Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform > Thayer Learning Center
i was in TLC
Nihilanthic:
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"because the cadet is no longer "in charge", and will earn respect. Niles, you go on like your a mutant ninja turtle and all, but you'd most likely fail your first day of any bootcamp, because your mouth would get the best of you, and sir you definitely have a problem with that. As well it did with many of these cadets. Not much different than the military. And before you answer again, these teens are near adulthood, and being accountable for their own actions through choices they make. Your the histerical, over-dramitic one, as clearly shown in each comment you make. "
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I asked someone to explain why forced exercise and humiliation is useful or helpful or "good" in any way, not to be subjected to an attempt to humiliate me from yours truly.
Also, how is.. forced exercise and humiliation going to hold them accountable for "choices they make"? Why did you have to regurtitate a damn industry catchphrase? :smokin:
Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army.
--Edward Everett
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Nihilanthic:
--- Quote ---Niles, you go on like your a mutant ninja turtle and all, but you'd most likely fail your first day of any bootcamp, because your mouth would get the best of you, and sir you definitely have a problem with that.
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I figured this was worth its own reply.
Basically, what youre saying is "dont question anything, dont talk back, dont assert yourself, do as told by and get with the program", right?
Hey, small fuckin' wonder why people with their own mind and free will strike out on their own instead of trying to serve the hive? And for that matter its no surprise why I raised your hackles!
DAMN, DAMN shame you cant try that shit in person, isnt it? :rofl:
The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by an endless series of hobgoblins; all of them imaginary.
H.L. Mencken, 1923
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Helena Handbasket:
I see the same question being asked, but no one with such a distinguished Thayer education seems to be able to come up with the answer, and much less, acknowledge the question.
Wonder why that is? :???:
My view is that if there is no evidence for it, then forget about it. An agnostic is somebody who doesn't believe in something until there is evidence for it, so I'm agnostic.
--Carl Sagan, American astronomer and author
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Anonymous:
because it's false question. That means that the words in the question are so one-sided it cannot be answered. Niles went from brain-numbing forced excercize, to forced exercize. Neither are true. The cadet can choose to exercize or not. However, this puts pressure on his/her fellow cadets, because they want him/her to give it their best. The peer pressure makes the cadet try, and they soon regognize they can achieve,which gives them the boost they need, in self-pride, to start achieving good things, that before they THOUGHT they couldn't. Because many teens come in thinking they have control over everything, they must now get on the same level as their peers, and earn respect and work hard to advance. That's not brainwashing, abuse, or forced anything. It's goes with life. Most people who damn this place, #1 know nothing about it, #2 are obviously very hostile to life in general themselves, #3 have not respect for others, #4 look negatively at everything, #5 have no real outlook for themselves and very low on their own self-esteem. It's obvious in the what you write and the way you think you have to express yorselves. Niles, I don't personally have anything against him, but is one pessimistic person. His speech is terrible, has no respect, and just really doesn't care about anyone but himself.
Anonymous:
I must agree with the last poster. Such biased questions, demanding of answers, leads one to believe, that there is no way to answer it that would enlighten the inquirer. It seems to be a form of getting the respondand to answer, only to pick and choose words or phrases, that can be taken out of context to scruitinize, in order to get a pre-determined outcome of the inquirer. Therefore, regardless of the response to the question, it would make no difference. Such narrow minded views, and strong minded opinions, without any basis of personal knowledge of your actual complaint of the program, is merely an attempt to lead others to your own particular point of view. If you return to the previous posts, in which the ex-sargeant was describing his past personal experiences, he neither paraded or degraded his tenure while at TLC. He simply have a non-biased account of what happened. And he defended his reasoning and tenure. There was no need for that person to over dramatise any statements, nor challenge any person who debated. That speaks for itself. Watching this forum, I often wonder, from all of the people complaining, what do YOU do, to help troubled teenagers? What is your great contribution, aside from this silly forum. Yes, many of these teens have stepped over the line, and are currently involved in the court system. Somewhere along the way, boundaries were not identified or enforced. Regardless of who's fault. Life has boundaries. From many posts it sounds like many would just say, let them alone and do what they want. However, the parent, judges, and police, have determined that is leading to disaster, and is a good indicator of the parental instinct taht something must be done. The people that have over 100 posts on this forum, taking that big stand, and so strong in your "skipping through the daisy field of life" attitude, I would have to question. Some have anger management issues, from programs that they may/may not should have attended. Some went, but didn't graduate. Some, like Niles knows absolutely nothing about anything.
Opps. He has good grammar most of the time, but logic is completely absent.
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