Definitely don’t ever underestimate how quickly lack of sleep can mess you up mentally and physically.
Inflicting sleep deprivation on a person is widely recognized as a form of torture by human rights organizations as well as the UN.
90% of his advice is pretty much just boilerplate self help stuff you can find in thousands of books on Amazon. That stuff gets you in the door and is meant to develop a sense of trust because you might see initial improvement and feel good from the advice.
It’s when he does the rug pull and starts introducing trad nonsense into it that determines how willing a person is to keep following through on listening to him.
Like you mentioned, this is an extremely common tactic used by religious leaders as well as cults. Back in the mid 20th century when the whole self help craze started, many cults took to framing themselves as self help groups to attract outsiders. NXIVM is probably the most infamous example of this. The first few meetings should seem like a normal support group but would soon start ramping up into full on cult mode.
Asking if I misword something? I’m saying insurance companies are being actively complicit on this ongoing fascist movement by denying trans people coverage to HRT.
I guess my Florida based insurance provider dropping coverage for my HRT is “just a strawman” turns out
“Well, there was a bit of a stir when it was decided that since corporations are people, they could technically run for president. But President Walt Disney-Pepsi-Comcast has done wonders for the economy… given that it’s… now the economy”
I’ve known a number of self labeled “liberals” that basically think being progressive means simply not being openly racist and restraining from yelling slurs on a street corner.
Surprise surprise it turns out they were just closet bigots who were aware what crowds they could get away with expressing their horrid views with and in the recent years figured street corners are now perfectly up for grabs.
The best marks are the overconfident ones who think they will be able to out scam the scammers. They are the ones who will gladly dump their life savings into shitty ape pngs thinking they will be the one to make it big.
If a “good boss” is being an actual good boss, the worst they should have to expect from the union is having the occasional friendly meeting with them to discuss any minor workplace concerns and contract negotiations.
The fact many “good bosses” immediately start sprewing hell and brimstone at the mention of a union hints maybe they ain’t as good and benevolent as they claim to be.
I love you can tell by their faces, “his boys” look so tired and disinterested in his shit lol
“Lord, we got folks in the street, ain’t got nothin’ to eat And the obese milkin’ welfare”
Misremembered the line but regardless, still sure sounds like he’s blaming them.
“Also, it’s hilarious how he can touch on 20 issues that every one of us agree with, but the left hyper-focuses on one line they don’t like, because he just looks like a hillbilly trump supporter to y’all.”
That’s sorta the problem of right wing populism dude. Yeah, many of the issues pointed out in the song are legitimate and need to be addressed but how he tacks on “welfare queens” is trying to shift the blame onto people have nothing to do with your own hardships. That family getting $400 a month in food stamps is not the reason everything sucks right now.
Kenneth Copeland is straight up one of the creepiest persons alive. He has that look and mannerisms like he’s actively deciding what part of your body best matches his evening cabernet he has as he waits for his skin suit to be dry cleaned.
Surely centrist neolibs and the far right would never collaborate to prevent leftist candidates from being able to have a chance at getting elected… That never has happened before /s
The GOP gladly let their party turn into a cult and very few cults manage to live on after its leader is dead/no longer viable.
Even just north of y’all in Western MD where I recently vacated from, there are plenty of nutters. MD is seen as a pretty blue state but that’s mostly just Baltimore and Montgomery County balancing out the crazy in the rest of the state. The more rural parts of the state are still full to the brim of your typical Trump wackos.
They basically want border towns to become civilian ran security checkpoints by the sounds of it.
You stop for gas in Bumfuck, TX and the clerk gets to pressure you about what you’re leaving the state for. If they think you’re “one of those types”, this ordinance gives them the authority to make your life a living hell. Doesn’t even matter if you’re actually getting an abortion, just that they “think” that you are.