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So Ruby Franke wasn’t an outlier?
Nope, she is smack-dab in the statistical middle of that culture. Mormons work very hard together to prop up their delusional and harmful system. She was endorsed, enabled and socially rewarded by everyone around her in real life, not just online.
That's a really frightening thought, considering the state of her 2 youngest children. They really believed those kids were demons, and made the kids believe it themselves too. Made them jump into cacti, and work outside without food and water for days. Treated wounds with cayenne pepper and honey. I'll never be able to forget any of that. They tortured those kids.
That type of abuse is tragically common in my direct personal experience. God help any neurodivergent or non-conforming kids in that culture. My folks weren’t sadistic like that, but still extremely invalidating.
Please be kind to anyone you meet who is trying to get out of their grasp. They definitely need your help. It takes incredible strength to commit the social suicide necessary to get away from them.