Mind control* typo
Discussion
"no negative thoughts" is a classic doctrine of cults.
Looks like entire cultures are cults then.
I would say that when you substitute a person (as in a cult) for a doctrine - for which there is a special class of priesthood who dictate to the society, that it may well not satisfy the definition of the word "cult", but I suspect you would agree that both cults and authoritarian systems are essentially the same except for scale.
Whether the symbol is a man or a bunch of marks on a recording medium, it's idol worship.
💯 look what happened here. What do you think she was told? https://lawandcrime.com/crime/woman-lured-to-us-to-join-soldiers-of-christ-was-beaten-starved-to-death-and-left-in-trunk-of-car-6-arrested-cops/