Posted by: Vera City ()
Date: October 23, 2012 04:22AM
I personally have no respect for a person who willfully deceives or spins things in a way to manipulate me. Not one of Butler’s politician followers has ever come forward to reveal him as their guru or even advisor. At most they admit that they practice “Bhakti Yoga” or are “Guadiya Vaishnavas”. In reality, by definition, they belong to a destructive cult, whose values do not reflect mine any more than Sharia. My concern is that they keep their real views hidden.
What is relevant is if Tulsi Gabbard has given over her life to a narcissistic cult leader or not. It is relevant if she believes Butler is God’s representative on earth and has to obey and serve him to his satisfaction. It is relevant if she believes that only by pleasing her guru can she please God. It is relevant if her very spiritual life depends on the whims of her guru’s needs for adulation and pleasures. This is heady stuff and a powerful motivation to go against the people’s interests over the guru’s. I do not agree to vote for her guru by proxy. There is plenty of evidence that he is a destructive cult leader who has harmed a lot of people. I do not share the values of the cult of Butler, nor Butler himself. So yes, it is important to know where Tulsi stands on the spectrum, but more importantly, how she will act based on her beliefs. If she is so good, she should be able to be open and honest about her affiliations.
Perhaps Tulsi is a moderate and gains strength from her faith and gets spiritual advice from her guru as would any leader from his pastor, priest, or rabbi, but also has the freedom, without consequences, to act on her own conscience. That is a different story. One has to differentiate between a healthy relationship with an advisor and an unhealthy one. So why all the secrecy? That’s the million dollar question, whose answer is complex and will lead you down a dark hole of understanding how cults and mind control really work. While everything is candy coated with sweetness and goodness on the outside, underneath it is rotten.
The fact is I do not know what Tulsi will do with her power. Her secrecy, as well as the secrecy of the cult is truly disturbing. If it is so innocent, why do they engage in subterfuge and deflection? If she is dishonest about one aspect of her life, she could also be dishonest about other things during her political career.
Date: October 23, 2012 04:22AM
I personally have no respect for a person who willfully deceives or spins things in a way to manipulate me. Not one of Butler’s politician followers has ever come forward to reveal him as their guru or even advisor. At most they admit that they practice “Bhakti Yoga” or are “Guadiya Vaishnavas”. In reality, by definition, they belong to a destructive cult, whose values do not reflect mine any more than Sharia. My concern is that they keep their real views hidden.
What is relevant is if Tulsi Gabbard has given over her life to a narcissistic cult leader or not. It is relevant if she believes Butler is God’s representative on earth and has to obey and serve him to his satisfaction. It is relevant if she believes that only by pleasing her guru can she please God. It is relevant if her very spiritual life depends on the whims of her guru’s needs for adulation and pleasures. This is heady stuff and a powerful motivation to go against the people’s interests over the guru’s. I do not agree to vote for her guru by proxy. There is plenty of evidence that he is a destructive cult leader who has harmed a lot of people. I do not share the values of the cult of Butler, nor Butler himself. So yes, it is important to know where Tulsi stands on the spectrum, but more importantly, how she will act based on her beliefs. If she is so good, she should be able to be open and honest about her affiliations.
Perhaps Tulsi is a moderate and gains strength from her faith and gets spiritual advice from her guru as would any leader from his pastor, priest, or rabbi, but also has the freedom, without consequences, to act on her own conscience. That is a different story. One has to differentiate between a healthy relationship with an advisor and an unhealthy one. So why all the secrecy? That’s the million dollar question, whose answer is complex and will lead you down a dark hole of understanding how cults and mind control really work. While everything is candy coated with sweetness and goodness on the outside, underneath it is rotten.
The fact is I do not know what Tulsi will do with her power. Her secrecy, as well as the secrecy of the cult is truly disturbing. If it is so innocent, why do they engage in subterfuge and deflection? If she is dishonest about one aspect of her life, she could also be dishonest about other things during her political career.