I witnessed a few cow boy ass kickings. He would want to know the reasons that motivated me, if he was in search for the truth. . Did you change partners? Eventually, on the subject of rehabilitation, Ofshe would write, Synanon was the failure thats gave birth to an industry.. Synanon did not even keep it from the public. The bad publicity led some supporters, Melvin and Betty Sembler of The Seed to create a copycat organization under a different name Straight Inc.but employed Du Point as a consultant. That's our job, to love this [child] fiercely and protect it. Students quickly found themselves in a new, strange, uncomfortable and often frightening world of intense group relationships and heightened, invasive and violent group therapies. Professor David Bellis was one. '", He continues: "'I'm going to make sure my mom's okay, because she's crying in the room.'". Synanon was not unique. "In the case of my brother, he became the scapegoat. What is known about the early days, was that the older joiners were more likely to stay than the younger, and its initial opening success per Ofshe reflected that then the current age of entry was 34 or older; they were people who had a strong desire to remove themselves from the demanding regime of an addict/criminal life. The game and all other methods of forced confessions, real or false to conform, are the essence of Liftons brainwashing. While Synanons bragging of curing drug addiction was far off from reality, its public relations system did promote the concept that drug addiction was not impossible to overcome as many had thought when Synanon was conceived. From Musicos past, one can infer antisocial makeup, but when he came to Synanon he was able to function and had acceptance, something he probably could not otherwise obtain. Janzen could have had this dissertation, but he was not looking for truth. In 1964 a New Jersey Drug Study Commission opted not to give Synanon any funding after reviewing rehabilitation statistics supplied by Synanon Foundation. Such people probably would be happier in a small environment with given friends, lovers, jobs and a sense of purpose, where most needs are fulfilled. Ex-members have no idea how close they all came to being arrested for conspiracy of RICO violations. I did not delete Susans comment, they disappeared and then reappeared; have happy holidays. Yet it was from this that the miracle was proclaimed. Its like, its like the story Ive always told you, you know about the warden standing up on the, looking out the window of his office and down in the big yard and saying, Come here, George, watch em theyll all fuck each other pretty soon you know, we, we, we most of the people to come into our house and say I would like to live here and turn out to be very, very real crazy people. It can be found on Amazon. The problem is, however, is how to ensure they are taken advantage of. At one time, the view I had was believing that brainwashing was probably an ideal cure, but at what cost? One either plays the game and is rewarded with privilege and favorable discharge, or one splits from the program. Straight used Synanons vaginal and anal searches to search for contraband for years even though they never found any. Another boy froze to death (given no coat or shelter), and the victims even included former Synanon children who were placed in these camps by parents still believing in the Synanon system. I also believed that Synanons many clones, adding doctors, and other proper variations, had established successful drug rehabilitation. I find I edit better after I posted and edited this one about 5 times so far. . Now, if it is not very God damn profitable, I would go into another business. We were beaten for the slightest infractions of the rules. Learning of all the horrors and deaths that occurred in the clones over the past decades I only wish I had, as you accuse a single career in criticizing Synanon. And thank you for further documenting the direct connection of where all these horribly abusive re-education brainwashing treatment centers came from, the mother of them all Synanon. The belief that Synanon was a breakthrough, as stated, was mainly because of its public speaking bureau. AA, as Synanon did, says one must participate in AA for life and have a religious belief in AA 12 steps. Casriel teamed up with Father William OBrien to form Daytop Village which today is one of the largest therapeutic communities in the world. That is just a fact. It cant be denied that Charles Dederich in many instances, while playing Skinner, was ahead of the times with positive ideas. Since I alone have the records (UCLA has only what Synanon chose to give it) I felt obligated. But instead he made lab rats out of people. He also forced women to have abortions and almost 200 men had vasectomies after Dederich forbade any more children. But he was tapped for his past violent tendencies and unleashed like Russell Crowe in L. As such they were just like the many other children born into the cult. Synanon added the game and other systems of punishment to compel compliance that would be copied by many sociopaths seeking riches, as discussed below, and lead to horrors to the participants in the clones that exceeded what occurred in Synanon. The example story might be that of Joe Musico and Lance Kenton. Today there is argument, but generally it only comes from true believers like Janzen or long time residents who once condemned Synanon, , but now in their old age, as is generally the final stage for victims of brainwashing, per Dr. Lifton, rewrite their memories so each night they are at peace with what they took part in, including, if not outright participating, knowing of the Imperial Marines and all the beatings. A Violent, Deadly Cult With Forced Abortions and Shades of Scientology FOLLOW THE LEADER San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images If you have read all my entries you would know I have written about the early philosophies of the early Synanon and how many who incorporated those philosophies because of that when they left came forward to testify because of those philosophies. And they didn't do that.". Watched the documentary Ethel on HBO and compare the public speaking of the Kennedys to the embarrassing debates that took place in the recent election. And you quite accurately describe the reason, it