Were you born during an eclipse, in an ancient burial ground by C-section using broken mirror shards or something? Because you have some cosmically bad luck.
And also maybe an underactive weirdar, maybe look into an assistant to vet things for creepy vibes for you.
Good luck getting away. Maybe you can turn this into the next JoeVsElanschool, but without the years of lost freedom and social trauma though.
It's worth noting that my family has involvement in the wider movement of education/philosophy that this place fits into, and is an extreme outlier within...
So I briefly went to a school organized around the principles behind the "movement" when I was a kid, and did some home schooling based around those principles...
When I was that age, most of my friends (that I was allowed to see) were also involved in that... Educational philosophy...
Without saying directly what it is, it's a well-known esoteric Germanic cult with its headquarters in Sweden (this place is the second-biggest in the world, I believe), and schools all over the place.
Pretty much a hippie cult.
So I was perhaps... An easier potential "victim" than someone else who, say, did not come from that background, or who didn't almost certainly have C-PTSD, or didn't have "alternative" ideals, to some extent...
I am almost the perfect victim. Except that I knew, as soon as I arrived here that things were not right. So obviously some part of me, at least, was aware...
I nearly came here seven years ago when I was much younger, and maybe more naive. Thank god that I didn't, is all I will say...
It's a good thing you still have your wits about you not to get sucked in and have an escape plan in motion.
The most dangerous thing about cults are two different things:
Stockholm syndrome and sunken cost, a lot of them start thinking It's in their best interest to be a part of it and then they've given so much to the cause they might as well 'see it through'. Hopefully you're near the border of either Norway or Finland.
Yeah, I... Did "vet" this a bit, but unfortunately I probably chose/relied on the wrong people to vet it...
It's also extraordinarily obscure (because it's a private training organization, not a University), so remarkably difficult to find bad/external reviews...
If I can change any one thing out of this, it will be that. They need someone to speak up about this.
And if they sue me for libel, or try to? Fuck 'em. Once I'm outside Sweden, I'm more than willing to take that on.
I'm already beginning to see things unravel, here (i.e. even their own community/the wider village and town has started to reject them for being "too radical"), so I'm more than willing to be the straw that broke the camel's back...
This thing, whatever it is, is being sold as an "educational program". I sincerely hope that I'm one of the last people/in one of the last cohorts to be duped by that.
We're also mostly being "taught"/brainwashed by alumni from previous years, so yeah, it is that successful at roping people in. Many are intermarried, and a fair number still live in the village/nearby town...
Time for the whole house of cards to come down, I think. Or at least start to.
It won't help me, but if I can try to prevent others from falling into this trap, in future, then at least something positive comes of it...
I've already convinced two young women (who were considering it) not to come here, so in that, I guess perhaps I have done some good.
But yeah, it's... Frighteningly fucked up. But at least I can see that now.
I'm trying. It's more legally, financially and logistically difficult than you might imagine (as I tried to detail, at least in part)...
But yes, that is the plan, ASAP. Once I am (hopefully) in a position where doing that won't have as much long-lasting consequence in my life as doing so right now would, then yeah, I'm outta here.
I've already spoken to the Aus Embassy, in person, and they were like, "Best of luck, but not our problem", so...
Yeah, I... Did "vet" this a bit, but unfortunately I probably chose/relied on the wrong people to vet it...
Not to criticize you, because I'm pretty sure you already realize this, but the more effect something has on your life, the more thorough your vetting should be.
Re: exposing them. Just record as much damaging information as you can.
I've already convinced two young women (who were considering it) not to come here, so in that, I guess perhaps I have done some good.
TRAITOR. You're helping the ENEMY avoid destroying their lives??? [/imp]
Were you born during an eclipse, in an ancient burial ground by C-section using broken mirror shards or something? Because you have some cosmically bad luck.
And also maybe an underactive weirdar, maybe look into an assistant to vet things for creepy vibes for you.
Good luck getting away. Maybe you can turn this into the next JoeVsElanschool, but without the years of lost freedom and social trauma though.
It's worth noting that my family has involvement in the wider movement of education/philosophy that this place fits into, and is an extreme outlier within...
So I briefly went to a school organized around the principles behind the "movement" when I was a kid, and did some home schooling based around those principles...
When I was that age, most of my friends (that I was allowed to see) were also involved in that... Educational philosophy...
Without saying directly what it is, it's a well-known esoteric Germanic cult with its headquarters in Sweden (this place is the second-biggest in the world, I believe), and schools all over the place.
Pretty much a hippie cult.
So I was perhaps... An easier potential "victim" than someone else who, say, did not come from that background, or who didn't almost certainly have C-PTSD, or didn't have "alternative" ideals, to some extent...
I am almost the perfect victim. Except that I knew, as soon as I arrived here that things were not right. So obviously some part of me, at least, was aware...
I nearly came here seven years ago when I was much younger, and maybe more naive. Thank god that I didn't, is all I will say...
It's a good thing you still have your wits about you not to get sucked in and have an escape plan in motion.
The most dangerous thing about cults are two different things:
Stockholm syndrome and sunken cost, a lot of them start thinking It's in their best interest to be a part of it and then they've given so much to the cause they might as well 'see it through'. Hopefully you're near the border of either Norway or Finland.
Yeah, I... Did "vet" this a bit, but unfortunately I probably chose/relied on the wrong people to vet it...
It's also extraordinarily obscure (because it's a private training organization, not a University), so remarkably difficult to find bad/external reviews...
If I can change any one thing out of this, it will be that. They need someone to speak up about this.
And if they sue me for libel, or try to? Fuck 'em. Once I'm outside Sweden, I'm more than willing to take that on.
I'm already beginning to see things unravel, here (i.e. even their own community/the wider village and town has started to reject them for being "too radical"), so I'm more than willing to be the straw that broke the camel's back...
This thing, whatever it is, is being sold as an "educational program". I sincerely hope that I'm one of the last people/in one of the last cohorts to be duped by that.
We're also mostly being "taught"/brainwashed by alumni from previous years, so yeah, it is that successful at roping people in. Many are intermarried, and a fair number still live in the village/nearby town...
Time for the whole house of cards to come down, I think. Or at least start to.
It won't help me, but if I can try to prevent others from falling into this trap, in future, then at least something positive comes of it...
I've already convinced two young women (who were considering it) not to come here, so in that, I guess perhaps I have done some good.
But yeah, it's... Frighteningly fucked up. But at least I can see that now.
Or you could just hightail it out of there?
I'm trying. It's more legally, financially and logistically difficult than you might imagine (as I tried to detail, at least in part)...
But yes, that is the plan, ASAP. Once I am (hopefully) in a position where doing that won't have as much long-lasting consequence in my life as doing so right now would, then yeah, I'm outta here.
I've already spoken to the Aus Embassy, in person, and they were like, "Best of luck, but not our problem", so...
I'm working on it, to say the least.
Not to criticize you, because I'm pretty sure you already realize this, but the more effect something has on your life, the more thorough your vetting should be.
Re: exposing them. Just record as much damaging information as you can.
TRAITOR. You're helping the ENEMY avoid destroying their lives??? [/imp]
I think the problem is being in a cult (such as Australia) removes the ability of people to realize what cults are and avoid them.
Paying the minimal amount of attention to what he's saying, it's got more red flags than a red flag convention.