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It is a clear observation made by Miviludes: sectarian excesses have largely benefited from the Covid-19 crisis. By exploiting an audience weakened by the pandemic, the gurus have infiltrated many homes, even dictating what to eat. Between smoke and false promises, here is how these masters to think fat to the detriment of the health of the people.
The Interministerial Mission for Vigilance and the Fight against Sectarian Abuses (Miviludes) launched the alert in its report published on July 29, 2021: reports of sectarian practices linked to health and well-being have literally doubled in the past 5 years. Previously confined to identifiable small groups, the gurus are now dramatically expanding their audience by taking up the health sector, which concerns us and interests us all directly.
On the program: introspection and alternative medicine, but also extreme fasting and crudivorism supposed to cure all kinds of diseases, including the most serious. However, these practices are not without risks, in particular because they condemn any medical treatment. Fasting, in particular, greatly worries the authorities: it should only be followed in a medical setting under close surveillance, under penalty of presenting ” risks important sanitary facilities ».
A trend intensified by the Covid-19 pandemic
Sectarian movements have always woven their web by exploiting the psychological weaknesses of the most vulnerable, and the unprecedented health crisis we are going through seems to have provided them with a new playing field. psychological distress and the search for answers in the face of the incomprehensible, all of these factors have made room for new beliefs. Women are the first victims of this trend, indicates Miviludes.
To achieve their ends, all means seem good to the mentors of the new age, even if the web remains the preferred route. Social networks are a space of choice, and there are many conspiratorial videos circulating on YouTube.
The public must be informed that, behind these offers, manipulative leaders and good communicators seek only to make their businesses prosper without taking responsibility for their words.
Certain signs can help you detect a sectarian psychological hold on your loved ones: withdrawal into oneself, stereotypical or anti-social discourse, break-up with family or friends, refusal of care or stopping medical treatment … In case of doubt or to report a deviation sectarian, visit the website www.derives-sectes.gouv.fr.
