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[francesderwent]

a whole lot of people heard “for we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places” and took that to mean “the people who disagree with me are literally demonic and when I fight them I fight evil itself” instead of “every flesh and blood person you meet, including the ones who disagree with you, are loved by God and you are called to pray for them and have compassion for their suffering and mourn the hurt they incur by their sins; the most important fight against the devil is the fight for the soul of our neighbor”

[libraford]

They Left MAGA - Leaving MAGA

They Left MAGA Steve Vilchez Chicago Read His Story Erica Roach New York Read Her Story Justin Yu California Read His Story Deanna Raper Nor

This is an interesting thing. Looks like testimonies of people who left the MAGA movement- how they got into it and why.

Leaving a cult is really hard, so I really respect the people who are speaking from this place.

[libraford]

Yes, actually.

Look, I know people want to react to the 'leopards eating faces party' with a big fat 'told you so,' but these are ex-cultists who are reaching out to people who may need an exit with a soft landing.

People who are deeply in a cult are afraid to leave it and MAGA is no exception! There's a fear that once you leave, you won't be accepted by anyone, so they stay even if they no longer believe in their rhetoric.

A very intelligent person can fall for a cult if they feel that it can offer them something they're missing. The outside world is perilous and you can be safe here. Your friends will reject you now that you've joined us, but we will accept you. Decisions are hard, we can make them for you. The secular world has broken you, we can give you new life through christ.

If you read some of the testimonies (and so many of them are young people) you'll see how much of it is 'I didn't see it, it took someone I love to show it to me, I can't unsee it now.' We've all done things we regret. Some regrets are bigger than others. I would rather forgive them and allow them to do good work than berate them for a decision they made when compromised by anxiety.

If you want to punish them, that's up to you.

But yeah. I think we should cheer for them.

[kedreeva]

This is going around Facebook right now

And it's 100% the sentiment that needs to be cultivated. If you want MAGA to go away or be diminished, then you have to give people grace when they leave. Not only that, but you literally have to make it as easy as possible, or all you're doing is cutting off your nose to spite your face.

[aspiringwarriorlibrarian]

Part of what keeps you in a cult is high exit costs. Do not make them higher.

[pharmaciacatholica-deactivated2]

atheists will post gotcha memes about “the guy who shot you repented and is now in heaven don’t you want to say hi?” as if the knowledge of a person who wronged you in the most heinous way imaginable being lifted up to sainthood by the grace of God isnt the most incredible thing conceivable to the Christian mind

[phantomrose96]

Feature ideas I have to make tumblr worse

Unfollow notifications. When someone unfollows you, you receive a notification about it. The notification includes the last post of yours that the unfollower saw so you know what the final straw was.

If the unfollower was a mutual then this notification comes with stats about how long you were mutuals and a list of comutuals who have to pick sides in the divorce. The comutuals receive this notification too

Ability to edit other people's replies.

Ability to edit other people's blog themes.

The ability to gift debuffs like those cooking competition shows. Pay $15 to make someone you hate only be allowed to post 20 times a day. Pay $30 and they can only make posts out of the set of pre-approved family-friendly message options like the Webkinz chatroom.

De-blaze. Halt someone else's post right in its tracks by removing all impressions. The more a post is circulating the more expensive this is.

30 Day Trial Follows. When you follow someone you can't unfollow them for at least 30 days because c'mon, don't you wanna at least give them a chance?

Obligatory "Tumblr houses". You have to act really really excited for the yearly sportsball tournament or risk being shadowbanned. Your blog is forcibly themed after your Tumblr house.

Obligatory name, face, and address when you sign up. This isn't for verification or anything this is explicitly for doxxing. Hopefully you'll think twice about posting your rancid My Little Pony take now that you know the whole fandom can be at your doorstep in an hour.

[phantomrose96]

Haha, 😊 surely you mean it links to like some speculative information similar to my first point and--

Oh.

Oh yeah no it links to this post.

Awesome. Hope this helps!

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

Congrats on the misinformation!

[lovelyardie]

The discourse around vaccines has gotten so fucking stupid recently. I promise you there is a middle ground between “you have to get every new Covid booster every 3 months for the rest of your life and those who don’t should lose their jobs!!!” and “I’m not letting my kid get a tetanus shot after getting a cut because it will make him gay and autistic”. You can just be normal about things it’s ok

[telemarcs]

Excuse me i'll go take a bath with the toaster

[nowaytoheaven2]

This is both very funny and terribly sad because of how accurate it is:

[psalm40speakstome]

“Personhood based on viability is an ableist argument. Our ability to live independent of assistance varies with circumstances. And our ability to live independent of assistance shouldn’t determine our right to be alive.”

[abdabblefarvarvle]

If you aren’t aware of the flooding that’s going on in the Midwest right now, please pray for us. Lots of people are losing their homes and all we can do is evacuate and wait. I am currently safe, but many friends and family have been impacted.

