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Originally Posted by Drake
Ok ZNP, but who in this forum is actually hurting?
Rather, I see the once hurt have morphed into those who do the hurting.... Gleefully too. Often viciously.
And you did recognize UntoHim's recent shot over your bow for non-conformance to the group think message, didn't you?
Drake
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I agree with your point about not nursing past hurts and also about the same old song being played over and over again. However, there are those who are knew to the forum, there are those who show up confused, one foot out the door, not knowing what to do, and there are those concerned about a loved one's recent visit to the LRC. In those cases it is not hard to see who is hurting and it is not fair to characterize this as "same old song" as they are sharing their testimony for the first time.
Although it is true that there are probably about 12 regulars, the number of members on the forum is far greater, and they have shared at least once, but they don't choose to post regularly. Very often you will read a posting from someone who says they have been reading this for months and this is now the first time they felt to post.
I am familiar with UntoHim's viewpoint and he had something to say about my post on this thread, but I don't think it is fair to go so far as say that group think is any more prevalent here as it is anywhere else. It is natural on these forums for "birds of a feather to flock together". It is very tough for anyone to paddle upstream so they leave. We had one guy from England who specialized in research on WN, his posts were great but in the end he had to leave.
So condemnation of "group think" is always a hindsight matter. Just ask Galileo.