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Michalusmichalus 1 point ago +1 / -0

None of the reports I made were considered against terms of service. They just don't care.

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Michalusmichalus 2 points ago +2 / -0

Reddit allows their bans to be abused. They're participating in the bullying.

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Michalusmichalus 3 points ago +3 / -0

I'm tired of bipolar weather. It gives me a runny nose.

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Michalusmichalus 1 point ago +1 / -0

I'm so glad you talked yourself through it. My kids ask me how to spell words so they can laugh at me! Your question made me panic.

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Michalusmichalus 2 points ago +2 / -0

Thought Control Require members to internalize the group’s doctrine as truth a. Adopting the group’s ‘map of reality’ as reality b. Instill black and white thinking c. Decide between good vs. evil d. Organize people into us vs. them (insiders vs. outsiders) Change person’s name and identity Use of loaded language and clichés which constrict knowledge, stop critical thoughts and reduce complexities into platitudinous buzz words Encourage only ‘good and proper’ thoughts Hypnotic techniques are used to alter mental states, undermine critical thinking and even to age regress the member Memories are manipulated and false memories are created Teaching thought-stopping techniques which shut down reality testing by stopping negative thoughts and allowing only positive thoughts, including: a. Denial, rationalization, justification, wishful thinking b. Chanting c. Meditating

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Michalusmichalus 2 points ago +2 / -0

Emotional Control Manipulate and narrow the range of feelings – some emotions and/or needs are deemed as evil, wrong or selfish Teach emotion-stopping techniques to block feelings of homesickness, anger, doubt Make the person feel that problems are always their own fault, never the leader’s or the group’s fault Promote feelings of guilt or unworthiness, such as: a. Identity guilt b. You are not living up to your potential c. Your family is deficient d. Your past is suspect e. Your affiliations are unwise f. Your thoughts, feelings, actions are irrelevant or selfish g. Social guilt f. Historical guilt Instill fear, such as fear of: a. Thinking independently b. The outside world c. Enemies d. Losing one’s salvation e. Leaving or being shunned by the group f. Other’s disapproval f. Historical guilt Extremes of emotional highs and lows – love bombing and praise one moment and then declaring you are horrible sinner Ritualistic and sometimes public confession of sins Phobia indoctrination: inculcating irrational fears about leaving the group or questioning the leader’s authority a. No happiness or fulfillment possible outside of the group b. Terrible consequences if you leave: hell, demon possession, incurable diseases, accidents, suicide, insanity, 10,000 reincarnations, etc. c. Shunning of those who leave; fear of being rejected by friends and family d. Never a legitimate reason to leave; those who leave are weak, undisciplined, unspiritual, worldly, brainwashed by family or counselor, or seduced by money, sex, or rock and roll e. Threats of harm to ex-member and family

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Michalusmichalus 2 points ago +2 / -0

Information Control Deception: a. Deliberately withhold information b. Distort information to make it more acceptable c. Systematically lie to the cult member Minimize or discourage access to non-cult sources of information, including: a. Internet, TV, radio, books, articles, newspapers, magazines, media b. Critical information c. Former members d. Keep members busy so they don’t have time to think and investigate e. Control through cell phone with texting, calls, internet tracking Compartmentalize information into Outsider vs. Insider doctrines a. Ensure that information is not freely accessible b. Control information at different levels and missions within group c. Allow only leadership to decide who needs to know what and when Encourage spying on other members a. Impose a buddy system to monitor and control member b. Report deviant thoughts, feelings and actions to leadership c. Ensure that individual behavior is monitored by group Extensive use of cult-generated information and propaganda, including: a. Newsletters, magazines, journals, audiotapes, videotapes, YouTube, movies and other media b. Misquoting statements or using them out of context from non-cult sources Unethical use of confession a. Information about sins used to disrupt and/or dissolve identity boundaries b. Withholding forgiveness or absolution c. Manipulation of memory, possible false memories

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Michalusmichalus 4 points ago +4 / -0

They stood behind Aimee when the actions where despicable. Then they did it for the next one who's name I can't recall. That really says it all.

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Michalusmichalus 2 points ago +2 / -0

That makes me think of losing a drinking game, and having to come up with a new sexuality vocabulary word.

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Michalusmichalus 10 points ago +10 / -0

Because the conspiracy around AIDS would be its own thread.

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Michalusmichalus 2 points ago +2 / -0

I've been thinking of these like the boy scouts or girls scouts. You get signed up for one reason, and depending on the troop leader you have fun or not.

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Michalusmichalus 1 point ago +1 / -0

I've read it the other way. Spend on emergency supplies, have trading items. Have little cash, because inflation makes it worth less daily

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Michalusmichalus 1 point ago +1 / -0

If this program has that type of pushback, it's clearly not in the best I retest of the public.

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Michalusmichalus 1 point ago +1 / -0

What about the black women? What are their stats?

The doctor that was in charge of the Zika outbreak had degrees in this topic. She died in childbirth.

DC General was shut down in part due to their statistics. Partially because the hospital was too old.

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Michalusmichalus 6 points ago +6 / -0

This is why education taught children to hate the Constitution, and the founding fathers. They're the most racist group of people I've ever seen.

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Michalusmichalus 2 points ago +2 / -0

“It has been found that the mRNA vaccines can cause the immune system to attack different parts of itself.”

No one that already had auto immune issues, or a family history of auto immune issues should have taken this. Now, they're shit out of luck.

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Michalusmichalus 1 point ago +1 / -0

I think that internationals don't have the same concept of the Constitution that those of us that didn't get a woke education have.

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Michalusmichalus 4 points ago +4 / -0

It's not just listening. Most of them watch you back too these days.

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