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BootinUp

(49,489 posts)

3. This article is a trip. a little further down

Reply to Hekate (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 23, 2024, 11:17 PM

Feb 2024

This time, instead of being treated like the enemy, I was briefly embraced as part of the tribe, and it became clear how seductive this could be for some people. I saw up close how people felt liberated to be their worst deplorable selves in what they believed was a safe space, surrounded by supportive, like-minded enablers.