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zuFpM5*M's avatar

You picked out exactly the key passage to highlight what I think the Atlantic article really is: a cult intervention. When a cult member starts to express some doubts, other members have to intervene. They need to explain that the abuse suffered or perpetrated is part of some larger picture.

Then the doubting member has to perform some symbolic act or sacrament to demonstrate their continued obedience to the cult. In this case, as you point out, the obeisance is to get that vaccination rate back up.

"Forget past mistakes. Show your loyalty. Inject."

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Do you have any idea, how one can try to heal the bridge between family and friends, who had a different view about covid?

I know some people who approached the dissolution of some of their friendships with the attitude "good riddance, they never were real friends at all and have shown their face, I have found friends who share my worldview now".

I can understand that view with recent friends, but in my case the problem is rather close family-members. I still love them and I also have forgiven them, but have lost a lot trust in them and frankly I am shocked how easy it was to incite hatred for the unvaccinated in them.

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