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Stripe:
I fell for it too. I posted the questions above anonymously.  So with that admission, I hope not all sense of my question is lost to the identiy of the messenger.  

This board and all of its writers are a lesson learned for me. As much as I would like to think that I am beyond pushing my agenda, or being manipulated or reactive in a response, I am not.  I hope I don't always have these buttons deep inside. Objectivity - another character trait I would like to more fully develope while I am around this dimension.

Anyway, I'm gald I know where I stand in realtion to other people.  I would like to find common ground and deal with the real problem that is in the here and now, but I don't see that happening.  It seems to me that as long as I express and hold my opinions it is unlikely any useful content will be exchanged except with those who think like me.  I know what theseed principles are - I tried living by them for years and it did not work. What bothers me is that seedsupporters seem so hell-bent on refusing to see the other side of the issue. But then, it would be an awfully big ego in my head to think my job in this world is to sway any person from their beliefs.

By thinking of the issue beyond it's affect on my life I am labeled a traitor, viscious, venomous, hateful, etc. I've been called worse.  Hell, I've been spit on for doing my job defending accused murders, so I know something about the us/them mentality beyond this forum.

What I really want is the opportunity to put my time and energy into making a difference now, not just to argue about the value of past experience.  
 

Posting my opinions gives some frustration relief to me.  HOwever, I don't think it does much to protect my son or his friends from the dangers I see in the DARE program or the progeny programs of theseed and Striaght.

GregFL:
good posts all!

I see negative value in synanon style treatment, even with the acknowledgement that many people witness a turning point in their lives and stop destructive behavior during their time in one of these programs.

I think freedom is a valuable commodity and these programs leave their footprints all over the constitution and are generally oppressive and use dangerous techniques, especially when young children are involved.

Stripe:
Yeah, I agree.  So where do we/I go now?

GregFL:
I think we all go on living happy productive lives. What else is there? What else makes any sense?

But also, what does that mean?

If fighting this  makes you happy, then pursue that avenue.  If not, let it go. If you pursue it, then try to do it in a way that doesn't involve your emotions in a negative fashion but instead lifts you up and makes you smile. This forum does that for me. I don't feel a need to go any further anymore in my "activism". I think that for me, this forum has turned a negative into a positive.

 that is my path to success..pursuing things that de-stress me and letting go of the things that tend to wind me up.

Now, that being said, I am no where close to totally successfull at this endeavor, but I work at it.  I think I understand the concept and I pursue it.

So where do you go from here? That is  your call my friend...

Ft. Lauderdale:
Stripe by the look of things you could try Arabia, :grin:

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