Cliques, clubs and cults: the treacherous allure of belonging | sarah henstra - News Summed Up

Cliques, clubs and cults: the treacherous allure of belonging | sarah henstra


Whether it is a social movement or a secret society, humans love to be part of something bigger than ourselves. That night we hand-lettered our posters (“This pussy grabs back!”) and stitched up the final seams of our pink knitted hats. Why is it that when we gain admittance to one group, we seem intent on closing its doors to others? Facebook Twitter Pinterest A still from the Netflix documentary Wild Wild Country, about the Indian guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and his followers at Rajneeshpuram in Oregon. Churches need bloody inquisitions, militias need wars, football fans need an opposition and high-school cliques need others to trash-talk.


Source: The Guardian April 25, 2019 09:02 UTC



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