--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "raunchydog" <raunchydog@...> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long <sharelong60@> wrote: > > > > Emily I think the main cult characteristics are thinking the cult and its > > leader are almost all positive. AND what I've come to think is an even > > more telling indicator of cultishness, thinking that those who don't agree > > with the cult and its leader are almost all negative. So when the writing > > of a FFL person expresses such extremely polarized thinking, then I think > > that person is fundamentally aligned with the group I've been calling wts. > > > > A telling indicator of cluelessness is when a whole lot of people agree with > each other about your behavior, you think there's something wrong with them > and not yourself. Then, rather than consider it a gift from the universe that > an entire group of people have given you exactly the same feedback, you > dismiss them as a "cult" (an utterly laughable rationalization) and then run > off to "healers" to validate your cluelessness. Healing in right in front of > your face. Refusing to see it is what needs healing. > > > > > For example, Judy has labeled me the most toxic person AND labeled Robin's > > WTS intentions the absolute highest and purest. I think these phrases > > indicate extremely polarized thinking as expressed by the use of verbal > > superlatives. > > > > > > The problem with such extremely polarized thinking IMO is that it totally > > misses an essential truth about us human beings, which is that we are all a > > mix of positive and negative and that most of us are mostly positive with a > > a glitch or two thrown in to keep us embodied and growing. And some of us > > have more and or bigger glitches. > > > > Another essential truth is that we humans are going to make mistakes > > whether our glitches are big or little, few or many. In regards to this I > > have also noticed that a big feature of extremely polarized > > thinking is that it does not allow for making mistakes, learning from them > > and forgiveness. This too I think is very harmful. > > > > As far as I'm > > concerned it's up to you to decide if you're a member of wts. I'm only > > weighing in on this because you and others are STILL bringing it up! BTW > > this is another indicator of cultishness IMO because it too has an element > > of being extreme in its expression. Also BTW I keep saying IMO to indicate > > that I realize what I'm saying is only my opinion based on my > > observations. Nothing more. > > > > > > Of all the wts people I think you're pretty fluid in your thinking. But > > you still are sometimes extreme in the negative direction towards me and > > towards other non wts people like Barry. Often I think your negativity is > > expressed cleverly and pseudo playfully. Nonetheless the extreme > > negativity underneath is discernible. And as I say above, this extremely > > polarized thinking in the negative direction has become for me the clearest > > indication of someone's being in the group I call wts. > > > > > > PS A very recent example of your extremely negative thinking about me: I > > made no judgement about Raunchy's grand daughter. I was expressing an > > opinion about the BENEFICIAL effect I thought John Newton's work would have > > on Raunchy and the people in her life. IMO both you and Raunchy reached a > > new low with those posts. > > > > Who me, new lows? What about Gopi Boy? "Ravi called Newton "fucking > delusional," but he didn't get a gauntlet (or even a guantlet) thrown at him > either." > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/328870 > > BTW if John Newton, himself hadn't thought the "fainting goat" riff was > humorous, I'd wonder even more than I do about his bona fides.
Don't bite, Share. She's just trying to get back at you. You stung her. I kinda like that. With Emily, I'd say just FO. You're good, Share. John scares me just a little. And that's fine too. >
