Tom Drake
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I did the box. I went to sleep. I did the box.
I did the box. I went to sleep. I did the box.
I did the box. I went to sleep. I did the box.
Oh yeah. Yeah. Yeah, and the box is an interesting design because it's not just a fixed volume. They actually, they can actually... Shrink it? Shrink it. Oh, no. And you cannot move. They can shrink it down to a point where you cannot move. That's so crazy, man. Threw me in the hole. Yeah.
Oh yeah. Yeah. Yeah, and the box is an interesting design because it's not just a fixed volume. They actually, they can actually... Shrink it? Shrink it. Oh, no. And you cannot move. They can shrink it down to a point where you cannot move. That's so crazy, man. Threw me in the hole. Yeah.
Oh yeah. Yeah. Yeah, and the box is an interesting design because it's not just a fixed volume. They actually, they can actually... Shrink it? Shrink it. Oh, no. And you cannot move. They can shrink it down to a point where you cannot move. That's so crazy, man. Threw me in the hole. Yeah.
We had a version of that in this prisoner of war camp at very high decibel with the lights blaring. Plus, you'd have a bag over your head most of the time where you couldn't even see anything.
We had a version of that in this prisoner of war camp at very high decibel with the lights blaring. Plus, you'd have a bag over your head most of the time where you couldn't even see anything.
We had a version of that in this prisoner of war camp at very high decibel with the lights blaring. Plus, you'd have a bag over your head most of the time where you couldn't even see anything.
And not have them break you. And you're not allowed to talk about how to resist it. I can talk a bit more about the prisoner of war part, but not the classified training, the classified training. So you have like, what do you deal with when they're pounding on you physically and putting you in all kinds of weird positions, sleep deprivation, bright lights, loud music.
And not have them break you. And you're not allowed to talk about how to resist it. I can talk a bit more about the prisoner of war part, but not the classified training, the classified training. So you have like, what do you deal with when they're pounding on you physically and putting you in all kinds of weird positions, sleep deprivation, bright lights, loud music.
And not have them break you. And you're not allowed to talk about how to resist it. I can talk a bit more about the prisoner of war part, but not the classified training, the classified training. So you have like, what do you deal with when they're pounding on you physically and putting you in all kinds of weird positions, sleep deprivation, bright lights, loud music.
and a whole other things I haven't even mentioned yet, a whole range of other, because it goes on for a while. I mean, they are, they're really, and in fact, they had a special instructor. I mean, the instructors themselves had to be carefully trained. And because what happens if you start enjoying the pathological, Oh, enjoying the abuse of people? Oh, yeah. I mean, I can say it right now.
and a whole other things I haven't even mentioned yet, a whole range of other, because it goes on for a while. I mean, they are, they're really, and in fact, they had a special instructor. I mean, the instructors themselves had to be carefully trained. And because what happens if you start enjoying the pathological, Oh, enjoying the abuse of people? Oh, yeah. I mean, I can say it right now.
and a whole other things I haven't even mentioned yet, a whole range of other, because it goes on for a while. I mean, they are, they're really, and in fact, they had a special instructor. I mean, the instructors themselves had to be carefully trained. And because what happens if you start enjoying the pathological, Oh, enjoying the abuse of people? Oh, yeah. I mean, I can say it right now.
They had instructors who started enjoying it, and they would have to pull them out of the program. Oh, my God. Yeah. Stanford, we're talking way worse. So dark. Extremely dark. Oh, no. Even that part of the training sticks to me this day. And speaking of sticking.
They had instructors who started enjoying it, and they would have to pull them out of the program. Oh, my God. Yeah. Stanford, we're talking way worse. So dark. Extremely dark. Oh, no. Even that part of the training sticks to me this day. And speaking of sticking.
They had instructors who started enjoying it, and they would have to pull them out of the program. Oh, my God. Yeah. Stanford, we're talking way worse. So dark. Extremely dark. Oh, no. Even that part of the training sticks to me this day. And speaking of sticking.
One song I remember was a name poem song. It was basically a war protest song from the Vietnam era. And they would just play that at super high decibels. Plus they had all kinds of like psychological, I mean, they would try to break you in terms of you being American and they would bring up all the literal facts
One song I remember was a name poem song. It was basically a war protest song from the Vietnam era. And they would just play that at super high decibels. Plus they had all kinds of like psychological, I mean, they would try to break you in terms of you being American and they would bring up all the literal facts