On 2005-03-17 07:52:00, Anonymous wrote:
I also know from reading the posts that Greg hated every minute in the seed and has alot of pent up anger still from his time there and I respect that....but when someone comes along with wonderful carefree memories of love and peace from the seed....Greg comes down on them with Cult this and Cult that.
This forum should be a place that we can say what we want to without the shit hitting the fan and offending someone.
Man, somehow I missed this and never addressed it.
Anon, you are just wrong about your perceptions. While I did resent being put in the seed, there was a period of time while I was there that I bought into the whole seedling thing. That passed quickly once I graduated.
I am not angry at my seed experience. Hell, it was over 30 years ago. I moderate this forum for the sole purpose of discussion because I think for a lot of people it is important to confront what happened to them, and it is fun discussing issues with people with a common background.
Anon, this is a place where you can say whatever you want, but all forums, and this one included, have people that don't agree. Expect that on a forum. All I ask is we all respect each other and avoid personal attacks.
I do have strong opinions on this type of "treatment" for juveniles, but my opinion is just that, no more or less valid than yours or anyone else's here. I will continue to express my opinion when the mood moves me.
I wish you knew how hard I have worked to foster an environment of inclusion of everybody that went to the Seed on all sides of the issue and not just make this a soapbox for one side or the other. But that vision of the SDF requires participation and understanding of the goal of this website, and forums in general require tough skin sometimes because people openly express various opinions and even get testy with each other, and not everybody is able to carry on that type of conversation.
That being said, I am proud of the way the people in this forum have kind of become a community of people, not divided along pro-seed or anti-seed sentiments.
I hope you are also enjoying this forum and hope you participate often regardless of how you view your time spent in your childhood warehouse.