Bruce, calm down, the only reason you are taking it this hard and personally is because this guy, John, owned you for so many years. Try renting a movie or taking a walk. It is quite possible that this guy could be a non practicing jew who doesnt believe the holocaust occurred which would mean history would not be repeating itself in his eyes. So it is all a matter of perspective and this "final solution" could be new ground for him.
My name isn't Bruce and I have no relationship with Reuben other than reading the forum, so he has no ownership of me. As a parent I find Reuben deplorable, an opportunist on the level of Polly Klaas' father, who exploited his daughter's murder for gain.
Why are you people so interested in defending John Reuben? Why is he valuable to you? The usual threads I read on Fornits are cluttered with posts like yours above. You make fun of these kids who claim they've suffered and defend a guy who shows no concern for the safety of other parents' kids.
The topic of John D. Reuben needs to be on other forums other than Fornits, like FICAN and CAFETY, so parents can be made aware of what Reuben promotes and his horrible "proof" that it works. All of these things his defenders are saying need to be included in any discussion of Reuben to show how evil and heartless these people are. There certainly are a lot of people speaking for Reuben, like the cad above. You must know him really well. This does remind me of Sue Scheff and her backers. Now some of Scheff's backers are here, or they were sued by Scheff.
"Perspective"? I guess John D. Reuben puts a positive spin on the Holocaust now? I'm not Jewish and I consider the Holocaust an abomination. How do you expect to sway parents to put kids in an AEG school when you behave like the worst juvenile delinquents, defending your programs by insulting and further abusing kids you do not know? Isn't it bad enough John D. Reuben lost his son, despite the obviously futile programs?
What is perfectly clear is that John D. Reuben and his AEG cohorts make it obvious they have an Achilles' heel and the people who suffered in the programs he sells have found it and the screaming and profanity out of AEG and Reuben have been shocking. Reuben and AEG would have been better served by silence rather than attacking kids who were abused.
Poster above: Have any children suffered abuse or death in an Aspen program? A "Yes" answer means you are aware of the problems inherent in your system and you still promote it. I've seen no statements from AEG announcing a ban on corporal punishment, or even the introduction of legitimate treatment.
John D. Reuben and STICC, you have some media attention coming to you, and it will not be the type you want. You can refuse to participate but you lose the chance to rebut. Based on the information on this forum and your alleged activities as a troll called "the who", you might want to get your foulmouthed fanatics to take time out and work the spin machine. Miller Newton is the only other person who comes to mind as evil and without conscience as John D. Reuben and his cohorts at AEG.
RIP, Michael Reuben. A lot of people are speaking for your father, how sad no one can speak for you.