12 U.S. Cult Leaders Who Were More Influential Than Elected Officials
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Charles Manson never held public office, but his influence over a group of young followers in the late ’60s sent shockwaves through the country says Vanity Fair. With his eerie charisma and twisted interpretation of music and religion, he convinced people to commit murder in hopes of starting a race war he called “Helter Skelter.”
Manson’s power wasn’t about policy, it was psychological. He didn’t need a campaign or a platform—he had fear, manipulation, and a kind of magnetic energy that drew people in. Even after his arrest, his name became synonymous with evil, and his crimes led to a national reckoning with counterculture and cult behavior. Presidents came and went, but Manson’s legacy haunted the American psyche adds Biography.
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