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One can only wonder about the effect this had on the other busy bees of nuisance litigation and their, ummmm, artful scribes.
We love the way you put this -- especially the "artful scribes."
That's why we chose to defend ourselves against Gentle Wind Project / the Millers, and we hope our RICO win in Federal Court will have an effect on slowing down litigation from other groups against former members who decide to share their experiences on the Internet or elsewhere. (RICO was actually put into place as a tool for the government to use against the Mafia. It's about "racketeering" and losing would have meant paying triple damages!)
The other reason for continuing to stand up to the Millers/GWP's defamation claims against us now in Maine State Court is that we couldn't face the prospect of being muzzled for the rest of our lives and not being allowed to tell our personal stories from over 17 years with the group as followers and board members (Again, don't ask GWP whether we were ever invited to attend a board meeting during our long tenure :lol:)
By the way, while members of GWP we used to hold their "healing instruments" for everything from colds to surgeries to "emotional upsets," and we gave many public testimonials about their "effectiveness." Since leaving the group six years ago, we're much healthier physically, mentally, and emotionally, and all without dependencies. No surprises there.
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It is my understanding that Landmark hard sales pitch has moved to a softer more subtle but still deceptive enrollment process to "touch , move and inspire" others. Is it possible that new guidelines, policies or operating procedures will be guided by Landmark coaches to infiltrate all aspects of the clinic's operations and workers personal life?
Again, excellent questions Mike. I've been hashing around the same questions myself. I don't know the answers, but I do have some thoughts. It's a good question because it IS easy to play into their hands, and be just against them. A lot of time and energy and brilliant resources can be spent just trying to un-do what they teach, and it is somewhat of a natural reaction when one sees the lies they teach being eagerly ingested by first willing, then subjected, minds. And as you suggest, it will probably spread. I'm not sure that coaches will "scheme" to spread it in an organization, but I think if a "true believer" is within, they will naturally want to transform as many things as possible to conform to their new view of reality.Quote
midonov123
. . . what can be done to prevent it from happening without looking like an anticult activist (in which case it can backlash ... and this is exactly what Landmark leaders want)?
Landmark builds it's strength on confrontational, ambiguous and dissonant situations. If some people in the workplace initiate a debate about the cultish nature of Landmark activities, does it really help or does it make things worst? Doubts, uncertainty, unclear definition of what a cult is, what it's not, opposite testimonies about the good and the bad, etc... all of this contributes to raise the tension and put people in a state of cognitive dissonance ... and this means playing Landmark's game. So, I find myself in a very difficult situation about what to do next. With only a small number of workers and associate that fell for it yet, is it better simply to ignore what's happening and close our eyes ... let it die off?
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lightwolf
As I have thought about this though, I am impressed with the need to be FOR something rather than just AGAINST something. The question you may need to ask yourself is, what are you FOR?