Many people remain in abusive relationships because the abuse becomes normalized; they become blind to it or they see no way out. So they acquiesce. Understanding that psychological dynamic is key to understanding what is happening in America today.

Jul 15, 2020 · 10:59 AM UTC

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Reminds me of the abusive relationship progressives have with the Democratic Party
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or that they feel hopeless/suicidal what is the point in feeling it is worth it to talk about cruel complicated unfair harsh unjust unlawful punishing guilt tripping abusive social reactive rejection? Nobody will empathize or feel empowered to fight for me all the way.
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it takes a long while for people who grew up white hetero macho male socially religiously privilaged and famous family fortune privilaged to realize the system does not want to work fairly for all humanity on intentional punishing purpose.
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STFU !!! 🤣🤣
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Amen. Many are in denial. We are in therapy.
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71520 GOP swamp rats eliminated bedrock conservation law, limiting scientific review to approve construction projects. Changing 50-year-old laws through reinterpretation is the biggest & worst regulatory action by the GOPs which can destroy more environmental resources faster.
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abusive relationships are codependent providing different outcomes for each party (both dysfunctional) often thriving multi generational absence of healthy lifetime role models #4015Days
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I often paraphrase a statement you said. It was a lecture that I listen to on a cassette, that's how long ago was. The police matron taking the child away from its abusive mother and it reaches back to its mother because that's all it knows.
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