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"Brownmiller suggests that the concept of the heterosexual couple with the male as protector of the female originated because of a female fear of rape." Important that boys know that this is how their mothers see them.

The NPD does not have sex in the same way as normal people. TWI was built by VPW, likely NPD. Someone here once described his eyes. They may have have done similar things but for different reasons. Unless more information about Hecner is shown.

Gloria Steinem went undercover as a cocktail waitress in a Playboy club. That was 1963. Part what molded Heffner was coming back from The War and learning of his partner's numerous affairs. He married anyway. It wasn't pleasant. He was raised by strict Methodists.

So this morning I saw a crow harass a bunch of baby bunnies onto the highway and was reminded of this. Notice how these monsters have no respect for the lungs of others.

Wasn't slavery once law? Law and wether it was broken is a rather crude metric. I don't think folks overcome lies to leave. There are very real consequences. It's a price to pay in leaving and each person has to decide to pay it.

"Promises of fame and fortune" are like "eternal rewards at the bema" and "greater works than Jesus" and "standing believing believer in the Household of the remnant in the Family twice removed is better than you"? Is this what we're doing?

Obviously the acts you're describing are gross. But I'm not sure how that makes Hefner a cult leader, if that's your point. Your initial statement seems a little self contradictory. I would expect a person to become like the people they spend the most time with.

Alexandra Dean is about 48 years old now. Hefner was 91 in 2017. Wierwille and Martindale in positions to be examples of ideal husbands as Christians. They were not. Hefner sold sex. The bunnies sold sex. If someone was confused about that they need a guardian.

According to the LA times, the director didn't begin this work until 2020. Hefner died in 2017. So there's that. Are you claiming his business model made it a cult?

It sounds like you're saying your folks followed you in and then out? There's a good video by a young guy who grew up in a cult. He compared cult "recovery" strategies and how some do not apply to those raised in a group for obvious reasons. I'm trying to find it. YouTube has a way of hiding videos worth rewatching.

Peter Dinklage would know! Step 1: Obtain dragons.

A fixed low interest loan taken out a couple years ago look pretty good now with inflation. Practically making money. Asking Wayfers who's servant to whom in that scenario pays dividends.

Part of recovery is its lack of definition? We are recovering from birth here. Technically a form of trauma. But you're not going back to something. Parents are part of the chain-of-command. They are leadership, not just metaphorically. It's part of The Word they stand on. IMO, don't hope for leadership to see how well you appear to be doing and think it will inspire them. They will say one thing and resort to the same old tactics. If harm to one's own child does not motivate a person, that's probably why they're in a cult. A sibling might be different. There are dynamics there one might have to choose to let go of and never waste time hoping for. Perhaps the OP will find a different word than "recovery".

As far as devil spirits, I had the children's coloring book. My folks would throw away toys considered possessed. Or conduits or some $h**. It's fear motivation while at the same time they teach no fear. Forcing multiple thoughts and feelings to occupy the same space is a recipe for madness. So the "Waymares" are normal.

I grew up in TWI. My folks took PFAL in the 70s and met each other afterwards, they will die Wayfers. They worked with leadership to prevent my leaving TWI. I was married to someone who had a similar, less severe, situation. I know everyone in a cult knows they are in a cult. Like drugs or alcohol, they are in a cult to hide. They know what they are doing is wrong. Their family members have pointed it out for decades. They argue in circles. I know the cruelest people are the family. I know it's all crabs in a bucket. You'll find folks raised in other cults like JWs have similar experiences. It's not sunshine and rainbows when you leave. You won't die from it. The best thing you can do sometimes is cut the cord and go no contact for a long period of time and change yourself. They won't care why.

Have you heard of grey rock method? It's easily Googled. Unfortunately, it has nothing to do with throwing rocks.

I still have family in TWI. Occasionally get a taste of the noise. But i have actively put up boundaries over the years. It is like smoking cigarettes. As long as you stay away the effect becomes unnoticeable and out of mind. But get too close and it's like you never left.

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/r/reit.asp Prolly cheaper than gold.

Think I got $18 from pawning my holy spirit pin.

We test areas like that toxic sludge you mention. Locations contaminated 2 generations ago. One instrument uses a bit of gold plating as a consumable. So there's a bit of used gold in the back of a drawer somewhere that has accumulated over time. If you're investing in gold, why? Hedge over inflation? Are there technologies that someone is predicting to increase demand for the stuff?

Don't need much marketing for coal - kinda sells itself. Do see marketing for gold occasionally. With such a limited quantity on earth you'd think there would be none to go around.

https://news.mongabay.com/2020/08/amazon-gold-mining-wipes-out-rainforest-regeneration-for-years-study/ I dunno, gold is so important we destroy the land for it. Where does the mercury come from to find the gold? I'm sure there's a market for mercury . . . that business could make one mad . . . Now, is gold more valuable than the gold-mining company stock? Stock is usually harder to steal.

Apparently an asteroid struck Greenland area on March 11-12. Places like that must have cheap land? As temperatures rise I'm sure that land value will skyrocket.

Is your aim to generate wealth or prep against a meteor strike? Cause those things are often loaded with gold and other stuff. More land means more chances of catching one.