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:{{textdiff|Cargo cult is a term used to denote various spiritual and political movements that arose among indigenous Melanesians following Western colonisation of the region in the late 19th century. Although the term "cargo cult" has been used by anthropologists to "label almost any sort of organised, village-based social movement with religious and political aspirations", features common to most cargo cult groups include the presence of charismatic prophet figures foretelling an imminent cataclysm and/or a coming utopia for followers—a worldview known as millenarianism. Claims made by these prophets varied greatly from movement to movement, with some predicting the return of the dead or an abundance of food. Some movements sought to appease "ancestral spirits or other powerful beings" by either reviving ancestral traditions or adopting new rituals, such as ecstatic dancing or imitating the actions of colonists and military personnel. Some groups foretold the coming of a bounty of Western goods or money as part of their prophecy, although this was not a universal feature of such movements, with other prophets telling their followers to abandon Western goods. Anthropologists have described cargo cults as rooted in pre-existing aspects of Melanesian society, as a reaction to colonial oppression and inequality disrupting traditional village life, or both.|Cargo cult is a term used to denote various spiritual and political movements that arose among indigenous Melanesians following Western colonisation of the region. Features common to most cargo cult groups include charismatic prophet figures foretelling an imminent cataclysm and/or a coming utopia for followers, and the revival of ancestral traditions or adoption of new rituals, such as ecstatic dancing or imitating the actions of colonists and military personnel, in pursuit of a coming bounty of Western goods or money. Anthropologists have described cargo cults as a reaction to colonial oppression and inequality disrupting traditional village life.}}

:I believe this is a compromise because it preserves lots of the existing phrasing and tone, and uses the existing source. [[User:Leijurv|Leijurv]] ([[User talk:Leijurv|talk]]) 00:57, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

::No, cherry-picking sources to suit your own particular narrative is in no way a 'compromise'. In no way does 'imitating the actions of colonists and military personnel' typify the cults. And as has been explained umpteen times, neither does 'pursuit of a coming bounty of Western goods or money'. [[User:AndyTheGrump|AndyTheGrump]] ([[User talk:AndyTheGrump|talk]]) 02:30, 10 September 2024 (UTC)