Is Lakewood Safe Enough For Recovery?

[Brian Essi]

Here are some excerpts from the book “Trauma and Recovery” by Judith M.D. which is partly about the aftermath of political terror that may apply to Lakewood’s latest political nightmare:

1. It is easier to side with the perpetrators because all they ask is that the witnesses look the other way and do nothing.
2. The perpetrators appeal to the universal desire to see, hear and speak no evil.
3. The activists ask the bystanders to share the burden and take up the cause. They demand action and remembering what caused the crisis.
4. In order to escape accountability, the perpetrators do everything in their power to promoting forgetting.
5. Secrecy and silence by the perpetrators are the first line of defense.
6. If the perpetrators cannot silence the opposition they try to make sure nobody listens---so they make up elaborate rationalizations for their actions.
7. The perpetrators claim the activists lie and that the evil never happened and it's time to move on.

“To hold the traumatic reality in consciousness requires social context to protect the victims and join the witnesses in common alliance.”

For there to be recovery, the following must happen:

1. Establish safety, i.e. a safe place.
2. Reconstruct the trauma—talk about what happened.
3. Restore the connection between the survivors and their community.

In Lakewood, the executive and legislative leaders continue to do everything they can to maintain secrecy and silence, accuse the activists of lying, deny the wrongdoing never happened, create elaborate rationalizations and say it’s time to move on.

So, I ask, is Lakewood politically safe enough from the perpetrators for recovery to take place?

[Peter Grossetti]

Here are some excerpts from the book “Trauma and Recovery” by Judith M.D. which is partly about the aftermath of political terror that may apply to Lakewood’s latest political nightmare:

Thanks for the book referral. It might be a good read ... not only to deal with Lakewood's recent "political nightmare" but to deal with the national "political nightmare" commencing January 20.

[Brian Essi]

Here are some excerpts from the book “Trauma and Recovery” by Judith M.D. which is partly about the aftermath of political terror that may apply to Lakewood’s latest political nightmare:

Thanks for the book referral. It might be a good read ... not only to deal with Lakewood's recent "political nightmare" but to deal with the national "political nightmare" commencing January 20.

It would seem that Carl Bernstein, CNN, Buzzfeed, and possibly the "intelligence" services and Team Trump have started a little early.

[Lori Allen _]

Brian,

#7 really caught my attention this morning. "The perpetrator's say it's time to move on." I got an e-mail this morning from a friend that told me that Antonio was on the news last night telling all Lakewood residents that it was time to move on. Really Miss Antonio?

Her betrayal of Mike Skindell and Save Lakewood Hospital came to mind. I allege she wants us to "move on" so that she, Summers, council and friends can continue with their destruction and take over of the City of Lakewood. It appears that the theft and give away of our hospital to CCF wasn't enough for her.

Miss Antonio, we have our eyes on you too!

[Bridget Conant]

Move on. Priceless.

Sort of like the latest filing in the lawsuit over Lakewood council's violations of Open Meeting laws.

The defendants, Lakewood council, actually argue that even if their actions WERE illegal, it's too late - the buildings and hospital are gone so that, in effect, "cures" the defect and absolves them of responsibility for breaking Ohio laws.

My god, they have no shame. No shame at all.

[Lori Allen _]

Bridget,

I am sure that the alleged "help" or "tampering" by Antonio, Budish and O'Donnell makes them feel that they can be cocky about what they have done.

The hospital law suit will probably end up being appealed and then after that, tried in a different county. I believe that there is too much cronyism in Cuyahoga County Government for this to be done by the law and ethically.

There is always the possibility of winning the law suit and then getting another entity, other than CCF, to run it. Hopefully inpatient, with Doctors Offices in the hospital with full lab and x ray. Should this happen, I give CCF two years, and they will be moving out.

The alleged "criminals" in this city may think they have plenty of protection now. Time will tell.