"I’ve pinpointed characteristics of a cult leader based on a list made by Joe Navarro, a former FBI Counterintelligence Agent who has studied cults extensively, and backed up by my personal experience, which I share as well.
“…people who join cults are not stupid, weird, crazy, weak-willed, or neurotic. Most cult members are of above-average intelligence, well adjusted, adaptable, and perhaps a bit idealistic. In relatively few cases is there a history of a pre-existing mental disorder.”—Janja Lalich and Madeleine Tobias, Take Back Your Life, Recovering from Cults and Abusive Relationships." "The women couldn't be too manly in order to not emasculate the men in organized crime within my childhood.' -Antonio Myers --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/antonio-myers4/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/antonio-myers4/support