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Posted by: shakti () Date: July 17, 2016
Sorry, vera, not taking it back. Note: i despise rss, krishna, butler and all those groups. But there is no need to resort to anti semitic conspiracy theories about aipac, zionism, etc from muslim fascists to form a critique of hindu fascists like the butler/gabbard milieu. Better sources of info out there.
I agree 100% with this statement. On more than one occasion, I have called out people on this forum for anti-Zionist, anti-Semitic, Jew-hating garbage. But name calling and personal attacks against the poster who quoted a bad source is not the way to do it.
If you personally attack a member of this forum, you will get banned because it is against the rules. That's all.
You could help by finding better sources of information to post on this forum.
As far as that article goes, it was poorly vetted. It seems as if anyone who says anything against Israel or Zionism these days gives one validity and moral authority. This is nonsense and a topic for a different forum. It also seems that finding anything on the web against Tulsi must be posted, even if it has no credibility.
Standards for critique must be higher. Demonstrate how the cult beliefs damage followers. Give examples and facts. Does Chris Butler, her guru, have undue influence in her life? How does this harm the public interest in her position of power?
It is not Tulsi's support of Israel or India that is problematic. What is questionable is who "owns" her. Who donates to her campaign? What favors does she owe, to whom, and why? From whom does she take orders? Is this beyond the normal scope of diplomacy and office? Why is her staff only made up of cult members? Why was she and her father silent regarding the Sri Shim case? In other words, is she a subversive enemy of the state? For now, this is difficult to prove and makes her a poor anti cult target. We lose credibility when using unreliable and prejudiced sources.
Within the Hare Krishna and Butler cult there are many stories of antisemitism. Even former cult members still carry this prejudice. Cult Queen Katyayani and others repeated the old libels that the "Jooz killed pure devotee Jeezus". They preach that is why Jews suffered the karma of the holocaust.
Followers are also told that Jews are money grubbing materialists. So called Vedic scholars claim that Judaism is really a derivative of Zoroastrianism and that their rich history is a lie.
Bhaktivedanta hated Jews because they do not worship idols and are considered worse than mayavadis. There are many examples of antisemitism in ACB's writings. He also picked up this attitude from British rule in India. Cynically, ACB told one of his Jewish followers (now an ex) to make and fill a warehouse full of deities to prove his allegiance to him.