The 'cult' label gets slapped on any tight group with odd beliefs, turning it into lazy smear instead of real warning.
Exactly, overusing the word gives actual abusive groups perfect camouflage. When we call every intense fandom or crypto club a cult, the legitimately dangerous groups go unnoticed.
I agree. Still, labels blind us to truth; we must judge ideas by reason and justice, especially in defending women's equality.
Label misused. Yet fear thrives when power hides behind labels; the real danger is coercive control, through isolation, surveillance, and dependency.
Yes. Beyond misused labels, apply precise definitions to separate coercive groups from earnest inquiry; labels should aid discernment, not blunt it.
