Monday, July 9, 2007

[MLM Survivors Club] Re: Dangerous Liaisons: A Dance with the Devil and How I Survived

Yes, speaking of phrases, "fag vibes" didn't set too well with me!!

--- In mlmsurvivorsclub@yahoogroups.com, Hal Vaughan <hal@...> wrote:
>
> On Monday 09 July 2007, paine_wwweb_r wrote:
> > > Where did I say that I despised anyone?
> >
> > Your behavior says it. People don't consider harming people they
> > like.
>
> Yes. I considered posting the same thing. There are a number of
> phrases and sentences throughout your post that, in context,
indicate a
> desire to hurt these people and a contempt for them. I know
people are
> a product of their environment, but on the other hand, we are self
> aware creatures and that allows us to either be controlled by that
or
> to control it ourselves.
>
> > The point of my comments to you was that you cannot paint a
picture
> > of what "all MLMers" are like, especially not based on a single
> > opportunity meeting. There is no brush wide enough to cover them
> > all.
>
> This is extremely important. I wish I could paint all MLMers with
one
> brush. I learned to hate them when I watched my (now ex)
girlfriend
> change and lose any ability to think on her own. I'd love to say
> they're all stupid and anyone who gets fooled by them is an
idiot.
> That isn't the case. My ex-gf was, technically and literally, a
> genius. There are many people here (like Paine), who are ex-
MLMers,
> which means at one time they were MLM drones. I've been here over
2
> years and this is a very intelligent group of people. They are
not
> idiots. In many cases it was likely their very intelligence that
made
> them targets for the scam.
>
> ...
> > You cannot make broad generalizations based on a limited
experience.
>
> That's true of any group of people (even though that, in itself,
is a
> generalization). Without trying to be condescending, that's
something
> it takes long years of life to learn and not something easily
learned
> in college.
>
> ...
> > In the case of MLM, I believe it is better to reach out with an
open
> > hand (to pull them out if nothing else), rather than with a fist.
>
> Yes. Remember that many of these drones are victims themselves.
They
> believe the hype and were pulled in and slowly brainwashed. They
have
> been assimilated into a very carefully orchestrated program and
have
> had their thinking altered one stage at a time until they think
that
> wrong is right. They have literally been brainwashed.
>
> Hal
>

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