--- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Patrick Gillam" > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > authfriend wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > With such an overwhelmingly major change > > > > > > > on the horizon, whose outcome none of us can predict, > > > > > > > why not bide our time and withhold judgment? > > > > > > > > > > > > Sounds like a prescription for living one's entire life. > > > > > > > > > > Just to present an alternative viewpoint, this > > > > > sounds like a very safe, don't-rock-the-boat > > > > > prescription for living one's life, one that is > > > > > heavily weighted in favor of those who would not > > > > > like the boat rocked. > > > > > > > > > > Anyone can, at any time, rationalize an imminent > > > > > overwhelming major change just over the horizon. > > > > > Therefore, such an approach to life and social > > > > > change can *also* be an excellent prescription > > > > > for never actually doing anything to change > > > > > things. > > > > > > > > > > This advice -- "Bide your time, and withhold > > > > > judgment" -- is, after all, the advice that was > > > > > given to Christ, Gandhi, Martin Luther King, and > > > > > pretty much every other figure in history who, > > > > > ignoring it, actually changed things. > > > > > > > > > > Waiting until the time is right to challenge the > > > > > status quo is another term for preserving the > > > > > status quo. > > > > > > > > Of all the people in the TMO, I can think of no one in a better > > > > position than Hagelin, Morris and da Kind who could "confront" > > MMY > > > > and bring to his attention the alleged missteps of his > > > > administration. More than anyone, these three individuals can > > make > > > > a difference NOW. > > > > > > I'd be astonished if they hadn't all tried at > > > one time or another and realized it was futile. > > > There are enough stories of others attempting > > > to change MMY's mind about something with zero > > > success (Charlie and Jerry spring to mind). > > > > > > > That is why I find it somewhat disingenious for Hagelin to have > > > > said what he said (assuming the reporting of the talk is > > accurate). > > > > > > > > What's Hagelin afraid of? Being kicked out of the Movement now > > > > while MMY is alive if he WERE to speak up? > > > > > > > > Sorry, I have to side with Unc on this one... > > > > > > Actually, I wasn't suggesting that *they* > > > should sit back and wait, if you'd actually > > > read what I wrote. > > > > Dear Ms. Center of the Universe, > > > > I was responding to Barry's comments, not yours. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > A concerned-for-your-mental-health citizen > > Do you always refer to people in the third person when you're > replying to them?
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