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		By: Mary		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:09:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wayne- you&#039;re the reductionist.  It&#039;s either your way or the wrong way.  Pullleeeeease.   Get a grip on reality.   There are a lot more moderates and middle ground than being an extremist to one side or the other.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wayne- you&#8217;re the reductionist.  It&#8217;s either your way or the wrong way.  Pullleeeeease.   Get a grip on reality.   There are a lot more moderates and middle ground than being an extremist to one side or the other.</p>
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		By: David Blakeslee		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Blakeslee]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:53:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[That&#039;s a riot, Wayne Besen accusing someone of reducing life and experiences to a rerun of Crossfire.



Wayne is especially gifted at this form of communication...



Kind of like the McLaughlin group....



ELEANOR!



PAT!



bye, BYE!



Really, Wayne, look in the mirror.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That&#8217;s a riot, Wayne Besen accusing someone of reducing life and experiences to a rerun of Crossfire.</p>
<p>Wayne is especially gifted at this form of communication&#8230;</p>
<p>Kind of like the McLaughlin group&#8230;.</p>
<p>ELEANOR!</p>
<p>PAT!</p>
<p>bye, BYE!</p>
<p>Really, Wayne, look in the mirror.</p>
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		By: Debbie Thurman		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Debbie Thurman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Debbie says: Bottom line,They have a right to exist and the liberal establishment does not get to define “doing harm.”



You are so right Debbie. It is the survivors bearing the mental scars, few of whom belonged to the “liberal establishment” at the time of their so-called therapy who have a right to define “harm.” I find it sad that you see everything through the jaded lens of liberal vs. conservative politics. You have reduced life and the experiences of such victims to a rerun of “Crossfire”.&lt;/blockquote&gt;



No, Wayne. I don&#039;t and I haven&#039;t. You read selectively, as usual. I am not out to defend what is indefensible in NARTH. I merely pointed out that they have a valid &lt;em&gt;raison d&#039;etre&lt;/em&gt;. So does TWO, by the way. The one has conservative underpinnings while the other has liberal. I didn&#039;t make it that way. And APA has a decidedly liberal political bent. I don&#039;t go &quot;high and right&quot; just because you may disagree with me.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Debbie says: Bottom line,They have a right to exist and the liberal establishment does not get to define “doing harm.”</p>
<p>You are so right Debbie. It is the survivors bearing the mental scars, few of whom belonged to the “liberal establishment” at the time of their so-called therapy who have a right to define “harm.” I find it sad that you see everything through the jaded lens of liberal vs. conservative politics. You have reduced life and the experiences of such victims to a rerun of “Crossfire”.</p></blockquote>
<p>No, Wayne. I don&#8217;t and I haven&#8217;t. You read selectively, as usual. I am not out to defend what is indefensible in NARTH. I merely pointed out that they have a valid <em>raison d&#8217;etre</em>. So does TWO, by the way. The one has conservative underpinnings while the other has liberal. I didn&#8217;t make it that way. And APA has a decidedly liberal political bent. I don&#8217;t go &#8220;high and right&#8221; just because you may disagree with me.</p>
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		By: Wayne Besen		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Wayne Besen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:38:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Oh, thank you Dr. Throckmorton for speaking up on the Glatze issue and on Uganda as well. Much appreciated.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh, thank you Dr. Throckmorton for speaking up on the Glatze issue and on Uganda as well. Much appreciated.</p>
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		By: Wayne Besen		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Wayne Besen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Debbie says: Bottom line,They have a right to exist and the liberal establishment does not get to define “doing harm.” 



You are so right Debbie. It is the survivors bearing the mental scars, few of whom belonged to the &quot;liberal establishment&quot; at the time of their so-called therapy who have a right to define &quot;harm.&quot; I find it sad that you see everything through the jaded lens of liberal vs. conservative politics. You have reduced life and the experiences of such victims to a rerun of &quot;Crossfire&quot;.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Debbie says: Bottom line,They have a right to exist and the liberal establishment does not get to define “doing harm.” </p>
<p>You are so right Debbie. It is the survivors bearing the mental scars, few of whom belonged to the &#8220;liberal establishment&#8221; at the time of their so-called therapy who have a right to define &#8220;harm.&#8221; I find it sad that you see everything through the jaded lens of liberal vs. conservative politics. You have reduced life and the experiences of such victims to a rerun of &#8220;Crossfire&#8221;.</p>
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