I certainly got to know about Landmark before I was invited to go to an intro session at a friends home. I went to appease them, but I certainly knew that I wouldn't be signing up ... no matter what. It's also provided me with a bit of wisdom in how to handle the situation with friends that are currently in the Landmark heirachy. John
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Actually, this is a pretty good snippet of the movie too. John
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My compliments to the director! :-) John
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We could even make our own movie too .... "Invasion of the body snatchers" anyone? John
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Fantastic news! World conquest will soon be ours ... er, yours. John
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So the leadership will now be taught to blindly emulate Werner 2.0? John PS. This has got to be super-interesting to watch them try and pull it off.
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My thoughts exactly ... somebody call the IRS! <grin> John
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Don't be too afraid of Landmark Education. They have a lot to fear from the legal discovery process. John
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Just let us know as soon as the videos are available, okay? John
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Hey Nettie, Perhaps a refund from Landmark would help? (grin) John
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Hi Sulalee. Welcome to the forum. Good to have you here. John
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Hi Question Lady, Thanks for your feedback on this. To be honest, I don't get #8 either. Can only assume that it must be a joke on alcohol drinking hypocrisy or something in the same vein as #3. Actually, I've got a feeling these may relate even more to the FLDS (polygamists) rather than the 'regular' Mormon church. Still keen to hear from anyone else who reads
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So ... do we call you Nettie or Lars? Oh, and nice touch in the video with having a decent voice mic beside you. But I was thinking there is no way that it would pick up the audio well enough. What did you use microphone-wise for recording your voice as you spoke? Just curious. John
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Good idea with the ranking. Never thought of it until you mentioned it. Just gave a 5-star rating to both his videos. John
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Absolutely brilliant stuff. Grabbed a copy of both video parts just in case it disappears of YouTube ... if you know what I mean. John
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Landmark .... the elixir of eternal youth teenage years. John :-)
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Heh heh. Ask him if - by any chance - Landmark helps with stress levels. :-P John
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The FLDS know that the only reason there was respite from government action 30ish years ago is that the media eventually turned against the authorities. For this reason you are seeing their campaign (with sad-face photos) through the media, hoping that once again the issue will become political suicide. John
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Best thing you can do is to alert those that are in charge such as the local clergy. If they don't effectively notice, then follow the biblical model of next bringing a few people with you to have a chat with 'em, etc. The good thing is that you have been able to recognise the group whereas others haven't. Let us know how it goes and what sort of response you get. John
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From "Greenbrae therapist helps adults who were raised in narcissistic families" QuoteThe younger Neuharth, now 54, worked briefly on USA Today, but soon became enmeshed with another notable egocentric: Werner Erhard, the Marin-based inventor of est. Neuharth, who had taken est training himself, remembers interviewing Erhard for USA Today, preparing a Q&A article for the
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A life empty on high .... Why is it that a fuel can that is empty (with only fuel vapors inside) can explode whereas a full can (no air present inside) won't? John
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Landmark: Like Amway but far more evil. John
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That's fantastic news. Don't forget to threaten to enroll him in Amway if he ever does something like that again! :-) John
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First divide, then conquer ... eh? Landmark really does strive to rid the individual of any social/emotional/psychological protections they may have had. John
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I get the feeling that the "training" that forum leaders get is actually on how to be a perfect clone of Werner. Hence the exact measurements of name tags, seating etc. For whatever reason, nobody on staff actually understands (or is allowed to understand) the mechanism of Landmark Education forums. Maybe that is all that you can realistically achieve with human robots. Please
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At least it won't hurt too much because Winnie is made out of that plush childrens toy material ... which is kind of apt for the situation. :-P John
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Oh gosh. How could I forget Landilove? Total classic. John
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Has someone broken in to nettie's account? :-P Doesn't matter. We cherish the real nettie unconditionally. And that's all that matters. John
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Hey .... good analogy. John
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Scoring very well, methinks! :-P John
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