• Eldritch@lemmy.world
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    Is she repentant or proud. If the former that’s definitely worth some respect. If the latter, well at least it’s honesty.

    • Having a moment to finally read the article. Seems she’s repentant. So that’s definitely some respect.
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        Definitely. It’s still good to see and acknowledge on the rare occasion it happens. To help remind ourselves that no matter how divided we seem. No matter the atrocities they enable/justify because of propaganda. If you break the propaganda they’d be likely allies. It puts things back in perspective.

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          I am a massive critic of 12-step programs, but she credits it for getting her out of the MAGA cult and admitting that what she did was wrong, so they do have some value.

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            Yep, ultimately nothing. No intervention, no program regardless of number of steps. Will help anyone not open to or seeking change. The mandatory way they can be applied sometimes definitely reeks a bit of grifting. But they can work for the right person when you find them. That’s a big but for sure though.

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      Repentant. In the interview, she said that at some point people on Twitter opened her eyes and she realized that she was in a cult. She thinks she belongs in jail.

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          I didn’t read it. A day or two before this was posted, I watched a video commentary where the clip of her interview was played. I heard it in her own words. Unfortunately I go through a lot in a week so I don’t remember whose video I saw it on. The interview was originally on MSNBC though, so you can probably find the original clip by searching for that.