was protected. But they have settled now, particularly, as stated below, as I slowly learned the results of so many of the Synanon clones, which resulted in so much death and brutality. it would take a few generations for this to work out. In law, lawyers too much use the technique of attacking opposing counsel when they cannot attack the facts. Justice For Our Angels. I think he recognized, 'Oh, is this one going to become an addict, too? Perhaps worse, was Dederichs friendship with Caesar Chavez wherein CED convinced Caesar to live like a rich man on La Paz and import the game which led to mutiny and the downfall of the UFW. He participated in several missions, and arguably would have lived a better life but for his exposure to Synanon. Zones are designed to separate business from residential, etc. It is with Dederich who created the system, a person who in his own words never cared for one single second about any person who left. I was also impressed by stories I was told about the early days and when the Synanon website first started it had lot of anger expressed towards Dederich. And while in 1978, he noted, Synanon publicity reported 20,000 people had gone through its doors, they were exiting at even a higher speed. The legacy quotes statistics that I did not keep or make, but Synanon did. All throughout history when the same mix occurs so do the same results. Elan generated very large tax revenues for the state of Maine. By then only 1000 out of the 12,000 claimed to have entered were there and leaving was defined as failure. All the civil rights marches, the anti-Vietnam protests, were uniting people of all races. It was far from being just Synanon. And furthermore, the National Institutes of Health (NIDAs parent) had funded the first Synanon copy-cat program in NYC called Daytop Lodge. Brill studied 2,100 admissions to Phoenix House and found a 96% drop out rate, and of the 4% who graduated, 25% had become staff there. I stated my views, but I gave statistics and reports to back them, most unfortunate to learn of the great tragedy that have occurred in the clones are all these years. If it had ended there, Synanons legacy would be far different and it would probably still be there. "He was just this big, masculine, Italian, strong guy that loved his boys. But I DO know the culture of Synanon. He also admitted violence could not occur without his approval but he forgot the details due to his stroke. 1 talking about this. I am a Synanon survivor. ! I comfort him if he hurts his knee or my daughter when she cries, whatever it is. We were mentally ill. Chuck Dederich would not only envy the Money Elan made, but the protection they got. Rose Lena Cole was court ordered to Syanon by a juvenile court judge in 1972 for running away from home. when the uniqueness of adolescent psychological development is not understood and incorporated into clinical practice. Further, while brainwashing might be a form of keeping a person from drugs, leaving all decision making to the masters was a recipe for disaster. When they asked me, if an addict enters Synanon, how long will it take? My answer is, If he is lucky, it will take forever.. WebSynanon Museum (no password required) Please fill in both the "User ID" and "Password" entries; If you don't have a User Id and Password yet please Click HERE to Sign up: User there were a lot of people in the early days who left because of the way Dederich was taking it, and its too bad the idea grew out of person with such a tortured past. It quotes statements I did not make but Dederich did. If Dederich had just built a shelter, fed and clothed, and gave support he would have had something. And thats it for the idea that Synanon played a role in curing drug addiction. It gives an unvarnished accounting of the psychopath Joe Ricci who founded the Elan Corporation. He found that at Odyssey House only 25% of admissions stay more than 30 days, that the rate is down to 9.7% after six months, 5.6% at 1 year, and 2.8% after 18 months; the programs required length of stay to graduate.. Synanon was discredited in the late 1970s and 1980s as its violent record was exposed. It still such a bracing business that I like to stay in it. Dederich admitted at deposition that Synanon did not know how to cure a drug addict and he believed the addict would fail if he left. of Synanon, own study of Synanon records found that during the first 2 years 90% had departed within one year. NIH had even started its own experimental synanon at the federal lockup hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Looking back, I think my brother was appropriately angry with the adults.". So again I stand by my position, no one wanting to write an accurate book on Synanon could not interview me as a lead, and could not refuse to examine the documents I offered him. And in end, its Synanons holocaust that is its legacy, particularly since there were so many who predicted it as early as the 60s from nothing more than reading the books written about Synanon. Dederich said free choice in the hands of an addict was like a gun in the hands of a baby. "I am not bound by the rules," Dederich said, according to a 1978 PEOPLE story. Worse, they continue today despite strong efforts to expose them. And I think he saw I might be going down that path, too. You would also have learned that I have been in the room with many Synanon people countless times. Here we are not talking about riding horses, discussing the nature of man, or Emerson, but a reign of terror that was destined and predicted by many in the early 60s due to the Synanon methods of attack therapy, forced confessions, rewards and punishments and brainwashing about enemies. It is true, we are lied to, propagandized and subject to many attempts to have us all think the same way. The medical examiners office said Haynes died of complications from dehydration and near-drowning dehydration after being made to stand in the sun for up to five hours, the near-drowning from being left in a motel bathtub, where he had been taken to cool him off. one, it was a hard fought battle. Free choice is an American ideal, and we sacrifice for it, to preserve it, because as a nation we believe it is our greatest freedom. Largely, the squares were people looking for purpose and to be part of something. 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