Proselytize > Mesmerize > Hypnotize > Dichotomize > Polarize > Radicalize > Tribalize > Organize > Formalize > Institutionalize > Energize > Utilize<\/p>\n
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Proselytize<\/a>\u00a0“advocate or promote (a belief or course of action)”<\/p>\n Mesmerize<\/a>\u00a0“hold the attention of (someone) to the exclusion of all else or so as to transfix them”<\/p>\n Hypnotize<\/a>\u00a0“capture the whole attention of (someone); fascinate”<\/p>\n Dichotomize<\/a>\u00a0“regard or represent as divided or opposed”<\/p>\n Polarize<\/a>\u00a0> “movement in individuals’ views toward opposite extremes” (all\u00a0this<\/em>\u00a0or all\u00a0that<\/em>; no gradient “shades of gray”)<\/p>\n Radicalize<\/a>\u00a0> “a process of developing extremist beliefs, emotions, and behaviors”<\/p>\n Tribalize<\/a>\u00a0> “the act of making or becoming a single unit” (with a specific, belief-based identity)<\/p>\n Organize<\/a>\u00a0“arrange into a structured whole”<\/p>\n Formalize<\/a>\u00a0“give (something) a definite structure or shape”<\/p>\n Institutionalize<\/a>\u00a0> “establish (something, typically a practice or activity) as a convention or norm in an organization or culture”<\/p>\n Energize<\/a>\u00a0> “give vitality and enthusiasm to”<\/p>\n Utilize<\/a>\u00a0“make practical and effective use of”<\/p>\n …The True Believer<\/em><\/a>s as good little producers, good little consumers (of products the cult profits from selling), and good little soldiers to defend the wealth accumulated by those at the top of\u00a0The Cultic Pyramid<\/a>.<\/p>\n If intrigued, see also:<\/p>\n The Five Progressive Qualities of the Committed Cult Member<\/a><\/p>\n The Typical Path of Cult Involvement<\/a><\/p>\n Recommended on Religion from Outside the Box<\/a><\/p>\n A Basic Cult Library<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n