Though
mindful that “the metaphor is not the map,” the importance of
noting the characteristics of destructive people as a function of
recovery from spiritual abuse shouldn't be dismissed.
Reducteo
ad Hitlerum?
Over the
weekend, I stumbled over a clever and amusing photo meme comparing a
leader of a high demand group to Adolf Hitler. I've obscured part of
the photo here, but I think that it conveys a truth about the nature
of the strikingly similar and eerie common characteristics shared by
predators who run totalist groups.
