Manipulation Techniques of the MEK cult leaders - Page 26 of 30

Instillation of Hatred in the Cult of Mujahedin

Nejat SocietyOctober 6, 2008082 views

cult leaders unit members and gave them enemies to hate and comrades to love but love towards other members is replaced by hatred and disgust to prevent the formation of dissidence and objection within the cult…Many MKO/PMOI ex-members point out that they had to express their hatred to their relatives, friends and even their parents in order to pass the phases of the ideological revolution of the Mujahedin. The more hatred they showed to outsiders, the more loyal they proved to be to the leader

Learning prohibited in the Cult of Mojahedin

Nejat SocietyOctober 4, 2008069 views

Absolute pragmatism constitutes one of the main parts of controlling system in MKO or the so called PMOI. It bans any kind of study aiming at improving theoretical political knowledge..Absolute submission to leadership is considered to be one of the inseparable aspects of all political cults and that of Mujahedin. Mojahedin’s theoreticians have focused on such a feature and calling Rajavi the man of ideology within MKO/MEK, point to blind obedience of members as their sole way of salvation.

Camp Ashraf, a heavily controlled cult haven

Nejat SocietySeptember 30, 2008095 views

Of the most common controlling techniques within MKO is that of collective control. Camp Ashraf plays an important role in keeping full all-out control over all members as well as carrying out brainwashing mechanisms. Strengthening security systems within Ashraf to prevent the members’ exit, resistance against transferring Mojahedin to other places and such activities imply the necessity of collective life for Mojahedin

Cultic Collective life

Nejat SocietySeptember 27, 20080108 views

Collective life constitutes one of the most significant stages of human development; however, nowadays some cultist groups misuse it as a favored means through which a variety of controlling techniques such as brainwashing and mental exploitation of their members is accomplished…A kind of discipline is exercised within cults much stronger than that of army, schools, political groups, etc. Such a discipline covers all aspects of cult members’ life such as their mentality, beliefs, sleep, food, leisure time, occupation, emotional relations, blood ties…

Enforced internal intelligence activities in MKO

Nejat SocietySeptember 18, 2008082 views

Mojahedin-e Khalq organization resorts to brainwashing and controlling techniques as well as engaging in other blameful activities such as training spies in a way different from other political and security systems…We usually strive to reveal in others the blemishes we hide in ourselves. Thus when the frustrated congregate in a mass movement, the air is heavy-laden with suspicion. There is prying and spying, tense watching and a tense awareness of being watched.

A Cult Technique to Crush Antagonism

Nejat SocietyAugust 11, 2008070 views

Being a cult of personality and susceptible to schism especially after the coupe d’état-like internal ideological revolution, MKO, facing increasing internal challenges, concocted excuses mainly to confront dissidents that could possibly nurture schism….The technique of eliciting confessions was practiced in collective gatherings and the members were forced to admit to their antagonistic and contradictory outlook not only about the leadership but also about other organizational issues

Implication of Change in MKO

Nejat SocietyAugust 11, 2008064 views

a cult to form a totalitarian society needs to bring about a profound change in members for achieving oneness with cult…Being recognized a cult of personality after its recognition as a terrorist group, Mojahedin Khalq Organization, MKO/MEK/PMOI, has developed its own terminology of cult values to entrap new recruits and to subjugate the already activists.

The Cultic Change Enforced Through Letters

Nejat SocietyAugust 11, 20080102 views

in a systematic fashion of letter writing, they began to write open letters of congratulation to the newly wed Rajavis, and Massoud Rajavi himself in particular, for the heroic move and the initiated new phase in MKO. A look at the countless volume of these letters, known as the letters of ideological revolution, with identical themes of expressing total devotion to the leadership and his novel ideological revolution well indicates the Mujahedin Khalq organization’s resort to crafts to subjugate its own insiders

Mojahedin Khalq Coercive Cult Techniques

Nejat SocietyJuly 28, 2008068 views

the adopted process by MKO verifies illegitimacy of the organization as a political organization and best lists it as a cult of personality. Thus, the process becomes known as a technique of persuasion. In Mojahedin organization, they employ a variety of techniques to change a member’s personality. It is common that a free man has a pile of different point of views and personal tastes and experience of his own career. But thoughtfulness and having the power of reasoning and understanding is in contradiction with the dominant hegemonic leadership within the Mujahedin. A unanimous thinking route is believed to decrease any objection, disagreement and criticism and makes all liable to obedience. Thus, any member had to pass a long process of personality change.

Implementation of Violence in the Cult of Mojahedin

Nejat SocietyJune 26, 2008080 views

Potential for violence exists in many cultic groups particularly if they are engaged in underground activities or follow a Machiavellian philosophy of ‘ends justify the means’. Obviously, there is no easy way to predict which group may become involved in terrorism, violence, or suicide operations unless there is a record of already perpetrated instances of violence by the cult even if such deeds might have been ceased temporarily for certain reasons