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Teddy Gingerich's avatar

I too worry about the youthful devotees. They bring back memories of the 70s and Moonies, of Jim Jones and the devastation he caused, likewise David Koresh. These people approach the political arena more like worshipers of a religious figure than people who agree with a political philosophy. They are more fanatical than ideological, even more than the Bernie Bros who helped tank the 2016 election.

The only way to change their minds is to send them to deprogrammers; that's how entrenched they are.

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julie elder's avatar

UGH. The whole psychological mind game aspect of being a β€œtrue believer” is so similar to my #marriagefromheck. I had the perfect background to be trained to believe everything my ex saidβ€”took years of therapy to finally get out. That whole β€œlearned helplessness” is a real thingβ€”been there, done that, burned the t-shirt…

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