I gave some examples of similar past and
present features, elements, incidents and conversations. For example, just as a cult member made arrangements on my behalf without first consulting me, so
did the bureaucrats.
As I said, I learned from my previous painful
experiences so now know what to expect. The latest development is not at all
surprising.
Meetings and gatherings
My colleagues and I walked out of a meeting
with the enemy earlier this year.
We said yet again that we will not meet with them until certain
terms and conditions are met.
We have all just received letters inviting us
to another meeting!
The letter is very impersonal, robotic even.
They have yet again ignored everything we have said; they have added insult to
injury by expecting us to carry on as if nothing has happened after denying
evidence-based allegations and dismissing justifiable complaints.
I have described how many years ago a cult
member kept on asking me to go to gatherings and demonstrations, even though I
had said many times that I would not go to any more. On each
occasion I gave my reasons, which she ignored. It was Groundhog Day every time.
In scripted scenarios such as these, people
behave as if our cases have never been stated before and their 'requests' have not already been
rejected many times. They behave as if we are theirs to command.
Same game, different players once again.
We have sent a letter declining the invitation
to the meeting, repeating our reasons for not complying with their request.
Unlike the cult members, the bureaucrats
can’t carry out their projects without our co-operation.
I wonder what their
response will be.
