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Stuart G

(38,414 posts)
Wed Mar 9, 2022, 09:36 PM Mar 2022

Strange "Cult" of people out there, that think they can do "anything" with no "consequences"

Their thinking is flawed, but these people are everywhere in the world. (and, everywhere in history too.)
How someone can think that way, is beyond me. '
'
What brought this up?...The county clerk who fooled around with voting machines in Colorado who was indicted,
brought this up. At this link below:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142885119

She was sure she was going to get away with it, as was Donald Trump was sure, and many others. (and with little or
no consequences that would hurt her/him) ..Maybe, they haven't thought the event through, or don't care. But
the consequences of doing something can often be worse than the event itself....So many examples.

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Strange "Cult" of people out there, that think they can do "anything" with no "consequences" (Original Post) Stuart G Mar 2022 OP
It is especially difficult when they are people you know madaboutharry Mar 2022 #1
Some Of Them Get Away With It, Without Consequences SoCalDavidS Mar 2022 #2
It happens when people do whatever they want and don't face any consequences. Crunchy Frog Mar 2022 #3
Seems to go hand-in-hand with too-much-money. C_U_L8R Mar 2022 #4
narcissism. But - it is enabled as well. Never any consequences. NewHendoLib Mar 2022 #5
New agers I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2022 #6
All kinds of "con artists"..Most are sure that ."They can get away with it & no consequences all" Stuart G Mar 2022 #7
it's pure unabashed egoism. dlilafae Mar 2022 #8
This fellow with the horns has consequences...41 months in jail. Stuart G Mar 2022 #10
According to this, He is now in prison.. Stuart G Mar 2022 #12
They do it because... NameAlreadyTaken Mar 2022 #9
In the right wing bubble they live in, their actions were fully justified Mr. Ected Mar 2022 #11

SoCalDavidS

(9,998 posts)
2. Some Of Them Get Away With It, Without Consequences
Wed Mar 9, 2022, 09:41 PM
Mar 2022

When the Reward is good, and the Risk of being held accountable is low, there's incentive, for those who are unscrupulous, to see what can be gotten away with.

C_U_L8R

(44,987 posts)
4. Seems to go hand-in-hand with too-much-money.
Wed Mar 9, 2022, 09:44 PM
Mar 2022

Money gets you out of lots of trouble. Until it doesn't.

I_UndergroundPanther

(12,462 posts)
6. New agers
Wed Mar 9, 2022, 09:52 PM
Mar 2022

Some of them have pronoia,thinking the universe is conspiring to make thier life better personally.

What they dont get is the universe does not know who they are,could care less about thier life or circumstances and that be. The universe is made of countless planets ,stars,black holes,gasses,matter besides our earth. Whole universes get torn apart in reality and space is a deadly violent place.

If the universe had any consiousness it would be indifferent to life and its suffering.Reality reflects this.

But for some reason they forget all this when claiming the universe cares personally about them.

Positivethink and being superstitious about others negativity does not win them brownie points concerning life or if there is one,the afterlife. Positivity purity is a form of denial of reality.

Pronoia is the opposite of paranoia and it can be just as messed up as paranoia is..

And they claim if you will it strong enough,be positive enough,ask hard enough it will happen and the universe will manifest it for you.

Dont let negativity impinge on your positivity you can do and be anything you want.

Pronoia..and narcissism.

Ugh.

dlilafae

(85 posts)
8. it's pure unabashed egoism.
Wed Mar 9, 2022, 10:35 PM
Mar 2022

Just remember "I only eat organic" Jacob Chansley. You know, the QAnon Shaman with the horned coon-skin cap and the big black sorry game-piece painted on his belly.

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~ Egoism!

Stuart G

(38,414 posts)
10. This fellow with the horns has consequences...41 months in jail.
Thu Mar 10, 2022, 08:42 AM
Mar 2022

'QAnon Shaman' Jacob Chansley sentenced to 41 months in .. According to LA Times at this link:

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-11-17/jan-6-rioter-who-wore-horns-and-carried-spear-sentenced-to-3-years-in-prison

According to many, this fellow thought there would be no consequences. I guess he was wrong

Nov 17, 2021 — Jacob Chansley, the so-called "QAnon Shaman," was sentenced to 41 months in prison for his role in the US Capitol riot..

Bizarre Prison interview with this fellow at link below:

https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/qanon-shaman-compares-himself-to-jesus-and-other-historic-figures-in-bizarre-prison-interview/

Stuart G

(38,414 posts)
12. According to this, He is now in prison..
Thu Mar 10, 2022, 08:59 AM
Mar 2022

'QAnon Shaman' Jacob Chansley compared himself to Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and Jesus Christ in interview from prison in this totally bizarre prison interview:


https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2465283058483/qanon-shaman-compares-himself-to-jesus-and-other-historic-figures-in-bizarre-prison-interview

A quote from Chansley in above prison interview:............"This is what every single great leader, or great you know pioneer of sorts, has had to go through, whether it be people like Gandhi or Martin Luther King Jr, or Jesus Christ,’ Chansley said.

NameAlreadyTaken

(976 posts)
9. They do it because...
Wed Mar 9, 2022, 10:39 PM
Mar 2022

...they can get away with it. There is no enforcement, there are no consequences and there is no justice.

The problem is not really those specific people, the problem is with society in general, for allowing them to get away with it.

Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)
11. In the right wing bubble they live in, their actions were fully justified
Thu Mar 10, 2022, 08:51 AM
Mar 2022

They've been fed an unhealthy diet of lies, half-truths and total disregard for the actual facts.

In this world, there are no repercussions for acting in accordance with the mandate. Democrats are the problem. Liberals are destroying us. Cancel culture. Woke. All that shit that caroms around their heads every day is their one truth.

So when they act out, there is no remorse, no fear of retribution, because they feel like they are foot soldiers in the war against the enemy within.

Of course, anyone with a discerning bone in their body knows that they are being hoodwinked, so a predisposition against liberals is a pre-existing condition. But their brazenness in breaking laws and their indignancy when caught in a crime are all attributable to the mass propagandization that we are currently plagued with.

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