>>512301921
When the US waged war against Sniffpantystan, their troopers were often stationed on Pacific islands where the supplies were delivered to them by plane. The local oogas saw the Americans build landing strips and receive goodies by cargo, so once the Americans fucked off, they started repeating this behaviour, hoping that the spirits will send them goodies as well. Hence cargo cult. Nowadays it means butthurt and poor countries imitating all behaviour patterns of the West thinking that this will also make them rich like the West. The same kind of magical thinking as the island oogas.