A Guru’s Puppet? Tulsi Gabbard’s Strange Journey to Power

Tulsi Gabbard’s profile has been defined by two things: political shape-shifting – social conservative to Democratic darling to Bernie booster to MAGA makeover – and accusations of being a puppet for strongmen leaders like Putin, Modi and Trump. Cristen unravels why the only throughline that makes sense of her improbable path is Chris Butler, the cultish founder of Science of Identity Foundation (SIF), an offbeat Hare Krishna sect Gabbard grew up in. Because based on recent reporting from the Washington Post, it appears that the man Gabbard has called her guru dev, or divine teacher, was secretly steering Gabbard as a proxy for his own political power. Recommended reading:Tulsi Gabbard, her guru and the mysterious messages that helped shape her political career (WaPo)Recommended listening: Episode 211: Tulsi Gabbard P1 (The Cult) feat Mike Prysner (QAA Podcast)Episode 212: Tulsi Gabbard P2 (The Fascist Turn) feat Mike Prysner (QAA Podcast)Tulsi Gabbard’s Krishna Consciousness w/ Nitai Joseph (Conspirituality)Sources: conspiracyshewrote.com/episodesInbox: conspiracyshewrote@gmail.comInstagram: @unladylikemediaWebsite: conspiracyshewrote.comPatreon: The CabalConspiracy, She Wrote is an Unladylike Media production created, hosted and written by Cristen Conger. Music is from Blue Dot Sessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.