Thanks Dragonfly.
The more I think about it Dragon, fuck em all. I mean it, those generations (1920's, 30's, 40's, 50's and 60's) of megalomaniacs who thought they could perform any kind of experiment they wanted on people for the "higher purpose". Their "higher purpose" was their paranoia of one another Russia vs USA, WW II, WW I ect....they brought this mental illnesses forward into our lives. Everything has a price, right. Well all the wars and the espionage that went on right up to our time (1974 for me Marathon House and your time 1980's Straight Inc) created a realm of fear and they felt the only way to deal with this was "mind control".
The owners and staff that worked at these facilities were reading the same studies we are reading now. They were looking for better ways to control and manipulate kids to subscribe to a better behavior model, I believe that they knew all about the possibilities of control behavior modification going way off the rails and becoming extremely abusive. It is no coincidence that the sickest asshats became Directors at these facilities.
When I was here months ago I became aware of the effects that this subject was having on me. I was more agitated, restless and found virtually few people to talk with about this, I became lonely. All alone with thoughts of despicable actions being inflicted on innocent children and adults. I say innocent because of humanity, for christ sake. I finally opened up and started talking and found that even if people never went through this barbaric experience they could still help me.
Being from Marathon House I never experience the harsh physical and verbal abuse you endured 24/7 but I did experience being lied too. There was no educational plan in place, we virtually scrounged for food at local food banks, supermarkets and bakeries. Church groups would come in and feed us twice a week. I always wondered where the monies went. Rhode Island sent them money, the city I lived in sent them food stamps for me and my father sent them money. There were 75 of us there from R.I. all being financed the same way. Well, maybe not all parents sent money but most did.
Anyway this wasn't the way they were advertising the program. They lied.