@mrjamesob.bsky.social I called you before about feeling responsible for dragging my brother into the world of conspiracy theories, though my anxiety stopped me from expressing most of what I wanted to say. At the time of my call my brother fully believed that Covid19 was a hoax in order to inject - ThreadSky

dandecozar.bsky.social • 99 days ago

@mrjamesob.bsky.social I called you before about feeling responsible for dragging my brother into the world of conspiracy theories, though my anxiety stopped me from expressing most of what I wanted to say. At the time of my call my brother fully believed that Covid19 was a hoax in order to inject

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dandecozar.bsky.social•99 days ago

People with a microchip to do a number of things 1) to kill off elderly or vulnerable 2) for mind control 3) GPS tracking of individuals 4) genetic alterations.
On social media he followed a host of conspiracy theorists who spread stories such as 5g spreading a virus (contradicting the COVID hoax),

dandecozar.bsky.social•99 days ago

A cabal of secret societies controlling global events, wars and financial issues to distract and enslave the global population, the Royal Family being lizards and many more. It was highly frustrating trying to talk logic, science and sense to him because he had this belief that social media was a

dandecozar.bsky.social•99 days ago

Sufficient substitute for college and university with it came to studies. He believed he was educated and informed enough to spread information which was all false, misleading or conspiratorial and I was condescending and a know-it-all for attempting to alter his mindset. I learned I had to embrace

dandecozar.bsky.social•99 days ago

Patience and wait for the correct situation to arise and it eventually did. It was the moment Russia invaded Ukraine. All his online conspiracy friends stated the invasion was a fake story as an excuse for the West to attack Putin and the Ukrainians fleeing their country were merely actors, however

dandecozar.bsky.social•99 days ago

My brother's wife is from Poland and she and her family personally witnessed and interacted with many of the fleeing Ukrainian people.

I pounced on this immediately stating that all of his online conspiracy friends, the ones who spread all the false information about so many subjects, are the same

dandecozar.bsky.social•99 days ago

People claiming the Ukrainian refugees are actors and that the invasion was fake. It was the penny drop moment for him. He finally found his mindset altered enough to recognise the conspiracies for what they were and now he is firmly grounded in reality. Also he is now an avid listener of yours.

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