As I've gotten older I stopped caring much for political/culture war bs, I used to be a very edgy alt right-ish /pol/tard when I was younger but as I've gotten acclimated to the real world I've learned that none of it really matters. My younger sister however is basically the inverse to the point where it's become a part of her already severe mental illness (multiple suicide attempts, psych ward visits, etc) and has fully trooned out with full parental support and since her transition she has become an avid cutter and has had multiple depressive episodes in regards to her identity.Even if she was just a regular bluepilled liberal whatever I wouldn't care but it's genuinely affected her to the point where she flips out on people that call her the wrong pronouns and obsesses daily over trump and charlie kirk and all that gay shit and it really doesn't help that her dad (my step dad, divorced parents) keeps taking her to all these anti ice protests. This kind of thing I genuinely thought only happens on twitter and its super surreal and heartbreaking to see her become undone in real time by some freakshow groomer ideology. She has no support system and her friends are all also weirdo pride flag people and I'm worried she might try to off herself again since that's all she seems to talk about anymore. I've never tried to debate or question her (my fault) given her nature to alienate people with opposite views and again I'm not even trying to redpill her or anything like that, I really just at the end of the day want my sis back. Shes my best and only friend and I'm very worried about her. What do I even try to do?
>>34421321Agree to disagree, agree to not talk politics, and get on with life
>>34421321Join ICE
>>34421343That isn't going to help her stop destroying herself. That's very uncompassionate advice.>>34421321You could try explaining to her from a liberal sounding perspective that her fixation on identities is actually extremely homophobic and sexist. By calling herself a man, she's actually saying that men must behave a certain way, and that women must not behave a certain way. Any woman who says "I don't shave and I don't wear makeup so I'm not a woman" is simultaneously saying "All women must shave and wear makeup". That kind of rationale behind identity makes it clear that her intentions are bigoted and not "liberal". Anyone who thinks they need to change their body in order to express themselves is actually banning self-expression and individuality, they're not freeing it. You'll have to deliver this advice to her gently, though, because she's obviously going to be suffering from a massive sunk cost delusion. To give up on her delusions now would make her entire life feel like a waste.
>>34421321Hey bud. Yeah that shit is rough, I've lived to see similar, same political/identity/lefty/righty/troon/gay whatever the fuck shit in my family. I can't tell you much about your step-sister in particular since obviously I'm a stranger to you and her and you and her are strangers to me. But I can point out something:>In regards to her identity She does not have one. She at least feels she does not have one. And she feels it so intensely she feels hollow and empty inside, which is why she desperately seeks personas that are clearly not who she is. Because she can't 'see' who she is, that mental skill that we all developed as kids, she never got that. It's a whole phenomena, a real one at that. There's people who don't actually know who they are. They can only think they do, but they don't feel it. For them the "self" is just an abstract, an idea. And that's all. They feel empty because of that and they seek these outrageous performances in hopes they will feel whole. They don't get that, so they may cut themselves. They cut themselves because they can at least feel that, and they use it as a coping mechanism, for the emptiness inside. That's what's going on. And the person she is trying to imitate, who she dresses up as, it's her dad (your stepdad). She does it to try to be him. Your stepdad doesnt notice, probably never asks how she really feels beyond a 5 second formality. She keeps trying to be him, and he doesn't pay attention, his politics are too important. His daughter rots under his watch and he cares more about trump or biden or bush or whatever fucking flavor of crook we have in a suit presiding over us. He cares more because he's a neurotic fantasist, more concerned with dangerous fantasy than actual grounded reality. Just treat your step-sister with love. Look past her messy fucked up identity oopsue she has made, and just take her out somewhere, for a meal or a fun day out. Be the one to actually ask how "How are you feeling?"
>>34421321>What do I even try to do?Don't give advice, she will seethe. Hug her and give her love, and when you get the opportunity to talk about politics you should say these stuff, but in 1st person, and also asking rhetoric questions you already know the answer for. Like "I don't like X thing, but I think it's better to keep to myself and get on with life", "politics won't change the world yk", "People can't vote their way out of this, look at the last few presidents we had", "why do we keep sending money to Israel?", "Why does Israel finances LGBTQ movements all around the world?", she has to wake up to life at some point, lmao
>>34421487>>34421321>ContSo yeah, just be there for her, show up, and like this anon said:>>34421508Don't try to problem solve her with advice. She will fight it every time, just as she did to others. Because to her you are trying to take her mask off, like taking a shell from a hermit crab. She is in that persona because she is just trying to feel okay. Obviously yes, this persona of hers is a dangerous one, one that will sink her into permanent ruin or worse. But bite your tongue and look past it, you already see her mentally, who she really is, you see that 'self' that she cannot see. You don't need to convince her to see it, she won't believe you. She will call you a "gaslighter" or whatever new age buzzword she can throw at you. She does that out of discomfort, pain, fear. Don't hate her for it, try not to be angry.Just skip past the identity games and words and hug her, ask her how she is, include her in things, show her the better way to live by just embodying it. She already clings to identities, she will come out of her shell and she will adopt what is healthier, and she will find out what is healthier is (her). There was no trick, that "new" identity you provided for her, it was not another shell for her to hide in. There was no deception, she will find out it was her, always was. She will come back to her senses and she will see who she is, and she won't feel shame. She'll feel at peace. It might sound like raising an adult like they were a kid, and partially it is. But that's not what the dynamic is. You are not her parent. But we can still raise each other up. Because it takes more than family, sometimes it takes a village. You are a part of that village, so you can help her find her way. She has to walk it, so don't force her. Just be there. It's the upstanding thing to do bro.Because her LGBT pals, they don't care for upstanding actions. They only care to appear as though they stand up for others. In thought only. In words only
That's a real line though, not an imaginary one.
>>34421321Used to be similar boat as you Anon. This was before I went on 4chan. LARPed around as an alt-right on Discord & Telegram.>had to stop eventually because I got caught in legal troubles due to it. It is because you were an edgy teenager with nothing better to do, you grew up & realized your past mistakes then acknowledged that you're growing maturely.Philosophy is much superior than politics.
