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Former QAnon believer to Anderson Cooper : "I apologize for thinking that you ate babies" (Original Post) tenderfoot Jan 2021 OP
One wonders what kinds of minds these people have. cwydro Jan 2021 #1
More like wind whistling thru an empty broom closet. FSogol Jan 2021 #3
It is hard for me to believe he is telling the truth. This is so F'd up! texasfiddler Jan 2021 #2
Oh no! He's telling the truth! A woman who is a PhD. and an ordained minister told me BComplex Jan 2021 #5
I practice Zen and am on several sites on FB. leftyladyfrommo Jan 2021 #4
Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh gratuitous Jan 2021 #6
And became a Zen master instead of a Hindu mystic leftyladyfrommo Jan 2021 #7
There's a series called Wild Wiild Country about this. CanonRay Jan 2021 #12
When did politics become one big Python skit??? Montauk6 Jan 2021 #8
When Reagan came into the GOP RainCaster Jan 2021 #9
And there it is folks...ANTI-SEMITISM. Behind the Aegis Jan 2021 #10
YES. n/t OneGrassRoot Jan 2021 #14
And they walk around, freely. I find that a scary thought. Solly Mack Jan 2021 #11
This is Jim Jones territory. Oldem Jan 2021 #13
 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
1. One wonders what kinds of minds these people have.
Sat Jan 30, 2021, 03:27 PM
Jan 2021

I picture a mass or writhing, rancid worms.

BComplex

(9,900 posts)
5. Oh no! He's telling the truth! A woman who is a PhD. and an ordained minister told me
Sat Jan 30, 2021, 03:46 PM
Jan 2021

the same things...as if they were the truth, and she was warning me in order to help me.

This woman was the head of human resources for an entire county school district.

A relative of mine and his wife also believe all of it, and convinced another relative cousin. My relative has a masters in chemical engineering, his wife is a CPA, and the other cousin is a college teacher. I'm here to tell you, these people are TOTALLY brainwashed into this cult.

leftyladyfrommo

(19,998 posts)
4. I practice Zen and am on several sites on FB.
Sat Jan 30, 2021, 03:45 PM
Jan 2021

Last edited Sat Jan 30, 2021, 04:46 PM - Edit history (1)

I can't believe what some of the people actually believe.

One character was a big time Indian (India) scammer. He got thrown out of India which is probably pretty hard to do. He came to the US and started a community in Oregon. He stole probably a huge amount if money from his believers who thought he was a Hindu mystic.

He got thrown out of Oregon because the place was just a huge orgy among other things.

He went back to India. Changed his name to Osho and reinvented himself as a Zen master. Then he died a mysterious death. Probably a heart attack but he may have been poisoned by his enemies.

It's easy to check this guy out. There is information right there on Google. He was famous in Oregon. He called himself the Bwagwan . I may have spelled that wrong. He bought Bentleys to drive around in.

And yet you would not believe the people who still think he was wonderful. People are just so easy to scam.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
6. Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
Sat Jan 30, 2021, 04:11 PM
Jan 2021

There is a documentary about the Rajneeshees, who took over the small town of Antelope in Wasco County. Early 1980s. After that scam went bust, he re-christened himself as Osho.

Behind the Aegis

(56,104 posts)
10. And there it is folks...ANTI-SEMITISM.
Sat Jan 30, 2021, 05:31 PM
Jan 2021

Why the FUCK do people keep FAILING to mention the GODDAMNED OBVIOUS connection and use of anti-Semitism?! WHY?!

Of course, I actually already know.

Solly Mack

(96,929 posts)
11. And they walk around, freely. I find that a scary thought.
Sat Jan 30, 2021, 05:34 PM
Jan 2021

Sure, he apologized. Still not inviting him over to the house.

Know what I mean?

Oldem

(833 posts)
13. This is Jim Jones territory.
Sat Jan 30, 2021, 06:21 PM
Jan 2021

But Jones' followers were squirreled away in a South American jungle. These people are among us. As another poster noted, they're our relatives. And instead of convincing followers to drink Kool-Aid, these people are being convinced to kill and maim.

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