His Excellence Is Just Another Who Mastered The Art Of Manipulation
Some persons have the ability to manipulate others. Our society is fast becoming dysfunctional and it seems that many of our people are easily manipulated by these manipulative leaders.
Politicians Have Been Masters Also
Turn your minds back to the 1980s. Many will not want to admit it, but our political leaders have manipulated the minds of our people to the extent that some of us hated our mothers and fathers, our brothers and sisters and we turned against one another in such a vicious way never before seen in this country. Many sang we will follow wi leaders until we die. Some vowed to die for their leader and they did. In 1980 approximately 800 persons died due to political violence.
The Gang Leader Have Been Masters Too
You will recall when Zeeks a convicted criminal was detained and this resulted in Kingston the capital being locked down for a day. The police had to hand over power to Zeek and Zeeks became almost the Commissioner of Police. Zeeks was given a bull horn to address the crowd and the crown heeded his command to clear the streets. Tivoli area leader Dudus was referred to by many as if he was a God. Women took to the streets in Tivoli to defend their one and only Dudus during that period prior to his deportation to the USA. I see these personalities as cult leaders. People literally ate everything out of their hands like any animal.
Some Business Leaders, Teachers And Others Behave Like Cultists
Some business organizations are operated like cults. While these leaders might not fit the traditional description of a cult eader, they do exhibit certain similar behaviour - do as I say or leave and you must subscribe to my philosophy or leave immediately.
At one high school in Kingston some years ago, a male teacher had the boys all over him. He was certainly a very charismatic person and he, like Kevin Smith, made sure that he was seen with well known personalities. I remember that he was to get married and one of the young boys who was closely attached to him became depressed and the youngster cried like a baby. The wedding never came off.
The challenge is that it is very difficult to have the police deal with these cults because no one is willing to come forward and report anything. I tried my best to stop that teacher from working with young people but with his influence and contacts he was able to get a job at another school. I must point out that it is my understanding that he was removed from the teaching staff of the school that he was at when I met him. Can you imagine, he had these young boys in his flat as if they were his room mates!
Families Too
The way some families operate, I would classify them as cults. I have been told of how some Jamaicans have dictated how their family members think, eat and which religion they believe in. I have seen the results of such off-springs who are sometimes bitter against their past and they have great difficulties socializing with others.
The Churches
Many of these cult leaders start out as believable religious leader and then after awhile it seems as if the demon starts to take the better of them. I am aware of a deceased church leader who treated the church as an extension of his bedroom. There was no proof of what he was doing but the whole district was talking about his activities. He adopted a few young girls and they lived with him. He was divorced and he just liked to keep little girls around him. He had a helper who had a child I was told and the helper went away to the United Kingdom. The story is that she left her son with him and that son grew up to have an uncanny look of the Minister. There were many other stories about him. He eventually married one of his adopted daughters.
Dealing With These Cults Or Manipulative Leaders
The best way to deal with this challenge is to include matters in school life that will make young people become aware of these cults. Our education system is all about preparing persons to get a job and little is taught to young people to prepare them for the real and dangerous world.
While I grew up in rural Jamaica, stories that I was told by older people, prepared me for these cultists. I was told some terrible stories about black-heart man, tek way man and obeah man. At high school during my Religions Education classes we had discussions about groups such as hippies, religion and matters about just growing up.
Having Laws To regulate churches and other organization I don't believe will solve the problem. We need to have our sociologists, our psychiatrists and our psychologists and others looking at this phenomenon and see what we need to do for the society so that cultist will not find fertile grounds.
Let's Hear From The Sociologist, The Psychiatrists And The Historians
The idea of a cult and the dangers of a cult is not something to be discussed only by politicians. We need to hear from our sociologists and our psychiatrists for example. What is happening to out country? Is it becoming a fertile breeding ground for more cults? Is this thing a phenomenon that the police can deal with or we need more social workers on the ground? Do we have enough social workers? These are some things that we have to think about. Not just make this thing a nine day wonder.
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7 comments:
In my view, the government officials stepped on way too late..... Didn't he keep minors there, as I remember? Does it become a priority now because persons have died?
Sorry, stepped in..
We have not looked much to ourselves since slavery. In fact we are still looking for that person that savior that entity to rescue us even from ourselves. As a public servant for many years I recognize the vulnerabilities of our people who hardly read; very gullible and mostly willing just to take me at my word. My gentle caring ways made me a prime candidate for trust and confidence with people's finances. I remember an widow that was childless wanted to put my name on her account because she felt she could trust me with her finances. I declined and she brought her pastor in. Needless to say she died soon after and he buried her closed the account and pocketed the rest of funds. He politely told me thanks for all I did for her.
So many stories of control and manipulation. Many simple minds out there are available for such. As a service agent I psychoanalyst all my clients to give the best experience. I could easily have used that for personal gain. It's nothing new. Politicians and church leaders are the most guilty. But think of those imposters who are clothed as loving and care but by nature are something else.
God who is the all knowing one suggests that we should be wise as the serpent not Jesus. It would be great if we all could pause to figure. Enuff said
People are just wanting to be led or looking a life to copy. Government regulation can go so far n no more.
When someone speaks about these so called religious leaders, they are rebuked and told that they are ungodly.
You are correct, this kind of cultist n denominator as you stated above. However, I would like to make a distinction, this guy is doing this in the name of religion, in the name of our Personal Saviour. This to me makes incomparable. I always think religion is the most destructive thing on God's Earth, and that is why I am Spiritually Connected to my Creator and not religiously connected. Religion is man made, God didn't make any of them. We need to be aware of this fact, and take heed while we proceed..
You are correct, this kind of cultist behaviour is a common denominator as you stated above. However, I would like to make a distinction, this guy is doing this in the name of religion, in the name of our Personal Saviour. This to me makes his behaviour incomparable. I always think religion is the most destructive thing on God's Earth, and that is why I am Spiritually Connected to my Creator and not religiously connected. Religion is man made, God didn't make any of them. We need to be aware of this fact, and take heed while you proceed..
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