Oh I've already done that. I've softballed them, led them gently to obvious conclusions, tied it to my previous experience with a cult (which they already knew about), agreed with them on certain points, etc. None of it has worked. They've already gotten two shots. If I can save them from the third, I will. The gloves are coming off.
I feel that. Deprogramming is so much harder than programming. I guess they have more resources than we do. If I tell my family about, say, VAERS, they may think about it, but their attempts to think critically will be constantly interrupted by a deafening chorus of "safe and effective" and "only conspiracy theorist grandma-killers believe otherwise". Threats of being otherized are also ever present.
I doubt I'll be the one who figures out how to cut through and reach hijacked brains, but if I am, I'm screaming it from the rooftops.
Well hello there! Yes, I feel it has done the same for me. For years I thought I was ruined, damaged beyond repair, but recently I've seen that I was just different in a way that wound up saving not just me but my husband, too.
I have definitely considered that about my family. It's a hard thing to come to terms with though, so I'm still holding out hope. I actually read The Parasite Pill yesterday, I think you posted it? Very interesting read. I've been concerned about parasites lately and it really got under my skin.
Oh I've already done that. I've softballed them, led them gently to obvious conclusions, tied it to my previous experience with a cult (which they already knew about), agreed with them on certain points, etc. None of it has worked. They've already gotten two shots. If I can save them from the third, I will. The gloves are coming off.
I feel that. Deprogramming is so much harder than programming. I guess they have more resources than we do. If I tell my family about, say, VAERS, they may think about it, but their attempts to think critically will be constantly interrupted by a deafening chorus of "safe and effective" and "only conspiracy theorist grandma-killers believe otherwise". Threats of being otherized are also ever present.
I doubt I'll be the one who figures out how to cut through and reach hijacked brains, but if I am, I'm screaming it from the rooftops.
Well hello there! Yes, I feel it has done the same for me. For years I thought I was ruined, damaged beyond repair, but recently I've seen that I was just different in a way that wound up saving not just me but my husband, too.
I have definitely considered that about my family. It's a hard thing to come to terms with though, so I'm still holding out hope. I actually read The Parasite Pill yesterday, I think you posted it? Very interesting read. I've been concerned about parasites lately and it really got under my skin.