Wow. I made only four posts yesterday, and now in addition to the *expected* people freaking out and trashing me, we've got a couple more new ones. This surely must be an example of "Do less, accomplish more."
And what was it I said, exactly? Well, I suggested that some TMers (the ones who like to think of themselves and their ilk as somehow "special") preferred to buy into the *obvious* propaganda intent of Bob Roth's quote about "religious minorities" and believe that the Lynch grant failed because of a major "hit" from fundamentalist Christians. It seems I was right. Thus their overreaction here. But the question still persists, "*Why* would they prefer to believe that it took the participation of a well-healed right-wing conservative organization and its lawyers to stop this grant? Duh. For the same reason that America was easily talked into invading Iraq. The 'Murican public refused to believe that "a few ragheads" could have brought down the WTC and thrown them into an unreasoning panic. "They must have had help, from some nefarious group or country, smarter than your average raghead, and actively seeking our downfall. The pres'dent says it was Iraq. Well, that's good enough for me. Gotta blame *somebody* for our weakness, and Iraq is as good as anyone else." I think it's the same phenomenon going on here. >From Gina's firsthand report, it seems that the impetus that eventually caused the grant to be withdrawn came from *two people*, both ex-TMers. One spoke up in a meeting, the other wrote a letter. Do less, accomplish more. The reporter picked up on this, and it hit the News, and the Christian legal org got involved. Voila. When confronted with real opposition, the Lynch Foundation put their tail between their legs and ran. Some invincibility, eh? Faced with this abject defeat, those who still *believe* in the TMO's invincibility are going to have to do the same thing that the dumb 'Muricans did after 9/11 -- they're going to have to find someone *big* to blame. They *can't* admit that all it took to stop this half-baked plan was two ex-TMers speaking up. It *had* to be some big organization, "working behind the scenes," doing all sorts of nefarious things to stop the spread of light. And of course, anyone who suggests that what *really* stopped the grant in its tracks was nothing more than the TMO's own karma coming back to them has to be demonized. "Damned raghead rabblerouser. He's not only a wino, he must be working for the Christians who are trying to keep us from enlightening the world." The last part is just hyperbole. So far. But just wait... :-) 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/
