LOL...
you know......i just gave a final exam yesterday in this Speech class i am taking called "Persuasion". btw: im taking this class to fulfill my minor in communication management.
anyways, so we study all these theories like social judgement theory, functional attitude theory, learning theory, etc etc...i studies how cult formation occurs, how social campaigns are formed, etc....how great motivators use certain devices while speaking and presenting themself...how hitler was an excellent orator and the like..
well, ive always been a critical person....very much like a cynic. i think this class has taken me one step over the edge now lol...
my point is: after finishing this course (which has probably been the best course i have taken so far) i cant help but laugh at some of these "cult" formations i see going on. hrdgain mentioned discuples of E-Gurus...well...its sort of like a cult formation and if you read those 3 books i had to read (each one was like 300+ pages) then you will notice how text-book like these gurus are. nothing is completely new. i just find it really funnny to see hardcore DC supporters or die hard IA fans or brainwashed westside trainees lol....very interesting to view some of this stuff from a persuasionists viewpoint
