Theos-Talk Archives (May 1996 Message tl00818)

Alexis:

Thanks for your feedback.  I would wait to see any other feedback as I do
want the subscribers look at the situation with an open mind and see and
understand what is going on. We all know the usefulness and power of
e-mail and its effectiveness.

	....Ramadoss


On Tue, 14 May 1996, alexis dolgorukii wrote:

> At 01:01 PM 5/14/96 -0400, you wrote:
> >
> >There were some comments on the above issue.
> >
> >I have been on theos-XXXX for the past several months. Various issues
> >both theoretical, philosophical, Theosophical and organizational
> >were discussed in numerous messages.
> >
> >In spite of the heavy traffic, to this day I am yet to see a single
> >elected official/officer at the National Level of TSA as well as from
> >other countries, join in on *any* topic.
> >
> >I do not want to speculate why this is the case. I leave it to the reader
> >to speculate and come to their own conclusions.
> >
> >It is a pity that anyone who uses modern technology such as telephone, fax
> >and travel by auto and airplanes does not seem appropriate to use e-mail
> >list dealing with theosophy. As far as e-mail list on theosophy is concerned,
> >theos-xxxx is the *only* game in the world at this time and let us not
> >overlook this.
> >
> >Any comments?
> >
> >
> >	....Ramadoss
> >
> >
> >Doss:
>
> I would like to offer this. The people at the "National Officer Level" of
> the TSA and other people of semi-official status avoid Theos-XXXX because
> they cannot control it's content or the attitudes of its contributors. They
> can control things like the Convention and even elections though they do so
> by very questionable means. But here on Theos-XXXX they can't control
> content, they can't control attitudes, and they cannot guarantee that anyone
> will accept their dicta. There are people subscribing to this list that
> belong to other organizations than their own, and people who belong to no
> Theosophical Organization at all.
>
> Second, it was made absolutely clear to me way back in 1973 (by Joy Mills)
> that the TSA (at least) is entirely elitist and has absolutely no desire
> whatsoever to "reach out and touch someone"! It would seem to me that in the
> years since 1973 the Society has decided to shrink rather than grow, and to
> do so by very carefully driving away all those it cannot control via the
> E.S. The present disenfranchisement of voting members is a perfect example.
> Organizations ideally should be growing MORE not less Democratic. The T.S.
> (Adyar variety) world-wide is growing more authoritarian and less democratic
> as time passes, and that is in direct contradiction to world-wide trends.
>
> The kind of mind that disenfranchises, the kind of mind that treats the
> Russians with suspicion and hostility is utterly counter-evolutionary and
> authoritarian. And that kind of attitude was supposed to go out with the
> Piscean Age!
>
> alexis
>
>