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In the same review, however, Pitt stated that in the case of one leftist group profiled in the book, his own former WRP, "there are grounds for viewing it as a type of cult. It featured a ruthlessly authoritarian internal regime presided over by an all-powerful, all-knowing leader, who maintained his
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and stating: "Some people have objected to the term "cult", even if they agreed with the substantive points that the paper makes about the
Militant tendency's internal regime. This is unfortunate. The word cult is not a term of abuse, as this paper tries to explain. It is nothing more than a
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chapter in his review by stating: "When it comes to the
Militant Tendency, the authors’ attempt to apply the cult paradigm breaks down. A moment’s consideration would reveal that the notion of Ted Grant presiding over a regime comparable to Healy’s is laughable."
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group from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. He has recently published a new book: 'The Dark Side of
Transformational Leadership: A Critical Perspective', in which he revisits some of his earlier criticisms of the Militant group. Wohlforth was the author of
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