Ex cult member here. Not a satanic abuse kind of cult. "Popular' westernized Eastern religion. Very exotic, old world traditions and practices. The totality of the experience was textbook brainwashing and mind control. I was lured in as a young adult with the invitation to help them record music. I stayed for nearly 2 years, but left (fled catually, by having to climb a tree late at night to enter a locked office through a window to use the phone to call a cab, sneaking through shadows across the vast property to avoid guards. It was my 2nd attempt in 2 weeks, the 1st time being caught), then was fortunate to meet other former members of various cults to help me understand what happened.
I then joined in the deprogramming of others for a number of years, continued researching the topic of mind control, ideological extremism. Then I did the unthinkable and seeming impossible.
I infiltrated my former cult, to the very top of the leadership pyramid, without them knowing my previous involvment. I also did it without involvement in their elaborate beliefs or practices. I orchestrated from within, right in front of their eyes, efforts to weaken them permanently, including one major "op" that has permanently altered the course of their future by ensuring they can't hide from a crucial part of their history they desperately wanted to cover up. I did all that without any suspicion, and I did it for over 20 years, leaving with their good graces, including a cash bonus for my work, them not knowing that whole time I was gathering documents, digging and saving criminal evidence (yes, including pedophilia), reading and recording internal coorespondance, and influencing members to think and behave in ways contrary to their programming.
The above is all true, the account of which has not been published anywhere. Is it any surprise I was drawn to Q research and The Storm?
p.s. For years I thought to approach military intelligence to plug into their efforts having to do with these related topics. I parted ways with them in the middle of the Obama years. It was NOT a time to trust anyone. I would not have known who to trust in govt, even the military, which I am a former member. Would love to NOW speak with mil intel, but still don't know who to trust. I would only trust POTUS and Q.