shadowplay No need to apologise, although that was very gracious of you. Part of what I wrote years back, actually predicted your initial, not-unreasonable reaction. I freely accept that the full truth about the 'MLM' phenomenon is unthinkable to the average person and that, consequently, I risk being branded a 'conspiracy theorist' for trying to expose the full truth. That is how the 'MLM' phenomenon has survived and infected the globe.
I initially had virtually the same reaction as you to me, when certain insightful friends said 'Amway' was a brainwashing cult just like 'Scientology.' Even though I had witnessed sudden radical 'Ambot' personality transformations in my own family. By the time I confronted reality and started to search for the full explanation of what was going on, it was too late to stop the destruction of my family.
Call me optimistic, but after I couldn't do anything about my family, I took the decision to challenge the entire 'MLM' lie. I reasoned that if I could quickly work out how the trick was pulled, then anyone could, but it didn't turn out like that. The more I was ignored: the more determined I became and the more comprehensive, and clearer, my explanation became.
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