--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "gable52556" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > If you are not biased for Amma (supporter) and against TMO > > (denouncer) can you please explain the following highly > prejudiced > > and loaded statement: > > ""Take a look, for example, at how Amma's admirers describe > her. > > Without exception, they paint a picture of a humble, > down-to-earth > > woman whose charitable projects make an immediate > difference for > > people in need -- a far cry from the TM movement with its > trappings > > of monarchy and its seemingly endless string of grandiose > schemes."" > > That statement summarizes the background for my argument > that Amma's popularity in the Fairfield community may stem > directly from some of the TM movement's own problems. > > > > One person said the column should have included > interviews > > > with people other than university officials who are happy with > the > > > TM movement. I'd like to draw an analogy here. When you > read > > > a story about something the president has done, typically the > > > reporter will quote the president, a few of his aides, and a > few > > > critics from the Democratic side of the aisle. That way, the > > > reporter tells both sides of the story. Should every reporter > who > > > writes a story about the president seek out a half-dozen > satisfied > > > Republicans to talk about what a great job they think he's > doing?>> > > > > That is a terrible analogy and has no relationship. > > Can you explain why it's a terrible analogy? > > > The fact is you are prejudiced against the TMO, and support > Amma > > organization, and did not want to give the opinions of people > who > > are happy with TM who live there. > > "The fact is that White House reporters are prejudiced against > President Bush, support the Democrats, and do not want to give > the opinions of people who are happy with the president." > > For the record, I'm not a partisan for the TM movement, the > Amma group, or any other group in town. I'm pretty much an > outside observer. I'm not from Fairfield, and when I moved here > three years ago, I knew next to nothing about the university or the > movement. All the opinions I expressed in the column were > formed as a result of my observations here, not as a result of any > pre-existing prejudice.
Erick - I appreciated your editorial and liked what you included and you're probably going in the right direction in your conclusions too. Just to state my biases: 34 yrs TM practice, 30 yrs TM teacher, I've seen Amma once, spent about 5 months in Fairfield, I'm not into vedic raja's in America, but I do like the bagpipers, and I wish the TMO was more transparent. JohnY 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/ <*> 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/
