Has support for the McCanns and Goncalo Amaral reached cult status?

[slartibartfast]

slarti has supplied the definition of a cult as being

A system of religious veneration and devotion directed towards a particular figure or object:

and the described supporters behaviour as beyond a cult.

BTW my first post was done before I found the definition, so beyond a cult is probably not the case.

[stephen25000]

Does this help ?

http://www.csj.org/infoserv_cult101/checklis.htm

[slartibartfast]

backtracking

No, just being honest.

[Alice Purjorick]

Does this help ?

http://www.csj.org/infoserv_cult101/checklis.htm

These bits you mean.
The group displays excessively zealous and unquestioning commitment to its leader.
Questioning, doubt, and dissent are discouraged even punished.
The group is elitist, claiming a special, exalted status for itself.
The group has a polarized us-versus-them mentality, which may cause conflict with the wider society.
The group teaches or implies that its supposedly exalted ends justify whatever means it deems necessary.

[stephen25000]

These bits you mean.
The group displays excessively zealous and unquestioning commitment to its leader.
Questioning, doubt, and dissent are discouraged even punished.
The group is elitist, claiming a special, exalted status for itself.
The group has a polarized us-versus-them mentality, which may cause conflict with the wider society.
The group teaches or implies that its supposedly exalted ends justify whatever means it deems necessary.

You've nailed it to the perch.

A very accurate summation.

Naturally IMO.

[Brietta]

It has become very apparent, in my opinion that the support offered to the Mccanns by some people goes way above what I would call reasonable and logical behaviour.

No matter how many reverses the Mccanns have suffered through the court system, and it is their behaviour which triggered the case, the support still exists, but in a diminishing number of people.

Likewise, excuses are always offered for their behaviour, but it never stacks up in both logic and common sense terms.

So why does it continue ?

It has become very apparent, in my opinion that the support offered to the Mccanns by some people goes way above what I would call reasonable and logical behaviour.
Please give specific examples of the above.

No matter how many reverses the Mccanns have suffered through the court system, and it is their behaviour which triggered the case, the support still exists, but in a diminishing number of people.
Please quantify the above allegation giving specific examples.

Likewise, excuses are always offered for their behaviour, but it never stacks up in both logic and common sense terms.
The McCanns have to live every day of their lives with the knowledge that they were dining while someone was stealing their daughter ~ you don't ~ and neither do the 3,111. 
To what specific behaviour are you referring?

So why does it continue ?
Why does what continue? ... the daily rite of vilification of the McCanns?

[Mr Gray]

It has become very apparent, in my opinion that the support offered to the Mccanns by some people goes way above what I would call reasonable and logical behaviour.

No matter how many reverses the Mccanns have suffered through the court system, and it is their behaviour which triggered the case, the support still exists, but in a diminishing number of people.

Likewise, excuses are always offered for their behaviour, but it never stacks up in both logic and common sense terms.

So why does it continue ?

I  support the McCanns because I absolutely detest injustice

[jassi]

I  support the McCanns because I absolutely detest injustice

Do you spread your detestation far and wide or do you specialise in the McCanns?

[stephen25000]

I  support the McCanns because I absolutely detest injustice

What injustice ?

It was Madeleine who suffered.

[stephen25000]

Do you spread your detestation far and wide or do you specialise in the McCanns?

We can take that as read.

[Mr Gray]

What injustice ?

It was Madeleine who suffered.

if you have to ask the question you would not understand the answer

[Mr Gray]

Do you spread your detestation far and wide or do you specialise in the McCanns?

far and wide...injustice in general and worldwide

[stephen25000]

It has become very apparent, in my opinion that the support offered to the Mccanns by some people goes way above what I would call reasonable and logical behaviour.
Please give specific examples of the above.

No matter how many reverses the Mccanns have suffered through the court system, and it is their behaviour which triggered the case, the support still exists, but in a diminishing number of people.
Please quantify the above allegation giving specific examples.

Likewise, excuses are always offered for their behaviour, but it never stacks up in both logic and common sense terms.
The McCanns have to live every day of their lives with the knowledge that they were dining while someone was stealing their daughter ~ you don't ~ and neither do the 3,111. 
To what specific behaviour are you referring?

So why does it continue ?
Why does what continue? ... the daily rite of vilification of the McCanns?

I have yet to see you once criticize the mccanns behaviour in Portugal, or criticize or admit the nature of some people supporting the mccanns , who abuse others.

[stephen25000]

if you have to ask the question you would not understand the answer

You can't give a logical answer, because there isn't one.

[stephen25000]

i wish I was...supporter of the opressed yes

The mccanns aren't oppressed.

FAR FROM IT.