Very moving @nhpr.bsky.social interview with a Jan 6er from Keene, NH, who rejected Trump’s pardon and sounds like he has grown tremendously in 4 years. “One thing I did not believe in was change before this experience…And now I believe change is necessary for survival.” https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025-01-24/keene-man-arrested-for-storming-the-capitol-on-jan-6-rejects-trumps-pardon
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“But then I got to prison, and I was treated like a celebrity for having stormed the Capitol building. Not just from the inmates, but from the staff as well.”
Cognitive dissonance, fear, and perception of no choices is what keeps people trapped in coercive control.
Kinda not interested.
I would be contrite for sure.
that explains it. hell of a drug
That’s what changed
I live in an area full of these kinds of people, anyone wearing his merchandise is a lost cause, any time it comes up in an unrelated conversation is the time to start asking questions.
Takes guts!
Former ‘Maga Granny’ refuses to accept Trump’s pardon for actions on January 6 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/23/maga-granny-trump-pardon?CMP=share_btn_url
My dad is disabled, wheel chair bound.
He spends ALL his time locked up in his disgusting office. Tim fucking Pool on his YouTube, Rittenhouse whiskey bottle, religious AV editing because he won't get a job or do anything to help his wife, but he'll volunteer for his church...
He told me that Trump, for him, was the lesser of two evils. The "Devil Dems" comment he made 12 years ago shows me he's felt this way for a long time...but now...it doesn't seem like he cares if the government is "big" or not, as long as it's not helping people he's deemed
We are no longer speaking.
Much respect.
His husband would remain in prison without him were he to accept the pardon, correct?
But I’d like to give him grace. He does seem to value humility and, like, sometimes you don’t understand until forced to.
exemplar of publicly accentuating the value of 'woke'
A superior man (as ancient Chinese would say)
His path taken was NOT suggested by market talking heads.
but internal, organic
& taken w/ courage in the midst of his peers
That's when on the inside I knew, and I stopped supporting him."
If only so many more of the J6 #MAGAts acted so.
The least surprising thing of all time.
This is why the cure for
fear & hate is
empathy & understanding.
Ask Bishop Budde
How do we do that?
2. Protect yourself at all times.
3. Research psychological techniques used to deprogram cults. Example;
Personally, it's the emotive side that let's me down lol.
I achieved a psych degree in my younger years, so totally appreciate this.
It's not easy to admit you were conned
Yep.
"If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you." --Lyndon Johnson