Whipping up a frenzy.... :)

Hi Gordon,

My video of "Elmer Gantry" finally arrived in the mail today! (Gordon recommended this video early on in the forum....)

I eagerly opened the wrapping and popped it in the VCR... and watched transfixed for the next 2+ hours.... :)

It's a great film! What you said here reminded me of it....

> I don't blame you. They do have a
> "cult" like effect on some people.
> That effect is for people to feel a kinship
> with their upline, and the buy into all that
> RAH-RAH stuff.

> Personally, I hated pep rallies in high
> school, I resented being forced to
> "cheer" for the team...it bugged
> me.

Heheh, I think I feel the same way.... :)

The film "Elmer Gantry" was about a salesman who becomes a (hypocritical) preacher in the "revivalist" movement.... It was interesting seeing him whip up an audience to a frenzy....

And this was "kind of" like what I've seen in MLM, in a way. I don't think MLM is bad, but the way *some* practice it may not be the best....

(I have to stress that not all do it this way, many MLMers are very ethical and good to learn from and emulate...)

I joined Herbalife for a few months. The technique my "upline" used there was they encouraged you to have your own "miracle" story (for want of a better description)....

Something like, "I used (some product's name here) and my (illness here) disappeared!"

And every weekly meeting, there would be a session where people would stand up and say their stories (in front of the new prospects)....

There was always something a bit fishy about that, I thought... There was lots of "hype".... But anyway....

Your comments reminded me a bit of "Elmer Gantry"!

It was a great film (Burt Lancaster won an Oscar for "Best Actor" -- and he deserved it!)....

Dien Rice

P.S. On a completely different note, your latest additions to Remote Hypnosis were great.... I've really enjoyed them and they're very useful.... Thank you! :)