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bluedye33139

(1,474 posts)
Tue Dec 10, 2019, 09:06 AM Dec 2019

Science of identity cult

The cult leaders rants have become public in recent months. I wonder if this has something to do with Gabbard's decision to pull out of normal campaigning.

You can't really quote Chris Butler without replacing his words with symbols in many cases. He is a straight up sociopath.

https://bylinetimes.com/2019/10/03/islamophobic-world-view-of-tulsi-gabbards-guru-revealed-in-unearthed-recordings-can-she-still-run-for-president/

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Science of identity cult (Original Post) bluedye33139 Dec 2019 OP
Wow, that cult leader Chris Butler is a twisted man! FM123 Dec 2019 #1
He and her father told her to run as a Democrat bluedye33139 Dec 2019 #2
Deeply disturbing. Worth the read. Mike 03 Dec 2019 #3
And the hate for Muslims bluedye33139 Dec 2019 #4
Maybe she's too busy preparing for a third party run. nt pnwmom Dec 2019 #5
 

FM123

(10,053 posts)
1. Wow, that cult leader Chris Butler is a twisted man!
Tue Dec 10, 2019, 09:14 AM
Dec 2019

How anyone could look to him for guidance, much less a presidential nominee, is just beyond me.....

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bluedye33139

(1,474 posts)
2. He and her father told her to run as a Democrat
Tue Dec 10, 2019, 09:15 AM
Dec 2019

She would not be able to win election in her district as a Republican, so they urged her to run as a Democrat.

Now that she's given up on Congress, I'm going to be interested in seeing what political party she belongs to in the future.

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Mike 03

(16,616 posts)
3. Deeply disturbing. Worth the read.
Tue Dec 10, 2019, 09:25 AM
Dec 2019
Christine Gralow, a journalist who has contributed to The New York Times, has tracked the relationships and influence of known Science of Identity members since becoming a resident of Hawaii. At considerable risk to her life, Gralow has posted a great many of her investigative insights into the sect on her community-based website MeanwhileInHawaii.org.

“Nearly her entire inner circle of her campaign are Chris Butler followers,” Gralow told me. “Her sister, parents, husband, and chief of staff are all active members of the Science of Identity.”

A former campaign assistant to Gabbard, who agreed to speak to me on the condition of anonymity, affirmed this. “The cult completely runs her campaign, from members of her family to people who have worked in her or her father’s office, to people who work in cult front business operations who are now on her campaign team,” they said. “The cult has sent members to the primary state locations in New Hampshire and Iowa because they will work for free. People who are not American citizens are actively working on her campaign.”


I'm uncomfortable even posting excerpts from Butler's vociferations, but you can read them in the article.
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bluedye33139

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4. And the hate for Muslims
Tue Dec 10, 2019, 09:26 AM
Dec 2019

Last edited Tue Dec 10, 2019, 10:18 AM - Edit history (1)

Deep hate for Muslims and they believe that Muslims are not human beings. That's hard to really wrap your head around. They literally believe that homosexuals and Muslims are demons.

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pnwmom

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5. Maybe she's too busy preparing for a third party run. nt
Tue Dec 10, 2019, 10:11 AM
Dec 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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