I agree. Krishna would bitch slap him!
--- On Mon, 2/23/09, feste37 <fest...@yahoo.com> wrote: > From: feste37 <fest...@yahoo.com> > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Shudra shunning at MUM was my tipping point (Re: > Vaj the honest and forthright) > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Date: Monday, February 23, 2009, 3:48 PM > Poor little whiner, determined to be a victim. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung > <no_re...@...> wrote: > > > > When I was poor and wanting to still be able to do > program in the > > domes, I had to ask them to let me in for free or at > least give me a > > discount on the dome fee. > > > > You'd think that the TMO was scoring a point for > having a process for > > folks like me that involved getting some personal > information and then > > deciding if the candidate warranted help. > > > > Seems straightforward and Christian of the TMO, eh? > > > > But here's how it worked out in real life: > > > > 1. You stand in line forever to get to the person at > the main table. > > > > 2. You ask, softly and discreetly because you're > embarrassed to have > > to ask, about the chance of getting a free badge. > > > > 3. The person at the table speaks loudly: "Oh, > if you cannot afford > > the fee go to that table over there." > > > > 4. Everyone in the room looks to see who's being > sent to the shudra > > table. > > > > 5. You go over to that table and they grill ya about > if you've asked > > all your relatives etc. for help in paying the dome > fee, whether you > > might be getting money in the future and would you > then pay back the > > discounting's difference, whether you're > active in the local center, > > etc. Yes, that really is what they did to me. > > > > 6. Anyone in the room could hear my conversation with > the person at > > the shudra table. > > > > See why I stopped asking for help? > > > > In a cult where even an extra dollar a year income > could notch you a > > step higher in the cult's esteem, I was unable to > endure the misery of > > begging to be with God's Holy Crew. Pride -- in > this instance -- was > > my best friend, because, my pride wouldn't let me > put myself in the > > power of these vicious bastards again. > > > > I think that being force to beg in public was my > tipping point -- from > > that time onwards, my first interpretation of anything > the TMO was > > doing was to think that some small minded > unenlightened bureaucrat was > > plying a vile intent. > > > > Edg > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > To subscribe, send a message to: > fairfieldlife-subscr...@yahoogroups.com > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!'Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
