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People are vulnerable when they are isolated and feel alone. It is here many begin their journey into false acceptance and the ‘peace’ that belonging to cult brings.
“Technology has recently enabled destructive cults to arise that have no single authority figure. The authority is now “likes” and upvotes. No single person determines what is presented to the cult member as truth, it is the judgement of an anonymous, terminally online and unwell collective. The collective is enabled by social media.”
The following is a paraphrase from Mike Rothschild’s book, “The Storm is Upon Us”, is about the Q-Anon distributed online cult.
“Cultic movements like QAnon substitute good feelings of like-minded strangers and the dopamine hits of hating the things those people hate for the ups and downs of personal relationships. They blast away the possibility of strenuous debate or disagreement with someone you love, preferring to create a world where those who don’t feel the same way are the enemy, meant to be either destroyed or cut off from contact.”
Seems about right. What does he have to report from the collected wisdom of cult experts? Here is advice from that chapter, paraphrased:
* Family and friends are mostly powerless to help until the person is ready to change
* Stay in touch if possible, but on your terms. You don’t have to pretend to share their new beliefs.
* Try to unplug them from the internet (i.e. get them away from the toxic sludge)
* Understand it won’t happen overnight – disengagement is a process
* Do not use outdated terms or concepts (like brainwashing, deprogramming, etc.)
* Do not mock or belittle
* Do not attempt to debate or debunk
* Do not give up if it matters to you
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So we wait for the concussion to heal.
A close friend told us recently: this is just getting started. Your time horizon is going to be years.
Unfortunately, he is probably right.
The last paragraph is written by the parents who have lost their daughter to the transgender ideology cult. It will be a long road back.
Greetings folks. My apologies for the absence, but this year my holiday was extended and thus, I was not at my usual blog writing space hence the lack of activity.
We had a very nice Christmas Breakfast as the Breakfast inspector can attest to:
Some of things we did this holiday season include a trip to the Capitol city raceway festival of lights:
And of course the seizure tree and festive libation:
So, at least I’m not late for Orthodox New Year. Happy New Year from everyone at DWR to our fine readership (Fiona approves of this message).
Brings one to tears. Such effortless beauty. Listen for the enchanting alto in this version. :)
Mariä Wiegenlied
Maria sitzt im Rosenhag
Und wiegt ihr Jesuskind,
Durch die Blätter leise
Weht der warme Sommerwind.
Zu ihren Füßen singt
Ein buntes Vögelein:
Schlaf, Kindlein, süße,
Schlaf nun ein!
Hold ist dein Lächeln,
Holder deines Schlummers Lust,
Leg dein müdes Köpfchen
Fest an deiner Mutter Brust!
Schlaf, Kindlein, süße,
Schlaf nun ein!
Mary’s Lullaby
English Translation © Richard Stokes
Mary sits by the rose bower
And rocks her little Jesus,
Softly through the leaves
The warm wind of summer blows.
A brightly coloured bird
Sings at her feet:
Go to sleep, sweet child,
It’s time to go to sleep!
Your smile is lovely,
Your happy sleep lovelier still,
Lay your tired little head
Against your mother’s breast!
Go to sleep, sweet child,
It’s time to go to sleep!
Translations by Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)
Did you want to know the state of things? Here it is. Get out there and demand that we respect female rights, boundaries, and safety in society.
It is the holiday season again folks. One of the best ways to get into the feeling of the season is to share with others. It’s also a very nice end around the whole capitalism thing, if that’s your bag.
To make it extra easy, while in Canada, I would suggest going to the Canada Helps Website. Straightforward, secure, and reliable.
It is my holiday tradition to donate Turkey’s in the name of my family and friends. Also a great time of year to donate to the Vancouver Women’s Rape Relief Shelter, they are on the front lines of keeping women (adult human females) safe in our society and deserve our support.
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