Was thinking this morning about what @RickiTarr posted regarding conservative aspects being cult like.
Having come out of a very cult like evangelical church nearly a decade prior to any political standing changes in my life it is ... odd in a discordant resonance way how similar those situations are.
When I came out as trans the wall that popped up between me and any conservative acquaintances was nearly as sharp as the wall between me and those who stayed in the church I left.
I no longer had the same steady thrumbeat of propaganda. I no longer accepted the "wise leadership". And those things were everything for both situations.
I don't remember anyone telling me to judge things based on any consistent facts only on how things matched the sermons or political stances of public leaders.
This post isn't a revelation or clear point just me publicly sharing my thoughts as I chew on this framework and think about the implications.
I remember regularly being told to make sure I don't get swept up by the arguments of "bad" but there was a big disconnect between the Bible as read and the stances.
Something I never questioned because everyone I knew who was "good" didn't question it.
And questions were viewed as bad. As doubting. And doubt was a very bad. Never doubt leadership. Leadership only has your best interests at heart. We are all a family. A family doesn't share problems outside of family. Fights are private. Smiles are public.
