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Anonymous:
So has anyone actually had a chance to speak with them about some of the problems alumni have with the program?  Are they open to change?  Or do they still talk about people who have problems with the program as 'MMS Bashers' who are 'f-d up'?  

Does anyone know??  What do they say, what have you heard?

BarnardlyB:
I have tried talking to Colleen about this site. She told me that they associate people who are involved with this site as girls against MMS. Which kinda poses a problem for me now doesn't it?
They don't agree, yet they have, when I was there been making alot of changes. Im not sure what goes on much anymore, we don't talk as much.
B

Anonymous:
thats pretty indicitive of thier attitude towards addressing concerns. Any criticism is unacceptable and immediately catagorized as "bad"

Ohhh, I guess this will foster my so-called "bad kid" complex (a lovely pseudo-therapy term from John)

Annick

Anonymous:
the last time I tried to say anything it became my problem

Anonymous:

--- Quote ---On 2006-04-04 17:24:00, BarnardlyB wrote:

 She told me that they associate people who are involved with this site as girls against MMS. Which kinda poses a problem for me now doesn't it?

They don't agree, yet they have, when I was there been making alot of changes. Im not sure what goes on much anymore, we don't talk as much.

B
"

--- End quote ---




Well, yea, I guess that's true.  We are against MMS's methods, but that kind of makes it sound like MMS is a separate entity from John, it's not.  It's not even a  larger entity... it's just John Mercer- that's it.  In all his false gradeur, self-elevated importance, his ignorance, and clear lack of knowledge and education. We have a problem with John... and a problem with Colleen too, she was complicit... catering to John, but sometimes just as aggressive too.  

She makes it sound like it's a bad thing to be critical!  Isnt' MMS about producing healthy young adults, ones who are strong and fiercly independent...unwilling to be taken advantage of or victimized- or address this when it occurs?  Um, nope- so that's the lie we reveal which is threatening, huh?

Perhaps, much in the
same way she has reacted to John and idea of 'the program'- that is, John's philosophical underpinnings- which, on their face, are born out of completely medieval notions of reform, she believes complete obedience is a good thing.  WE ARE AGAINST MMS- ha ha ha, don't make me laugh, that's such a childish response, wonder if she can even see that.  AS if it's that black and white and that response to criticism is anything beyond juvenile.

If my, say, boyfriend say to me something critical and I said, 'oh you're just against me' my b/f would look at me as if I were insane.  Well, I look at Colleen as if she must be completely out of touch... and this is someone who heavily influences the running of school (with John's permission, of course)?  what a joke this program is, or rather, the people who run it are.  That's what it is, an f-n ridiculous joke of a program.

Certainly seems like John has a hard time functioning w/o being surrounded by people like that- I don't' know that he can have it any other way. I'm sure Mike and John's falling out had much to do with Mike's lack of deferrment.  Gary, on the other hand, was hopeless... never once did I see him address John in a manner that suggested he had the balls to challenge John's insanity.  J was such a jerk off though, so it's hard to imagine actually agreeing to go into business with him...

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