How to write a bad article about any movement ever

A general formula--let X be a movement

Recently (X) has been getting a lot of attention. Many big names like (unpopular person) have said great things about (X). But is this attraction a good thing? Should we be happy about (X)? Or could it be something more sinister? Fundamentally, (X) is a quasi-religious fundamentalist movement—and it’s downright dangerous.

When (unpopular person) supports (X), you know there might be something sinister going on—(unpopular person) has a long history of doing bad things. And we mustn’t let people like (unpopular person) jeopardize our society—put it in their sinister clutches.

Why does unpopular person support (X)? The answer is simple: unpopular person has their own interests in mind. They know that (X) is fundamentally about benefitting those like them—not in the interests of people generally.

(Popular person) has said bad things about (X). “It’s downright dangerous—and a cult,” they said.

Why the cult allegation? Well, (X) brings lots of people together—just like a cult, often in close proximity. Sometimes, multiple members of (X) live together. And, just like a cult, it generates a quasi-religious fervor in its adherents.

A prominent member of (X) said that it was revolutionizing the world. But where does this end? This revolutionary fervor could result in acts of violence in an attempt to achieve the goals of (X). In fact, this is something people have worried about. A former member of the movement said that he worried about this—that’s one of the reasons that he left.

Additionally, the movement has a huge diversity problem. It has disproportionately low rates of (some group—let it be as specific as you want). The fact that this group has a disproportionately low rate of transgender Laotians shows the systemic bigotry within the movement. Why else are there so few transgender Laotians?

Furthermore, people in the movement, just like cults, have their own weird language. They talk about (thing mostly talked about by members of the movement), using their own special language to describe it. Leading cult experts said that cults do this sometimes to form a tight-knit community that’s hard to penetrate by outsiders.

This movement has just reinvented religion. It has (some popular book on the subject) which serves as its bible, (some end goal) which serves as its end times, and (some popular figure) which serves as its messiah. As Nietzsche predicted, when god dies, when religion languishes, it will be replaced with other things—not religions by name, but the same in spirit.

Additionally, we talked to (random academic who has criticized X) who said bad things about the movement. He voiced similar concerns.

Now, of course, (X) has noble goals. No-one can deny this. But the road to hell is paved with good intentions—and behind its noble goals, it’s dangerous.

Additionally, (X) has a lot of money going into it. What are they doing with the money? No doubt sinister and nefarious things.

Additionally, one member of (X) did some bad thing. This goes to show exactly what the critics of (X) have warned about—X could be used for lawlessness and destruction. Indeed, it already has.

Fundamentally, (X) is not what it appears. It’s a dangerous quasi-religious cult—a severe threat to the world—and it must be stopped before it contaminates and corrupts the entire world.