oh, that I had the time to do a search combining "turquoiseb" with the phrase, "cult", or "cult apologist".
tens of thousands hits by now? maybe, I don't even want to know. it's rather sad to see this level of obsession. ---In [email protected], <turquoiseb@...> wrote : I suspect a LOT of TB TMers here miss Judy. The reason, of course, is that she was one of the only TM supporters here willing to address actual issues when critics brought them up. When it came to cult apologetics, she was Queen, because she usually had the intellect and the language skills to actually make her obfuscations, diversions, and lies sound as if she was "winning." That, and the fact that she always *claimed* to have "won." :-) It's pretty obvious to me that the reason for the latest "pile on Barry" sessions is that I've been making some valid criticisms of TM, Maharishi, and cult apologists like David Orme-Johnson lately. And no one refutes them. The only TM supporter here who even *tries* any more is Lawson, and I respect him for at least trying to keep to the issues and not falling prey to the classic cult tactic of "Shoot the messenger." The way I figure it, who these people are really pissed off at is *themselves*, because they really don't have either the language skills or the intelligence to defend TM, Maharishi, and the TMO. And some part of them still feels as if they "should" be defending these things, so they feel bad, and then they try to take that bad feeling they have about *themselves* out on me by dumping on me. The thing is, it's kind of an obvious ploy, and 100% right out of the Cult Playbook, so their "Get Barry" routine actually does more harm to TM's reputation than staying silent does. But they're really not smart enough never figure that out, even when I tell them like I'm doing here, so I guess we can all expect more of the same... From: salyavin808 <[email protected]> ---In [email protected], <anartaxius@...> wrote : You cannot have that effect if you do not make contact, you are trying to redefine a word just like Judy did. I really miss Judy. She made this place a hell worthy of interaction. I miss Judy too. We need a Moriarty for our Holmes. Or is it the other way round?
