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Foundry Girl's avatar

I have been reading The Psychology of Totalitarianism by Matthias Desmet which does a great job of explaining this weirdness. I too have family that has distanced themselves. I don’t know if they will ever see the truth of the situation. Desmet terms it mass formation. I feel certain that if the authorities were hunting for the antivaxers to put them in camps or to put them to death, my sister would rat me out in a New York second. It’s difficult to come to terms with.

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Patty's avatar

Not sure if you ever have heard of John Bradshaw, but he also discusses this within the realm of addiction, dysfunctional families and even companies. Group dynamics. Patriarchal / Matriarchal / Monarcheal systems. where one person or entity has all the power.

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Foundry Girl's avatar

I have indeed heard of John Bradshaw. His work was incredibly eye opening for me and opened a path to begin a lengthy healing process.

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Patty's avatar

Very good. He was amazing.

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