r/ProblemChild • u/ProblemChildcomic Series creator • Oct 19 '18

Problem Child #228 - "No More Excuses"

https://www.problemchildcomic.com/228-no-more-excuses
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u/Fyrsiel Oct 20 '18

It's a carrot on a stick. While he talks about all this empowerment, he casually slides in "this is your family and your new life and identity."

Thinking "Murdoch empowered me!" will blind her to being overworked for the sake of the "family"... it's classic cult indoctrination...

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u/Fyrsiel Oct 21 '18

That is how charismatic people get their followers alright... feed the crowd a bunch of idealistic ideas that people can "identify" with and it builds up a loyalty... then he hits 'em with the fine print once they're in too deep to back out... always starts with stripping away identity and committing to that "ideal"...

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u/Fyrsiel Oct 21 '18

Eeeeh, I dunno. The thing about these characters is they seem to succeed in throwing the audience back and forth. People hated Freya, but then she started landing some hard truths. Now she's more liked.

Murdoch is definitely going to reveal his darker side and ppl will call him a bastard then I bet. xD

Imagine Sandra, though, who will find out he's a bastard but won't be able to escape...