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Dear Svaurpa prabhu

 

I deleted your text with a lot of others unfortunately, so I don't have it

to refer to, but I'm aware of what was in it.

 

I'm a little disappointed with your 'sandbox approach' and your immediately

failing to grasp exactly what was going on here. I'm sorry if it bothers

you, but I'm afraid I'm just not going to back down on this one.

 

I'm very tired of this kind of input on forums where devotees gather to

discuss philosophy. It has become increasingly 'unfashionable' [in the minds

of some] to object even 'slightly' to something in regard to the child abuse

situation. It is such an emotional and heated argument, yet what on earth

started this? I said 'maintain perspective' - hardly what one would call

argumentative, cold hearted, compassionless, fanatical, or any one of the

other names I've been called since. The fanatical, knee-jerk responses are

outrageous, but no doubt a source of great delight to the likes of

Madhusudani Radha and the fools who rush to defend her.

 

I am frankly tired of this issue - completely tired of it. More than that, I

am tired of the grandstanding and soapboxing that goes on in the name of it.

Madhusudani Radha goes from one forum to another slandering Prabhupada,

supporting texts that call him ridiculous and in illusion; that call our

philosophy 'inappropriate' and 'not applicable' to child abuse, yet as soon

as someone opens their mouth against it, the emotional wave begins - those

whose sensitivities and sensibilities she is using to build her profile rise

up against the 'demon' who speaks out against her. She is extremely angry at

me because I've silenced her on several occasions, and she fancies herself

to be intelligent, so her rather sizable ego is wounded, no doubt. But let

us look at the real problem.

 

Her sentimental, misplaced 'outrage' is ridiculous - on the one hand she is

squawking about child abuse, yet on the other she teaches - what, exactly?

Sex education? How to avoid AIDS? In other words, promoting the habits of a

Godless, demonic society and posing as someone who 'cares'. Cashing in on

the emotional needs of people who have been seriously abused, and holding up

anyone who doesn't agree with her as "just as bad as the abusers". What

hypocritical rot! And you wish to defend this? Where is your intelligence?

 

I will not sit by and watch her "decide" what becomes vox populi based on

the latest psychological fad. Psychologists may have their opinions, but

those opinions have sown the seeds for what is now being reaped. What is the

value of their opinions? Profile building - that's all it amounts to. And

what an ugly profile it is.

 

So object all you like, but try to see what is going on here. If it is

unfashionable to speak out, then I'll remain unfashionable. I am in no doubt

as to what side is stronger - and this is about sides, don't fool yourself.

The line has been drawn, and promoting filth that slanders Srila Prabhupada

and his philosophy on one hand, and claiming to be 'selflessly helping the

abused' on the other is, to me, intolerable. I will not back down from such

hypocrisy, and anyone who does can expect the same response.

 

Ys

Braja Sevaki dd