It was cultish. What really woke us up to that reality was googling the org and finding a bunch of people online who got wrapped up in it and how they were isolated from friends and family. The “cadres” were basically living off the grid upstairs from the office living off of donated food. Anything that wasn’t 100% time commitment was not enough.
I mean, was it a case of being cultish or was it a case of not having the time to be a fully active party member?
There is a difference, and there is no shame in not having that level of commitment. You can always participate in the various mass/front orgs.
It was cultish. What really woke us up to that reality was googling the org and finding a bunch of people online who got wrapped up in it and how they were isolated from friends and family. The “cadres” were basically living off the grid upstairs from the office living off of donated food. Anything that wasn’t 100% time commitment was not enough.