Former NXIVM member describes being branded in secret sorority initiation: Part 1

[@julietjowett4407]

About this woman - she held someone down while they screamed - because she thought she would get personal benefit - apparently she didn't - or wouldn't be talking now

[@BrokeCanadian]

A so-called "friend" of mine in Vancouver, called Jeremy Reinbolt, took me to meet this woman back in 2011. Executive Success Programs (part of the NXIVM cult) rented a Vancouver yoga studio out on Georgia Street and held brainwashing courses to ensnare new members. Sarah Edmondson (the actress in this video) and Jeremy both tried to pressure me into writing a cheque for $3,000 for a 5-day "intensive course from this cult. Hilarious. I walked away, giving them nothing. Everyone there acted like I was crazy for NOT giving this cult my money!!! HAHAHAHA!!! Jeremy himself blew tens of thousands of dollars propping up this cult (called it "an investment" - which is hilariously ironic considering his job is as an INVESTMENT ADVISOR!!! LOL). And she got branded by the cult leader's henchmen in 2016. I don't understand how people fall for stuff like this. I'm telling you, as soon as you walk through the door for a meeting and they ask everyone to take off their shoes, THAT'S A RED FLAG RIGHT THERE! lol I sat literally 5 feet away from this woman, listening her telling me how amazing this cult was for 2 hours. I have no sympathy for her at all. She was recruiting other people to be exploited in various ways.

[@1970karenleah]

These are some weak, naive women.

[@Talkwithtina808]

Wow

[@slaws2279]

Wow. I don’t feel sorry for her either. She seems to really be playing up this victim charade. I feel like she’s just trying to cover her ass.

[@taylors445]

You obviously haven’t watched her other interviews where she said she feels absolutely responsible for how many people she brought in because she did think it was a good program at the time. She was one of the main reasons why Keith was arrested. She has done enough (in my opinion) to inform everyone she recruited initially, that this program wasn’t what she was told it was. You obviously have a bias towards her because of your personal experience, but I believe she did believe what she was selling at the time. As soon as she knew it was fucked, she left and made sure to tell everyone what she found out. You guys are being really harsh. You have no idea how easily some people can be manipulated. Just because you didn’t fall for it, doesn’t mean everyone has your same skepticism. Consider yourself lucky and try to give others a little more grace.

[@jeffkoons001]

@@taylors445 Exactly right -- there's a lot of projection triggered by people reading about this... the lack of empathy people display toward Keith's victims is pretty staggering to me

[@vvitchvvatcher158]

Of all the slaves, not even one was charged with branding their initials upon the balls of Keith.

[@jsantiago614]

They’re ALL culpable. They did it in sound consciousness and should NOT be allowed to play the victim card. The narrative that they had no choice evades basic logic.

[@tonylawless3504]

"Weird." But THEY DID IT. "It was worse than childbirth." BUT THEY DID IT.

[@jeffkoons001]

She was indoctrinated very very slowly over the course of a decade and this is SUCH a judgmental comment

[@trinityricketts7301]

I dont think you understand hazing and why schools don’t allow that anymore.

[@jaakkooksa5374]

This is worse than Jehovah's Witnesses.

[@RantTherapist]

Depends on the number of witnesses.

[@petermarsden4727]

and various stages of wanting to be naughty...

[@atruesonofcaliforniaca1928]

I don't even feel sorry for her she's a wife and mother obviously the family life was so boring for her she wanted some excitement in her life. She still got naked and she still got branded and she still did whatever they asked of her she's just playing the victim now because there guru got caught

[@markm414]

and she sold her husband out as well for collateral.

[@slaws2279]

Agreed💯

[@itsbeiko]

buddy just got sentenced to 120 years in jail.. good

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

7:54 "I'm not cattle" yep, you are cattle.

[@petermarsden4727]

'a dog always returns to ITS vomit'

[@jeffkoons001]

HI KEITH! Having fun in prison, douchebag?

[@gregj831]

So after all his fancy rhetoric, psycho babble, genius IQ and BS, all that he really wanted to do was to get into women's pants? Geez! All that when he could have just followed the usual plan which is to lie over a fancy dinner.

[@TheEtherealEscapist]

Dude I got an advertisement for scientology once....it was odd.

[@petermarsden4727]

i get ads in the mail for "baptist feel good churches" all the time in the heartland and every one of the pastors and their wifes is driving a lincoln or cadillac SUV... thats a 100,000 grand just in cars in the drive way... all while filing their 501-c's not for profit TAX RETURNS

[@marcoesquandolez4737]

this so fvcked up

[@provessorkayoss9089]

Eyes Wide Scientology

[@tiredpatriot1612]

Looks like scientology ....Sick

[@beyondtheparadigm1341]

I have always thought that we should not underestimate the power of cognitive dissonance and denial, specially if people are that emotional susceptible to this kind of abuse.

[@bettersteps]

4:21 is REDICULOUS! How in the world can he place Ayn Rand into that list? Anyone that understands her writings instantly realizes how her philosophy compared to Scientology is a complete and utter mismatch. I've never understood the hate on Ayn Rand. ....What was the third source mentioned?

[@RantTherapist]

Why summon five women when you can summon six? Why summon six when you can also invite the driver and summon seven? Why summon seven, when only 5 people fit in a standard automobile, unless you use the trunk, which isn't a socially acceptable practice. Ah, now it makes sense why only five women gathered. It's all coming together.

[@AnthonyWhitewwfilms]

But you went there voluntarily??? Hmmm

[@Hands2HealNow]

The relationship of the charity to the Clinton Foundation are clear yet unmentioned.

[@truejinn6969]

Laura Powers wait what? The Clinton foundation is connected to the cult? How so? Please do explain. I'm not surprised if its true though.

[@nathanjamesbaker]

They donated money to Hillary Clinton's first presidential campaign. So what?

[@jaakkooksa5374]

Laura Powers "The relationship of the charity to the Clinton Foundation are clear yet unmentioned" Perhaps the relationship is unmentioned because it only exists in your fucked up imagination?

[@TheEtherealEscapist]

I know its creepy

[@jaakkooksa5374]

signoguns Why are some Americans utterly ignorant? Perhaps there is something wrong with a school system which lets students who can barely read and write graduate? I am of course talking about persons who believe in laughable conspiracy theories, like you do.

[@mwalker150]

Just like scientology

[@mwalker150]

@@rehanahmed23 Just do a search for it.

[@quintuplebanned4267]

It’s so heartbreaking. I wish people would rake Kristin Kreuk over the coals for recruiting Allison into nxivm, watching her get in so deep, and then, simply washing her hands of her part in this mess; sitting idle as Allison is judged, humiliated, chastised, demonized as she waits to be sentenced. We know what Allison did wrong, but why don’t we hear a bit more about her circumstances? Classy, Kristin.

[@masterofpuppets566]

great intelligence used for great evils

[@chinoman7234]

Sound legit to me

[@chrisacult]

They wanted to do it simple they coulda just refused before they knew they were even getting branded.

[@alanbang6249]

All for money blame yourself force😂😃😄😅😆😈 really willingly duhhhhh💲💲💲💰💵💵💵💸💸💸💸💲💲💲💲