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Ash
Scapegoat Shields Other Suicide Encouragers From
Scrutiny
One notorious resident ASHer,
(poster at alt.suicide.holiday) who has been posting to ASH for over five
years, appears at first glance to be at odds with
the ASH suicide agenda. A closer look at his posting
history reveals that he has exceeded ASH's narrow
definition of what it means to encourage suicide and
also seems to prey on suicidal posters by engaging
in manipulative mind games. His unkind verbal
exchanges with suicidal individuals have earned him
the
reputation on ASH as being
a dangerous predator. He has
even in so
many words urged posters to commit suicide,
which is the only alleged "no-no" pertaining to
suicide encouragement on ASH. He enjoys religious debate
but his deprecatory remarks about the Lord Jesus
Christ, the Bible and Christianity further the ASH
insiders' agenda.
ASHers and ASMers who
themselves facilitate suicide by providing suicide
methods advice and assistance with suicide plans
label this long-time regular as a
sociopath and
suicide encourager. Why is this particular ASHer,
whose posts reveal that he furthers the ASH agenda,
vilified by his fellow ASHers? My opinion regarding this particular dynamic on
the ASH/ASM forums is as follows. It could be that
this poster's scapegoat role shifts the readers'
focus from the
rest of the core ASHers who also encourage suicide
but are "nicer" in the way that they go about it. By being as
"bad" as he
can possibly get away with, he defines what is
inappropriate on ASH, thereby casting the other
ASHers and ASMers in a much better light
because they encourage suicide in "nicer," more subtle ways and are not
verbally abusive to suicidal posters. The more the ASHers rail
against this individual, the safer they are to
continue the ASH agenda.
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