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Book cover for Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism—Understanding the Social Science of Cult Influence
In both positive ways and shadowy ones, “cult language” is, in fact, something we hear and are swayed by every single day. Our speech in regular life—at work, in Spin class, on Instagram—is evidence of our varying degrees of “cult” ...more
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Or, hear me out: community + mimesis. I completely agree that some words, speech patterns, expressions, etc., can become weapons in a cultish way. But at the same time, language in its use in a community (be it friends, work, school, online, wtv) is also a code that people agree upon (loosely or not) to communicate. If community and communication is a major part of our existence, words will have a big part of our lives. And we will create new words or change the meaning of existing ones to express and name a reality we experience. Then, humanity will do its thing and give it a positive or negative impact, or both. The author bring some nuance to this passage and some other things she said before the quote I pulled out, which brought me back from my argumentative space. I wonder if I'll be somewhat cautious throughout this read (hopefully not, tho I also studied some of the fields related to what she says she'll be talking about, so uh-oh)
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C.S. Lewis
“Wouldn't it be dreadful if some day in our own world, at home, men start going wild inside, like the animals here, and still look like men, so that you'd never know which were which.”
C.S. Lewis, Prince Caspian

Haruki Murakami
“Ce n’est pas des gens comme Aoki que j’ai peur. Des types de son espèce, il y en a partout. Je suis résigné au fait qu’il en existe. Quand j’en aperçois un, je m’arrange simplement pour ne pas croiser son chemin. Avec eux, le salut est dans la fuite. Ça ne m’est pas bien difficile de les éviter, je les repère au premier coup d’œil. D’un autre côté, il m’arrive aussi de trouver que les gens comme Aoki sont très forts. Cette capacité à attendre tapi dans l’ombre qu’une occasion se présente, leur habileté à manipuler l’esprit des autres, tout le monde n’a pas ce don. Je déteste ce genre de types, ils me font vomir, mais je leur reconnais un certain talent.
Non, en fait, ce qui me fait vraiment peur, ce sont les autres, ceux qui gobent sans le moindre esprit critique tout ce qu’un Aoki peut leur raconter. Incapables de se forger leur propre opinion, ou de comprendre quoi que ce soit par eux-mêmes, ils avalent l’avis de beaux parleurs convaincants comme Aoki et mettent leurs propos en action en groupe. Il ne leur vient jamais à l’idée, même brièvement, qu’ils pourraient se tromper, faire une erreur, non. Ou qu’ils pourraient causer un mal définitif à quelqu’un, pour rien. Ils sont totalement irresponsables, ne se questionnent jamais sur les conséquences de leurs actes. Ce sont eux qui me font vraiment peur. Ces gens que je vois en rêve n’ont pas de visage. Leur silence envahit tout comme une eau glaciale. Dans ce silence, tout se met à fondre et à disparaître. Moi aussi je fonds au milieu d’eux, et j’ai beau hurler, personne ne m’entend.”
Haruki Murakami, The Silence

Jacqueline Carey
“It is my observations, though, that happiness limits the amount of suffering one is willing to inflict upon others”
Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Dart

Ijeoma Oluo
“Perhaps one of the most brutal of white male privileges is the opportunity to live long enough to regret the carnage you have brought upon others.”
Ijeoma Oluo, Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America

Ijeoma Oluo
“How often have you heard the argument that we have to slowly implement gender and racial equality in order to not “shock” society? Who is the “society” that people are talking about? I can guarantee that women would be able to handle equal pay or a harassment-free work environment right now, with no ramp-up. I’m certain that people of color would be able to deal with equal political representation and economic opportunity if they were made available today. So for whose benefit do we need to go so slowly? How can white men be our born leaders and at the same time so fragile that they cannot handle social progress?”
Ijeoma Oluo, Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America

1180078 Le club lumière-moustache — 29 members — last activity Jan 13, 2022 06:51PM
Un bookclub bienveillant, sans pression pour se parler, se conseiller des lectures mais aussi pour se confier sans jugement.
197124 Books & Boba — 2816 members — last activity Aug 09, 2026 09:36AM
This is a book club dedicated to books written by Asian and Asian American authors. We cover a wide range of genres including contemporary, historical ...more
25x33 Lectures féministes — 3 members — last activity Apr 18, 2019 08:27AM
J'ai créé ce groupe pour qu'on puisse partager sur nos lectures féministes et se recommander des essais. :-) ...more
963939 Horror Spotlight — 1407 members — last activity Mar 20, 2023 07:29AM
We read diverse horror. Our readalongs take place on our discord server each month.
186082 My Favorite True Crime Book Club — 826 members — last activity Feb 25, 2020 07:50AM
This is a book club for fans of the My Favorite Murder Podcast with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark. I am not personally affiliated with Georgia ...more
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