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treestar

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12. I read some stuff about her and Nathaniel Brandon

Reply to RoccoRyg (Reply #10)

Mon Aug 20, 2012, 12:16 PM

Aug 2012

Even her most sincere followers would find they had to break with her on something. And then she was pissed off and ended the friendship. She was always "right" in her mind, since whatever she thought was "objective truth." Thus you could disagree on one thing and end of out of favor.

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Now that you mention it, WinstonSmith4740 Aug 2012 #7

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I don't think many people follow her 100%. RoccoRyg Aug 2012 #10

I read some stuff about her and Nathaniel Brandon treestar Aug 2012 #12

She was dictatorial in her philosophy of individualism! reformist2 Aug 2012 #16

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