Double Standards

[Freedom]

Originally Posted by Intothewind

This is an excellent thread.

I find the double standards to be quite striking, but really, I'm just trying to evaluate the LC according to a reasonable set of standards. I extended an invitation in the initial post of this thread to current members so that they can come and respond to what I perceive to be double standards. Should we take the silence as an agreement to what has been posted?

This highlights the real problem with the LC. As we all know, those in the LC don't like certain material on the internet. If they don't like that, why don't they come respond to or refute various writings and posts on the internet? Ron even coined the term "lawless users of the internet" to describe those who post on the internet. Why is it that they can speak so combatively against us, yet not even respond to numerous open invitations to engage in dialogue?

The answer is, of course, that they have a lot to lose by doing so. I have no interest in proving anyone wrong, but rather, I just want to have the opportunity to address issues of concern to me. The LC isn't going away any time soon, and members have every right to remain if they feel that it is an atmosphere that they like. That being said, I would like to see certain admissions made by leadership: 1) The LC isn't for everyone, neither does it contains "truths" that can't be found anywhere else, 2) Those who leave are not "backsliders", neither are those who express concerns "negative", 3) Many concerns about the LC that have been expressed are 100% valid concerns.

Is it really too much to ask? Do they think that in the information age, they can engage in practicing various double standards and still get away with it? LC history is punctuated with double standards left and right and that information is freely available to all. The lid had been off for a long time now, how are they going to respond? The sooner they do, the better it will be for them.