to anonymous/elan
your testimony really got to me.. that's what this forum is supposed to be for. So, thank you. My experience was not so long- lasting, but it was similiar, in ways, more harsh, in ways, less. ( It's still the same old devil, just in new clothes)
Your testimony was helpful to me because I can show it (redacted, of course!) to others and say see, it wasn't paranoid fantasy, after all.
One of the greatest difficulty faced by 'those of us' is the lack of credibility. ie; if we report on our accusers, our tormentors, they say ( and in the courts), well, pay no mind, he/she is a druggie, troubled young man/ woman, and on and on.
Many of us are not really sure how long we spent in such places, sleep deprivation having it's own will.
Please understand that Brainwashing is not an effect of personal weakness, rather it is a recognized, sytematized, physiological process. this process is not much admitted to, yet it is well known, and has been since about 1958.( it been improved on, and stylized since then, of course ) It is not weakness, to succumb to the " breaking" process, so no shame. Not on your part.
personally, I have been trained in hostile interview, and am familiar with the techniques. here comes a big HOWEVER.
here it comes, the HOWEVER.
People are "interviewed" or questioned in order to ascertain the facts, or even better, the 'truth'. That is a proper excercise on the part of enforcement.
People are brainwashed or tortured ( what's the diff?) in order to force them to accede to a lie. That is proper for no-one, no-how, no-where. Yet, as you well know, it happens all the time. Never once is it justified, not by any end.
If you may be held in duress, then I am not safe, and that will prove true for all of us,one day. So good luck, Godspeed in your endeavors, and raise Hell. Stay Honest. the shame is not yours. Beware of those who would use 'moral' argument to persuade you to amoral aim.
Satan or Shaitan.. his name in hebrew means " the Accuser" Ponder that.... ::unhappy:: Aww there ya go, he's here, mah buddy. Just One More
