Nah. Koresh, Jones, Manson, they weren’t yelling at people through a megaphone on the street corner. They were smart and knew how to manipulate people. Scientology, Mormons, same thing. I guess this argues against my original point, but how are you going to stop these people but still allow for free speech?
Should that homeless guy on the corner with a megaphone be allowed to tell people he is Jesus?
You’d think the answer would be “of course he should” until you realize that basically every cult that has ever existed has started that way.
Nah. Koresh, Jones, Manson, they weren’t yelling at people through a megaphone on the street corner. They were smart and knew how to manipulate people. Scientology, Mormons, same thing. I guess this argues against my original point, but how are you going to stop these people but still allow for free speech?
And I think cult leaders should be able to say what they want, just like intelligent people should be able to laugh at them.