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This seems to be circular reasoning..

Posted by tired of stones on February 06, 2004 at 14:13:05

In Reply to: What it is posted by Jacinth Song on February 06, 2004 at 12:50:45:

Someone took a position at a vulnerable time in their life. It GREATLY affected some in the ex-member community. Those same people seem to know the whole story of how grave the implications of her actions were. They have said, when asked, that an official apology would be nice, but have not demanded one. The type of post you are posting here is the type that will PREVENT anyone from making an apology if that is what is really desired. It is kind of like when the authorities surrounded the Koresh compound and ran over the kids bicycles, etc. with their big tanks. It did not help the kids come out and their parents so they could get help. Who are you anyway to be so pure and perfect to call someone out on the carpet that you do not even know? I will remain anonymous and hope that the coord's here will honor that by not telling you who I am. Because I CHOOSE to remain anonymous. But this attack on one person who has dabbled on both sides of the fence by becoming friends with a big family leader and gotten close to those that seemed(though family false) to have a greater concern for her than the exer community at large, is not, in my opinion, deserving this attack from you. When one exer says they made a mistake and they regret it and you jump on the bandwagon demanding blood or acting like a pseudo intellectual lynch mob leader, you appear to me, more like a wanna be power player with the corner on "the" truth at a very immature level.
Anneke made a serious mistake. Anneke is also an exer who has understandably though sadly waffled at a point in her life when she was vulnerable. I have no idea where she stands today. At one time I expressed my concerns to her that perhaps she was being used, like a queen or king (you know, by "family" standards). I don't think that was received well at all. Maybe there is still a friendship there, and others have posted what I believe to be right on target, that to be friends with family people is to expose yourself to great betrayal and being used. This is what concerns me the most. I would like to see exers progress away from that false family "love and concern" and get on their own feet with real friends who will not be perfect and who they might fight with at times, but be able to make up and maintain a friendship.
You should be old enough to be one of the first to drop your stone.
That does not mean the situation should not be confronted but personally your judgements and assessments are confusing to me at times. Who says that A. has had financial connections to FCF? And what are you anyway? Professionally speaking? What credentials do you hold? I am willing to bet that the way tout yourself is far greater that what you are actually trained to do. And anyway, even if you were a well known psychiatrist, I would not want my brain to sit on your couch and be molested.