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Cult leaders accountable to nobody

Nejat SocietyJanuary 1, 2009067 views

This is the very prominent feature of Mojahedin[MKO/PMOI/MEK] leadership particularly after the development of the ideological revolution that aimed at the legitimization of the idea that the ideological leadership of Rajavi would be no longer accountable to anybody. In addition, it was assumed that faultfinding with Rajavi would be a great and unforgivable sin. The study of the background and reasons of the occurrence of this feature in cult relations from a historical and theoretical point of view may give us a better understanding of the issue.

The City of Robots

Nejat SocietyDecember 31, 2008081 views

The leaders of MKO, as well as the leaders of the other destructive cults try to make robots out of the human beings who are under their rule in order to get their ambitions. After three decades of the existence of Camp Ashraf in Diala Province, Iraq and Camp Maryam in Auvers-sur-Oise France, the two bases have turned into the cities of robots..

Rajavi, archetype of a cult leader

Nejat SocietyDecember 30, 20080103 views

Having some features of cult leaders like megalomania and narcissism as well as borrowing cultic thought-reform techniques facilitated Masud Rajavi’s furthering of personal interests. Therefore, Rajavi has a more complex personality compared to other cult leaders. His charisma is not an inherent feature but is an instrument intentionally used to subordinate members.

Rajavi’s new version of his cult history

Nejat SocietyDecember 27, 2008071 views

Rajavi and his fellows claim that he is inheritor of all the ideological principles and the history of the organization. However, the fact is that the ideological principles of the organization[PMOI/MKO/MEK] have been manipulated, distorted, held in archive and even eliminated under the command of Rajavi and in his favor whenever necessary..

The instrumental misuse of MKO history – part 2

Nejat SocietyDecember 23, 20080118 views

Of the current issues prevalent in the world of politics regarding the challenges MKO /PMOI/MEKhas risen to is that Rajavi has manipulated the history of MKO/PMOI and its founders. It is said that he and his fellows have made an attempt to misuse the history of the organization in a way to legitimize his unauthentic leadership imposed on the organization and its members. Here a number of fabricated memories made by a number of self-seeker MKO/PMOI members are reviewed in order to bring the matter to light.

The instrumental misuse of MKO history

Nejat SocietyDecember 21, 2008078 views

Rajavi owes his leadership to a number of factors among which misusing and manipulating the history of the organization and its founders is of utmost significance paving the way for imposing Rajavi on the organization and expansion of his authoritarian leadership therein. ..the main part of this process has been taken place since 1985 when Rajavi used the ideological revolution as an instrument to stabilize his totalitarian and egocentric leadership within MKO/PMOI/MEK

Rajavi, the ideological symbol of his cult

Nejat SocietyDecember 18, 2008085 views

In MKO, the terms Rajavi and ideology are not distinguishable and are actually identical. Despite all disputes on the factor of ideology and its function in social issues, the main blunder of Rajavi is that he hews not to the organizational principles and ideology of MKO; rather he has made an attempt to replace the ideology with himself representing the ideology and the one in the focus of attention. Rajavi has manipulated MKO ideology for justifying his wrongdoings and cultic behaviors imposed on the members under his command a number of which can be enumerated as self-immolation, conducting terrorist attacks, Machiavellian relations..

Versatile ideology of Rajavi’s Cult

Nejat SocietyDecember 15, 2008084 views

Once forming the very fundamentals and organizational principles of Mojahedin, ideology turned into a paradoxical lever in the hands of Masoud Rajavi after he usurped leadership of MKO. Although Rajavi extracted the necessity of armed struggle against the global imperialism from MKO/PMOI/MEK ideology, after a while he manipulated it in a way that the very ideology made the background for siding with imperialism, ignoring the bloods shed for the sacred cause they were fighting to fulfill

Ideology interpreted for ambitions

Nejat SocietyDecember 1, 2008074 views

Of the most repeatedly used terms in the publications of MKO/PMOI/MEK in addition to lectures made by its leader, Masoud Rajavi, is “ideology” to the point that it has turned to be an emblematic term in Mojahedin’s literature. Rajavi has justified all his wrong doings and political and strategic errors by grabbing at the ideology and referring to the necessity of adhering to it as a multipurpose factor. It has to be pointed out that the organization’s manifestos and doctrines have been based on the ideology ..

Cult leaders as psychopath

Nejat SocietyNovember 22, 20080107 views

Massoud Rajavi is known to be an egocentric power maniac whose character and leading flaws has so far suggested exhibiting many of the behavioral characteristics of marked megalomania and paranoia. Many even go beyond to state that he is a psychopath who has succeeded to enforce himself onto the leadership position. Their assertion is in no way an arbitrary judgment but based on comprehensive researches done by prominent academics and cult experts.