On 2004-09-03 22:38:00, Anonymous wrote:
My father saved my life by putting me in the program. I had been living in Virginia with my Mom and I was getting into a lot of trouble doing drugs, running away. I was on a downward spiral.
The misconception that kids were brainwashed was ludacrious. "
So tell me, Did every Kid that ran away or did some illegal drug you know that didn't go to the seed Die? Did every kid that went to the seed survive? How can you make such a bold statement that it "saved your life" with no evidence other than a constant drilling of this information into your head while in the program? Interesting that all pro seed supporters seem to spew this very same line....
And you must know how I personally respond to your statement that brainwashing in the Seed was "ludicrious", so lets look at some other comments from other people.....
"Some people call it brainwashing. If that's what it is, then give it to me"."
A seed parent being interviewed by Staff writer Judy MckNight, St Pete Times, Circa 3/73.
Seed uses "the highly refined brainwashing techniques employed by the North Koreans in the early 1950s
Senator Sam J. Ervin Jr., prefacing his report, "Individual rights and the federal role in behavior modification."
"There are indications that a cult of The Seed has developed"
from a House congressional committee staff report on the seed.
speaking of a direct seed descendent copycat program called the SAFE, Inc which uses substantially similar techniques,sings the same songs, follows the same steps and open meeting confessionalls....Internationally known Cult Expert Steve Hassan, author of "breaking the bonds"
"SAFE fits my model of a destructive mind control cult"
and in conclusion.....
"its a form of brainwashing"
Art Barker, speaking of the techniques of the seed, to the Miami Herald 8/19/72
[ This Message was edited by: GregFL on 2004-09-07 20:44 ]