The body of
Benjamin Franklin, printer,
(Like the cover of an old book,
Its contents worn out,
And scripts of it's lettering and gilding)
Lies Here, food for worms!
Yet the work itself shall not be lost,
For it will, as he believed, appear once more
In a new
And more beautiful edition,
Corrected and amended
By it's Author!
Epitaph for himself.
--Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790
On 2003-10-14 09:48:00, Roy wrote:
"The Newmeyer sawmill next to RMA? Yes?
No, I didn't know the lingo. Where can I find a copy of the clam's book of virtue? But if you like I can translate it into Straightling. I suppose it would be the same as being a jerk or misbehaver or full of shit or glorifying one's past.
Well, at that location the town wanted the employment opportunities that the "schools" provided. They also thought the place a bit wierd, and this was true of course.
The workshops came out of Life spring. The Summit workshop is exactly the same as the Lifespring Advanced workshop except with the Red green game thrown in from the "basic." The Raps were synanon style. The "consequences" and agreements similar to Scientology ethics, There is a scientologt book of ethics. They do the same with people who are "Out Ethics." But, the schools call it "out of agreement" as you probably know.
It's hell to disagree in a facist system. They both do the same thing. First you are isolated, then you do writing assignments until they are satisfied that you can reenter the group and have the "privledge" of talking to people.
This occurrs when you are "in agreement" ["working your program" or "getting straight"] and you are no longer a problem to group-think by virtue of your "agreement" "ethics." ["misbehavior" or "acting out" or "being a jerk"]This is an old system "propaganda by redefinition of words. Out of agreement is supposed to mean "not honest" [Ah, Honesty! The first and most impotent rule!]but what it actually means is that if you think independently, or disagree, or say anything to anyone that is not something that CEDU culture believes [same redefinition, verbatum. Add to that not coming up with a torid enough picture of your life before intake, also refered to as your "horrible, sad, humiliating druggiepast"] you are a problem and you will be made to suffer by hard work and isolation - hours, days, and weeks, even months of sitting by yourself with only interaction with people trying to convince you that YOUR thought, beliefs, actions are wrong. [ditto] Of course this is eventually proven correct, when after weeks of isolation and writing things that you don't believe that are never satisfactiry to staff - you go nuts, and do something really stupid, like cut on yourself, explode on someone, break things, thereten suicide or harm to another. [same script] This proves them right and you begin to give up your independent self. This is extensively described in literature as thought reform or brainwashing. You either turn around and endorse the beliefs of the group and are then showered with love, or you go to North Idaho Behavioral Health (Mental Hospital) C/O Dr Ulrich, where you will be observed and put on the necessary psychotropic drugs to make someone as nuts as to believe it is reasonable to think for him or herself Compliant.
No, thank you for speaking up. I love that name "Antigen." Can I adopt "Antibody?" "
Tough Love: Abuse of a type particularly enjoyable to the abuser, in that it combines the pleasures of sadism with those of self-righteousness. Commonly employed and widely admired in 12-step groups.
--Chaz Bufe
Rulers who wish to subvert the public liberty may have found an established clergy convenient auxiliaries. A just government, instituted to secure and perpetuate it, needs them not.
James Madison, "A Memorial and Remonstrance", 1785
On 2003-10-14 09:54:00, Roy wrote:
"I wonder if it actually inferred a relationship to "The Seed." But, That may not be the case. What they have said as long as I have been around is that is means See (CE) who you are And DO (DU) Something about it. My responce to them is "excuse me?" "CE who you are and DU pull your head out of your ass." "
If you don't mind, just for the sake of folks looking for us through the search engines, would you please expand the acronym 'CEDU' I can't recall offhand what the letters stand for.