[Sobieski at Kahlenberg Mtn.]

It’s like they have invested in a belief system which they can’t divorce themselves from because then they’d be “lost”. As if they are trying to save face regardless of the truth.

[Steven W.]

It’s very disillusioning to see ... and at times it seems like they’re on the precipice ... but it’s a facade, they’re totally immersed in the narrative.

[bitt]

It’s like they have invested in a belief system which they can’t divorce themselves from because then they’d be “lost”. As if they are trying to save face regardless of the truth.

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stockholm syndrome