Hi Deva! Another great post on your part. I have been increasingly defining the social justice movement as a belief system in my recent posts on the topic, but maybe I should just go for religion. You are right about how it has many of the same characteristics, though maybe cult might be even more appropriate. I will have to think on that one.
I particularly liked your reference to what you can or can't say. That reminded me of one of Ron Paul's favorite quotes "Truth is treason in the empire of lies". I happen to have seen all of the videos you posted today, all of which are almost mandatory viewing for the current climate.
Paul J Watson is one of my favorite rabble rousers in the ongoing culture wars. I have been watching the escalating censorship on YT for about two years now - it really kicked off leading up to the 2016 elections. I was certain if the '16 election ended differently it was doomsday for the alt media, but I admit I wasn't anticipating the left continuing to crack down and even escalating after Trump won. Though it does make sense now.
This only highlights what I commented in one of your recent posts that we really need a non-censored mass adopted video platform right quick. I'm not a programmer, but it seems it wouldn't be that hard to make a platform, it is the adoption that is a problem, that and money for storage and bandwidth. But then again, I am not that up on computer stuff.
I posted yet again on this topic today with Frankenstein's Monster, Social Justice and Higher Education and one I think you may have missed a few days ago Conformity is Diversity - Thought Police on Campus. Would be honored if you took a look. Upvoted and resteemed!
Cult works too... I personally believe the only thing that separates a cult from religion is QUANTITY of people and societal acceptance.
So for me they are ideologically the same type of construct.
I vote for the word "CULT".
Really CULT and RELIGION only have two differences.
Otherwise, I see no distinct difference between the word CULT and RELIGION. In fact, virtually every religion I am aware of started out considered a CULT.
I see a cult as an interest followed with an exaggerated zeal. It can for be anything: both religious or not.
If you study history that actually describes the early days of virtually every religion. :) They actually were often called a CULT for some time.