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Originally Posted by masraum
This is not about religion; it's more about personality or the characteristics of the person that allow them to be sucked in by extremists and whackos.
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relative deprivation
It starts with "the
perception of an
unfair disparity between their own situation and that of others in their peer group"
For example: the woman might be quite attractive herself, but she feels that its unfair (& she's deprived) that other girls are prettier. The guy might be well off compared to the wider community, but feels that its unfair (& he's deprived) that others like him are richer.
People who are overtaken by deprivation anxiety in situations like these are fair game for organisations that can quickly spot the symptoms.
If they are lucky they will be 'found' by a reasonably harmless support group like a mainstream religion that may provide benign comfort & support . If you are unlucky you will 'found' by a cult or a sect that will exploit you for everything you have and leave you far worse.