Yet again if anyone was as bad as they said they are, or even fully adult and able to stand up for themselves, the staffers would be smashed with a rock in their sleep.
"Group consequences" my ass. Considering the low caloric density if the food given to them and the extreme exertion in extreme cold theyre forced to do, loading up on calories by "snacking" is instinctual and normal. But hey, controlling that is part of breaking their will... I mean "breaking through" and making them "open to ideas" NOT brainwashing!
I was able to maybe see a few minutes of this bullshit. Vague goals of "being where you should be" because they 'dont respect' (dont SUBMIT), 'group consequences' and the bait and switch mindgame "you wont be home before christmas" is all run of the mill and something I know to look for, but apparently 1. the teenagers are too far regressed to do anything except be depressed or angry or made hopeless (the intended effect, its to break them, duh) and 2. a lot of the idiot viewers that are adults at home buy into it too.
I'll post a log w/ a friend on AIM just to show what I mean here:
My_Friend: And what's sad is how high it is on the ratings chart and how adults all talk about how good a show it is (ive heard them personally)
Me: "good show"?
Me: as in they think thats a good thing to do?
My_Friend: And I was like "they torture them and starve them there" and their response was "that just shows them how good they have it at their homes"
Me: .-.
Me: most of the cruelty is emotional and psychological
Me: but hey, you replace words with buzz words, put a indian spin on it, call breakdowns breakthroughs, and call making them suggestive your PC word for brainwashing, idiots eat it up
BTW, shes 16, hence why she still uses those terms despite being basically adult by now.. except in some circumstances, gogo double standards.
Until you've lost your reputation,you never realize what a burden it was or what freedom really is.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/068483068X/circlofmiamithem' target='_new'>MARGARET MITCHELL