--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <rick@...> wrote: > > > > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] > On Behalf Of Ann > Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2013 10:40 AM > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Fwd: Invitation: July 7-21 Governors Assembly > at MUM Fairfield > > > > You have hit the proverbial nail on the proverbial head here, especially > about many fearing what they have to lose if there were to stand up to and > consequently be barred from all of the Movement activities. This IS a very > big deal and I do not discount it. It is not just about going to the Dome or > not going. It has big ramifications for one's life in FF in general. > > After all, FF is a really safe and comfortable place for people who don't, > for whatever reason, want to be anywhere else. It is a very tight-knit > community of like-minded 'seekers' who have spent decades there in many > cases and as they age aren't likely to move away. Still, from what little I > know of Shriver, he should be an inspiration to act. From all appearances he > was a very well-loved and admired man who did not suffer any losses from > being unable to engage in Movement activities. He was probably enriched by > his stance not impoverished. I mean, the TM bosses can't kick you out of FF > or keep you from shopping or eating where you want. You can still have a > LIFE in that little town, badge or no badge, black listed or not. > > > > They tried. Bevan called one of LB's employers and tried to get him fired. > The employer stood up to Bevan and told him he would not only not fire him, > but would no longer donate to the movement if he heard any more such talk.
This is chilling to hear but also wonderful that the employer stood up to the bastard. Thank God for those who will take a real stand. > > > > Back to the subject of protesting the seeming injustices - if the > limitations bother some people so much then eventually this is going to take > it's toll and sooner or later people who resent having their lives dictated > to them regarding what they can do or not do, see or not see, read or not > read, attend or not attend is going to have to be resolved one way or > another. I still say organization is a really good way to go. If you fear > making a stand all by your little lonesome then assemble with your friends > and like-minded people who can create a bigger force, a movement with some > clout. > > What I have a problem with is those who complain and whine and wish it could > be different but don't engage in the actual activities that could bring this > about. On the other hand, maybe give up the 'saints' and focus on TM. You > either have to come together to change the system in great numbers or you're > going to have to accept Movement policy. > > > > The TMO has used a divide and subjugate approach all along. Individuals are > afraid of getting kicked out, so they toe the line, or sneak around. If > everyone, as a body, were to say "bug off. We're grownups. Kick us all out > if you want to, but we're not going to be told what we may or may not do in > our private lives", the movement would be faced with the choice of backing > down or losing the majority of its participants and donors. But cults > operate on the basis of "group think". They rely upon and try to reinforce > people's lemming-like tendencies. So the way it's unfolded here, people have > grown up individually and left the incubator when they felt hatched enough > to do so. Fairfield has a large and growing eclectic, free-thinking > spiritual community outside of the TMO. Even some within the TMO seem to be > recognizing that that's a healthy thing (e.g., Hagelin speaking at > conferences), but they are always counterbalanced by more conservative > forces who think they are protecting the movement, while in fact they are > diminishing and isolating it. >
