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In Reply to: Re: Where's that right found in the social contract? posted by Selfish Systemite on September 05, 2007 at 22:26:59:
Sorry, I can’t share much of your perspective. You sound very vindictive and vengeful and those attributes often hurt the bearer more than the perceived perps. That was Ricky‘s real problem and it ended awful. Don’t let it happen to you.
I still believe in forgiveness and letting bygones be bygones. What disturbs me often on our xmember sites is the extreme degree of self-righteousness and hyperbole with which some judge matters. I’m all in favor of everyone being able to express their opinions. But it can’t be healthy. It doesn’t seem to do much harm to the Family as they just seem to happily continue on their way. I personally believe they’re not outright dangerous anymore. They seemed to have worked hard to clean up their act during the last two decades. Yes, I know the old argument that the old pedophiliacs and abusers are still at large and still in control. Problem is, there were very few real pedophiliacs around in my book in the first place, few real abusers. I still have to chuckle at the all too common line, now almost a stereotype, of “we didn’t know it was abuse until we found out to the contrary”. Sorry, I don’t really share this argument either. I believe if you’re abused, you know. Nobody has to tell you that you were. They were experimenting most of the time, trying to make the utopian point that love conquers and covers all, including cross over relationships. Well, it didn’t. We know that now. It’s over, though, and I don’t see it coming back. I still keep a few channels open and from all I can see, it¨s mostly even gone back to strictly monogamous relationships. Very little sharing going on, especially among SGA’s.
For the record: the Family did not invent child abuse, it’s also very rampant in the new world we’ve embraced, they did not invent coercive persuasion either – it’s to be found everywhere in society as well and brainwashing is something we’re subjected to every god damn day out here as well, just in a much more sophisticated and sinister way. Let alone pedophilia, it’s just about everywhere. Yes, it’s subject punishment, but just like in the Family or amongst Catholic priests, it’s rarely ever prosecuted.
Just in case you’re looking for the perfect world, it’s my guess you won’t find it. As far as feeling so smug in your accuser’s position, wait a few decades and look back on the mess you probably created by then with your life, the mistakes you’ve committed, etc. and chances are your criticism won’t be quite as pronounced and harsh anymore. Time solves much.
