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Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform => Straight, Inc. and Derivatives => Topic started by: gduncan on June 29, 2003, 02:21:00 PM
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What?s the deal with posting anonymously? I have read posts from several anonymous posters and wonder who are some of these people-- Miller Newton? Mrs. Pete? The Semblers? Or is it some former staff members suffering from paranoia about their past actions? Also, I wonder what are you afraid of?
It is easy to hide behind a cloak of anonymity and make comments, and quite frankly anonymous posters have not established any sense of credibility. I believe in rights to privacy, etc., and I believe it has a time and a place. Now is the time for all of you to ?come out of the closet? and join the real group of survivors!
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Why would I give you details of such credible information if I was not for real or if I was Ms. Pete or Newton. I guarantee that I am not! How do I know that you are not them as well?
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Additionally, I gave you my e-mail address if you wanted to contact me. Instead you chose to fire back at me on a bb. Whatever!
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Yes, it is me, Mel, and I can't stop thinking about how great donkey balls are.
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Yeah, I beleive it, 'cause I've heard Mel really loves a sweaty tea-bag from a donkey now and then!
(it's true ::bigsmilebounce::)
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Okay, you've outdone me. ::puke:: if I can just make it to the toilet on...::puke::
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What?s the deal with posting anonymously?
I think there may be some real fear out there. I've heard so many people tell of nightmares and people thinking that they could be taken against their will back to Straight. Even years after it's been closed the fear and is there and it's real. I don't blame first timers for wanting to post anonymously.
Once they start feeling more comfortable, they'll come out and tell us who they are in their own time. Don't rush anyone into anything, or you'll end up pushing them completly away and they won't post here or anywhere else for that matter.
Welcome to the board Anonymous!
Don
Straight Inc. Cincinnati 1982
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On 2003-06-29 12:17:00, Anonymous wrote:
"Okay, you've outdone me. ::hehehmm::
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Oh. Are we supposed to be afraid of our former leaders? Cause it seems to me that posting one's opinion as a registered user can sometimes lead to personal attacks, much like the attacks we were subjected to when we were in group and that is something that motivates me to post anonymously. Sometimes, expressing one's opinion, or standing up against the dominant voices on the board can lead to trouble, so rather than risk being attacked for our personal feelings or thoughts, some choose to post anonymously, like I am doing now. Perhaps if some weren't so f*cking hostile and adamant in their narrow-minded programmed views, maybe some of us would feel comfortable expressing ourselves openly. But, since we don't feel free to be ourselves around people who won't let us be ourselves, we choose to be anonymous instead.
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Thank you for that comment! :smile:
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I have been postng on this board for a short time compared to some and I have never thought of it as a place where people were coming to be attacked or where people come to attack others. I thought we are here to express our opinions freely. Just becasue someone expresses an opinion it does not make them "fucking hostile and adamant in their narrow-minded programmed views".
Are there dominant voices on this board? I never thought so. If there are they aren't necessarily right. If there are dominant voices and if we can not speak our minds how is this different from the mind fucking that took place during the days of our unfortunate incarceration?
We will disagree at times and that's fine- no one's getting started over or put on a refresher. I think we will all agree that we couldn't disagree with many things at Straight for fear of the consequences that were in most cases unjustified.