Some individuals being hypocrites doesn’t invalidate their way of life. I admittedly don’t know much about them but I remember watching a documentary where the teen members of the community explore the outside world.

One girl comments on the public school education system that the students were focused on passing exams and not on actually learning anything. Always stuck with me.

I would be hesitant to call them a cult, since there seems to be a diverse range of communities and practices. Maga is a cult.