>>10452734>babby's first controlled opposition>>10452730>nxivmIt shut down before becoming anything more than a bunch of groupies agreeing to BDSM stuff. Sure, it could be considered a cult, but it never consolidated its power.
>liberal arts academiaDoesn't fit the definition of a cult even if it displays cult-like behavior. If anything it's a religion except without anything supernatural.
>>10452751>Become a veganSee above. Too large and decentralized to be considered a cult.
>>10452748Well, so far nothing has taken its place. Since Waco the powers that be seem to have decided they don't like private organizations gaining too much autonomy (if we are to believe Jonestown wasn't run by the CIA).