leader} The rightness of the community is believed to reside not in set beliefs, not in long-established practices, not in durable principles, but in the guidance of the present leadership, which is the only source of truth. Because of this, ideology and rules may change quickly or even reverse. This is a set-up for manipulation. (Doctrine of Depravity} This is the belief that members instincts, desires, tendencies, feelings, and inclinations, cant be trusted. If these things agree with the leadership fine, but if they do not, it is evidence of just how much the member needs the community. By definition, any assertion of self-interest becomes wrong, and any boundary, which is a product of self-interest is also wrong. Also, the naturalness or ease of an action (or its opposite) no longer can be used as a criterion of healthiness.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 22:07:49 +0000
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