• hansolo@lemmy.today
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    OOOhh - which community? Not going after your mom, I just love a good conspiracy community. Most forums seem pretty insular, so it’s always nice to get a lead on a new one.

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      The one she talked about all the time was called the Minnesota Assembly. I think it’s an offshoot of the whole sovereign citizen thing. I believe they used a telegram group chat as their main way of communicating. She died a little over a year ago, after they convinced her to treat her breast cancer with the herbal teas they sold instead of going to a doctor, so I’m not sure what’s going on with the group anymore.

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        Oh shit, sorry man. My parents are wrapped up in the same kind of stuff, like drinking bleach as a cure for everything. My apologies to bring that up in that way.

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          No worries, I hope your parents manage to get themselves out eventually. If they’re anything like my mom, no amount of outside pleading will change their mind.

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            I appreciate it. In the last year or two they’ve gone downhill considerably. Isolating themselves during COVID seems to have really done a number on their mental health.

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              Sorry to hear that. The isolation definitely exacerbated my mom’s conspiracist ideation as well.