i think someone is trying to make us give up and loose hope....i wonder who it is.
of course fornits doesnt really count in the grand scheme of things. but what it does do is foster communication between survivors, parents, activists, etc. it's a place to put heads together.
but there are instances in which fornits has actually made a very significant dent. take hidden lake for example. we all figured out what to do, some people started making phone calls, some parents started stumbling unto the forum, and before we knew it we had a lawsuit. although it was dropped, we killed their bussiness for a good year, and gave them a heck of a hard time. and now, hla has to be regulated and supervised a little more closely.
or take sue scheff. she may be a small player...but she's just the first of a long line of dominoes. if she didnt think we were a threat she wouldnt have gone after us.
and as far as the jobs thing go....look at it this way: i dont know the exact numbers, but there are alot more institutions now than even 10 years ago. that means alot more kids passing in and out, and alot more kids emotionally scarred and pissed off for life. currently, there are very few program survivors age 35+, unless you count straight or synannon. most natsap/aspen/wasps survivors are in their teens and 20's. at that age, you cant do much. of the age 35+ program survivors, very few went on to become lawyers, politicians, millionares etc. we now have tens of thousands of kids coming out of programs every year. there all pissed off. there are bound to be quite a few who go on to lead successfull lives, and be able to make a difference weather it be finacially, politically, or legally; and instead of a flock they will have an an Army of survivors at their side. i can see massive protests happening in D.C ten years from now, and fornits by then will have evolved into THE hub for the movement.
