John Eastman is also the reason the cops can stand by and be entertained while you drown in front of them. All while taunting "I'm not coming in after you."
I just want to comment that I got coaxed into attending a Lifespring event in 1982. It wasn't just one meeting, I signed up for a 5-day seminar. I hated it, and got my money back. I would have left after the first day, but the deal was that you could not get a refund unless you attended the entire thing.
Since it was a bit pricey, I stuck it out and got my refund. I didn't find it helpful, and couldn't understand why so many people were so enthusiastic about it.
I see that Ginni Thomas was involved for a lengthy period of time. I am surprised that she seems to be so gullible, since she's a lawyer, and lawyers are trained to think critically.
The sad truth is that everyone has some level of gullibility within them somewhere. The more your idea of yourself consists of being somebody who is too smart or whatever to be taken in by a cult the more vulnerable you, in fact, are.
What I find remarkable and surprising is how similar some of the tactics described by people who have been subjected to cult programming is to my experience at a time-share “seminar.” Years ago, while on vacation with my wife, the hotel itself offered us money if we simply attend a time-share “seminar” and it was described to us as informational and no actual purchase was required. We had no intention of buying a time-share, but we thought, why not? Listen to an informative talk and get paid for it, right? It was a thoroughly unpleasant experience bordering on bullying. They used several tactics, including sending several different people to talk to us, whose personalities and style varied from polite to aggressive to intimidating. What I find most puzzling about the experience is why we didn’t simply leave. We felt compelled to cooperate, partly, for having agreed. I also felt angry and stubbornly wanted the money they promised us, which they withheld until we were utterly exasperated. Finally, after we ourselves became rude and defiant, they handed us the voucher for hotel credit and we left. It was a shocking experience of pressurized salesmanship that I will never agree to again…or would I?
Now I mentioned before that Loudermilk is probably fucked in more ways than there are prepositions but in Ms Thomas' case, she is fucked in more ways than there are adverbs and the only saving her (probably racist adjective) ass is she's a filthy rich (probably racist adjective).
If I’m on the committee, the first question to Ginni should establish competence to testify. “Mrs. Thomas, can you explain how an anti-cult crusader and someone with access to the White House Chief of Staff could come to believe QAnon internet theories like Donald Trump secretly watermarking ballots and liberals being detained on a barge of GITMO? Are you crazy, or just a typical MAGA voter?
I actually got bullied a little when I went back for my Lifespring refund, but nothing like you describe.
Was the money you got worth the experience you went through? I get mailers from time to time offering a "free dinner" for a time-share presentation, and I figure it's not worth it, no matter WHAT they're serving.
John Eastman is also the reason the cops can stand by and be entertained while you drown in front of them. All while taunting "I'm not coming in after you."
I just want to comment that I got coaxed into attending a Lifespring event in 1982. It wasn't just one meeting, I signed up for a 5-day seminar. I hated it, and got my money back. I would have left after the first day, but the deal was that you could not get a refund unless you attended the entire thing.
Since it was a bit pricey, I stuck it out and got my refund. I didn't find it helpful, and couldn't understand why so many people were so enthusiastic about it.
I see that Ginni Thomas was involved for a lengthy period of time. I am surprised that she seems to be so gullible, since she's a lawyer, and lawyers are trained to think critically.
The sad truth is that everyone has some level of gullibility within them somewhere. The more your idea of yourself consists of being somebody who is too smart or whatever to be taken in by a cult the more vulnerable you, in fact, are.
That picture looks nothing like Mrs. Clarence Thomas.
What I find remarkable and surprising is how similar some of the tactics described by people who have been subjected to cult programming is to my experience at a time-share “seminar.” Years ago, while on vacation with my wife, the hotel itself offered us money if we simply attend a time-share “seminar” and it was described to us as informational and no actual purchase was required. We had no intention of buying a time-share, but we thought, why not? Listen to an informative talk and get paid for it, right? It was a thoroughly unpleasant experience bordering on bullying. They used several tactics, including sending several different people to talk to us, whose personalities and style varied from polite to aggressive to intimidating. What I find most puzzling about the experience is why we didn’t simply leave. We felt compelled to cooperate, partly, for having agreed. I also felt angry and stubbornly wanted the money they promised us, which they withheld until we were utterly exasperated. Finally, after we ourselves became rude and defiant, they handed us the voucher for hotel credit and we left. It was a shocking experience of pressurized salesmanship that I will never agree to again…or would I?
Now I mentioned before that Loudermilk is probably fucked in more ways than there are prepositions but in Ms Thomas' case, she is fucked in more ways than there are adverbs and the only saving her (probably racist adjective) ass is she's a filthy rich (probably racist adjective).
She probably got a permanent refund, and if she could convince alotta other ducks to go, kickbacks.
LOL! You're disagreeing with something I only said in your head. Sounds bonkers.
If I’m on the committee, the first question to Ginni should establish competence to testify. “Mrs. Thomas, can you explain how an anti-cult crusader and someone with access to the White House Chief of Staff could come to believe QAnon internet theories like Donald Trump secretly watermarking ballots and liberals being detained on a barge of GITMO? Are you crazy, or just a typical MAGA voter?
All I want to hear from Ginni is who else funded the travel to DC for all these seditionist traitors.
....Knowing the answer is, "Yes."
"Go Cornhuskers!"
Oh, bite me, you Creighton grad.
I actually got bullied a little when I went back for my Lifespring refund, but nothing like you describe.
Was the money you got worth the experience you went through? I get mailers from time to time offering a "free dinner" for a time-share presentation, and I figure it's not worth it, no matter WHAT they're serving.
Mercers, DeVos', Koch...
Ginni: "I made a Jell-o mold of my Clarence for you but it looked too much like a gorilla so I inhaled it."
Martha Mitchell entering the chat room...