Cult is a term often applied to new religious movements and other social groups which have unusual, and often extreme, religious, spiritual, or philosophical beliefs and rituals. Extreme devotion to a particular person, object, or goal is another characteristic often ascribed to cults.
For all the pretty and soul-stirring words, the over-arching lesson we learn in America is this: Squeeze them them for every penny they’ve got. Why should we complain when people do what we teach them is the only thing that REALLY matters?
They never do. It’s just a word they think means something bad so they use it as an accusation.