this post was submitted on 13 Apr 2025
13 points (88.2% liked)

United States | News & Politics

3127 readers
722 users here now

Welcome to !usa@midwest.social, where you can share and converse about the different things happening all over/about the United States.

If you’re interested in participating, please subscribe.

Rules

Be respectful and civil. No racism/bigotry/hateful speech.

Post anything related to the United States.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
simsymbiote@midwest.social
Type1@midwest.social
13
Who are the Zizians? What we know about 'cult' linked to six killings (www.bbc.com)
submitted 3 months ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/usa@midwest.social
8 comments fedilink hide all child comments
top 8 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] 0p3r470r@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Behind the bastards did a good few episodes on these people recently. Pretty funny the whole thing was inspired by a piece of Harry Potter fanfiction

[–] peteyestee@feddit.org 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What's the story of that? The fan fiction...

[–] 0p3r470r@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Podcast I linked in another comment does a much better job but This supposedly inspired Rationalist movement of which zizians are an offshoot

[–] blakenong@lemmings.world -5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Waste of enthusiasm. Also, not a cult.

[–] Alloi@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

i mean, based off of documented cult behaviour, and how they exhibited it to the point of commiting multiple murders, all for what would essentially be an idealised benevolent machine god as the result of their actions.

seems pretty culty to me. but if you want to dig further and express your point im all ears.

im mainly going off of the channel 5 doc/ viewing some of their old website via the waybackmachine to come to my conlusion.

im curious why you feel the way you do, so go off lol, im here for it.