Cults work hard to turn their adherents against family, friends, and anything from the outside that might snap them back to reality. Among Scientologists, disconnection is viewed as an important method of removing obstacles to one's spiritual growth. In some circumstances, disconnection has ended marriages and separated children from their parents.”Now, a new poll shows that the 45th POTUS has effectively become the nation’s most successful cult leader, convincing people his words are worth more than those from their own friends and family members. Daily Kos The Illuminati (plural of Latin illuminatus, 'enlightened') is a name given to several groups, both real and fictitious. Historically, the name usually refers to the Bavarian Illuminati, an Enlightenment-era secret society founded on 1 May 1776 in Bavaria, today part of Germany. The society's stated goals were to oppose superstition, obscurantism, religious influence over public life, and abuses o... Wikipedia