--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Gimbel" <babajii_99@> > wrote: > > > > (Snip) > > But as far as trashing Maharishi or his movement; > > That just isn't my cup of tea, sorry... > > But I won't hold it against you; > > Your just a member of the 'Crow Tribe', I reacon > > You can't help it- you live to mock and mock to live.. > > I understand completely... > > Assume that were true. Now consider two situations: > > 1. The "crow" mocks TM in front of one TMer and that > person becomes offended and angry, gets all defensive, > makes 10 posts to the Internet "defending" TM and > attacking the crow, and has to take three Pepcids > before he can digest his lunch. If he's like some > people on this forum, he stays angry for days, and > possibly weeks.
Note that the situation described does not occur in reality. Nobody makes "10 posts to the Internet" [sic] defending TM and attacking the crow on the basis of *one* post mocking TM. "Three Pepcids before he can digest his lunch" is Barry's fantasy. It isn't inconceivable that someone would have to do this, but it's not likely; yet Barry is suggesting it here as if it were established fact. "Stays angry for days, and possibly weeks" would be odd only if there were no further provocation from the mocker during that period. Barry's constant mantra about "holding a grudge" (of which the above is a variant) assumes that the provocation took place in the past and was not repeated. As we all know, that isn't the case. The provocation is ongoing and frequent. Even if "the incident is forgotten at once," it's repeated over and over and over again. Even the most sanguine of TM supporters, in the face of constant attacks, may find more of a response is called for than simply laughing and going on with their day. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
