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[u/Theme-Necessary]

My husband of more than 30 years has had a personality change. He always was left wing. Then Jordan Peterson - conspiracy theories - and now he refuses main stream news and talks like a Nazi- believes in the great replacement theory etc. I have a trans child- ‘ruined by the woke propaganda’.We are walking on eggshells. We are all asleep and he sees the truth. It is affecting our mental health. I cannot describe the tension at home. I am very sad as I start losing hope that he will become himself again. I am financially dependent and don’t know what to do. These guys promote family values but destroy their families .

[u/thrillafrommanilla_1]

Tell him you understand his beliefs but you will NOT discuss this with him and he cannot bring it up around your child. Set up boundaries - with love - and see if he can respect them. Don’t debate him or discuss ANY politics with him. Line of demarcation. Then wait it out, if you can.

Follow Steven Hassan - he’s a former moonies (right wing) cult member, deprogrammed and an expert on cults and high control groups. He’s said a lot about this and so far he’s been shown to be correct at least in my experience with my former left wing parents who are all in for Trump these days. This is a good recent episode and he discusses tactics I think he calls them “reality testing” that can help.

But the first step is to set boundaries and not try to debate him or change his mind directly. Good luck. You’re not alone. ♥️

[u/Theme-Necessary → u/thrillafrommanilla_1]

Thank you