JoeNobody Wrote:
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> First off, here is a link to the comic:
> [
elan.school]
>
> It gives tremendous insight and first-hand
> experience into the initial shock of being forced
> into a cult. This is (based on) my story and it
> has taken a lot of years for me to process this.
> But I am finally ready.
>
> The Elan School was one of the many "troubled
> teen" cults that misled parents, school districts,
> and court systems into sending them children. In a
> "Lord of the Flies" style system, the children
> were encouraged to self-govern and it was the job
> of the older residents to persuade the newer
> residents into "getting with the program". Types
> of "persuasion" included physical beatings in a
> ritual called "The Ring", month-long stints in a
> isolation chamber called "The Corner", and a sick
> ritual called a "General Meeting" where the entire
> population would publicly verbally humiliate one
> student for up to an hour.
>
> Here is the Wikipedia for more information:
> [
en.wikipedia.org]
>
> Elan was one of the many spin-offs of the Synanon
> Cult:
> [
en.wikipedia.org]
>
> (Sorry mods, I am reposting this because I
> accidentally posted this into the "Hate Groups"
> section of this forum. I am new here.)
Do you know about Fornits, and the online ex-Elan community there?