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Freedom · 11-06-2014, 07:57 PM

I have never seen physical confrontation in the LC, however, I know all too well that this practice of "berating" people takes place. Most of the berating I have seen has been subtle, with the intention to undermine respect for that person. I can think of a lot of examples, but this video I found a while back sums it up pretty well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUn9sGz8gPE

In the video Lee constantly corrects his translator (James Lee?) over the slightest mistranslations, none of which would change what WL was trying to say. Of course all this is done in the name of "perfecting". What is really going on is WL is sending the clear message that he is the top dog and this brother is his subordinate. Lee even goes as far to call him a "bad translator" and you can hear everyone laugh. I wonder if all meetings with WL were like this? WL certainly knew how to berate people in subtle ways. I'm sure no one sitting there was thinking that he was doing that. Rather they were probably thinking about how WL's translator needs more "perfecting".

11-06-2014, 07:57 PM	#92
Freedom Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 1,636	Re: Where Has All the Orthopraxy Gone? I have never seen physical confrontation in the LC, however, I know all too well that this practice of "berating" people takes place. Most of the berating I have seen has been subtle, with the intention to undermine respect for that person. I can think of a lot of examples, but this video I found a while back sums it up pretty well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUn9sGz8gPE In the video Lee constantly corrects his translator (James Lee?) over the slightest mistranslations, none of which would change what WL was trying to say. Of course all this is done in the name of "perfecting". What is really going on is WL is sending the clear message that he is the top dog and this brother is his subordinate. Lee even goes as far to call him a "bad translator" and you can hear everyone laugh. I wonder if all meetings with WL were like this? WL certainly knew how to berate people in subtle ways. I'm sure no one sitting there was thinking that he was doing that. Rather they were probably thinking about how WL's translator needs more "perfecting".