[whereifindsanity]

[letsbeapoemtogether]

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[thesecularhousewife]

Unpopular opinion, but you can acknowledge that certain events are tragic and feel compassionate sympathy for those involved while simultaneously knowing that unless there is something you can do that will directly, tangibly help the victims, it’s really not your business and there is no point in you worrying about it, letting it effect your mental health and arguing about it with strangers on the internet. The attitude of “don’t worry about it and mind your own business” might seem callous in today’s culture, but we were never meant to carry the weight of all of the world’s myriad tragedies.

[loubuttons]

If there is something I can do, I want to do it. I will always pray for the victims of tragedy. But if there’s nothing else I can physically do aside from be outraged across the globe, that’s not helping. That’s performing.

[dangerously-human]

Seriously, I think this is a big hole in a secular society. If you take away prayer - an opportunity to acknowledge pain you can't do anything about, and give it to Someone who can, then release your emotional attachment, knowing it's in the hands of the infinitely compassionate and righteous Almighty - then what are you filling that space with? Hollow fury and endless anxiety over what's far beyond your control? Performative activism that boils down to "whoever's more emotionally wrung out over the greatest variety of injustice and tragedy is the better person"? Or callous ignorance and a fruitless attempt to not let the sharp edges of this world touch you at all?

[thesecularhousewife]

Unpopular opinion, but you can acknowledge that certain events are tragic and feel compassionate sympathy for those involved while simultaneously knowing that unless there is something you can do that will directly, tangibly help the victims, it’s really not your business and there is no point in you worrying about it, letting it effect your mental health and arguing about it with strangers on the internet. The attitude of “don’t worry about it and mind your own business” might seem callous in today’s culture, but we were never meant to carry the weight of all of the world’s myriad tragedies.

[loubuttons]

If there is something I can do, I want to do it. I will always pray for the victims of tragedy. But if there’s nothing else I can physically do aside from be outraged across the globe, that’s not helping. That’s performing.

[dangerously-human]

Seriously, I think this is a big hole in a secular society. If you take away prayer - an opportunity to acknowledge pain you can't do anything about, and give it to Someone who can, then release your emotional attachment, knowing it's in the hands of the infinitely compassionate and righteous Almighty - then what are you filling that space with? Hollow fury and endless anxiety over what's far beyond your control? Performative activism that boils down to "whoever's more emotionally wrung out over the greatest variety of injustice and tragedy is the better person"? Or callous ignorance and a fruitless attempt to not let the sharp edges of this world touch you at all?

[nayters]

[bubblegum-sullivan-13]

I also like it when they're like hey what's up or something personal/natural instead of the welcome to wherever how can I serve you bit.

[lastoneout]

I also like it when they are sitting down or listening to music they clearly enjoy

[fieldbears]

There is something so nourishing about walking into a place of business and immediately thinking "huh, I wouldn't have guessed this place would be playing this kind of music" only to see an employee absolutely head-banging along because today is their day to pick the CD and they are living

[somethingmissingthiswaycomes]

Despite what capitalists might think, I do not want to roleplay being royalty in the presence of slaves when I seek professional assistance in obtaining my basic human needs.

[punishedpoisonwater-deactivated]

"wanna work under minimum wage WITH A BACHELORS when being bilingual typically means you make an extra 10-15k a year?"

[recoiloperated]

Bro- I make almost double that with a grunt job you barely need a brain for

[traveling-spartan]

I make way more than that as a college dropout with a CDL and 1 year of construction experience. I made more than that when I was taking tourists on desert ATV rides.

[abdabblefarvarvle]

I make close to 3x that and while I do have a bachelors degree it’s completely unrelated to what I do 😂

[starlightnecromancer]

I can't stand Child free people, as a child free person.

Like I have a legit trigger based in children screaming. That is a PTSD thing from years of abuse when I was a child. So I can't hardly deal with children in public but guess what!!! That's a personal problem! I deal with that by not going at times when kids are there! Or by putting in headphones!

But demanding the world become more hostile to children than it already is is just the peak of fucking entitlement.

"Oh but my wonderful anniversary dinner shouldn't be ruined by the sound of a baby screaming"

Go to a restaurant that doesn't allow children. They do exist! They tend to be more expensive but they exist! Or! Or! Better yet! Don't eat out! Rent out somewhere for the night and cook your own damn food!

"I shouldn't have to listen to a baby screaming on a plane"

That baby is far more uncomfortable than you are. It's literally in pain because of pressure changes in the cabin. Parents hate it too! There is no good answer for this so suck it up! Get noise canceling headphones and listen to a podcast or a book or music.

Children are human beings. They're not annoying pets that people happen to create. They have a right to be in public, to exist just like anyone else.

If you want eternal calm and quiet move out to the country and become a fucking hermit.

[hapalopus]

Children are human beings. They're not annoying pets that people happen to create. They have a right to be in public, to exist just like anyone else.