> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > <snip> > > Most of the responses here on Fairfield Life to what > > you wrote had a clear and unmistakable intent. They > > were intended to "shoot the messenger" and to demonize > > you. > <snip> In three cases (the ravings of Frank Lotz and Peter > > Klutz and Nablusos), they did this *literally*, saying > > explicitly that you were in league with demonic forces. > > The rest who railed against you here did *exactly* what > > I suggested a few days ago that TMers With Baggage > > *would* do in a situation like this, and tried to > > portray you as somehow DAMAGED, and having something > > WRONG with you because of what you said. > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You seem to take the position that TM critics are > by definition always blameless and always accurate, > and that therefore any criticism of the critics > that suggests they are "somehow DAMAGED" or have > "something WRONG with" them is automatically just > "baggage," illegitimate. Another absolute, in > other words, that admits of no distinctions. <snip> > As far as you're concerned, the only behavior that > would *not* reflect badly on MMY would be for his > supporters either to accept the criticisms of him, > or to remain silent.
Agreed. Each of the criticisms of Maharishi and each of the praises of him, or responses to the criticisms should be judged on their own merits. I agree that Barry looks pretty one-sided sometimes, as if he has already made up his mind regarding any responses to a criticism of Maharishi and what that represents to him. I personally responded to Paul's stuff twice. Once to say his phony question and answer format was what is commonly known as a 'hatchet job', in other words selectively picking Q & A, designed to reveal the subject in the worst possible light, and the second time as a response to the final question and answer posed by Paul, suggesting that he should perhaps change his name to "Perry Mason", a TV lawyer who always got his man. Neither response could be characterized as un-sane or extreme.
