The language they use in the statement is clearly based around the standard for libel. She was reckless as to whether the statements were true or actually knew them to be false, she knew the statements would cause damage, denying that any pattern of behavior is implied, etc. IMO it’s a very bad strategy for them, as they know that enough of the statements probably are true that they wouldn’t win. I suspect what prompted the change in tactics was the report explicitly naming members of the cabal, rather than just pointing the finger at Mukpo - I.e. it finally sunk in that they may face liability too, and hence the pretence of ‘peace and reconciliation’ was dropped.Wayfarer wrote: ↑Thu Aug 23, 2018 10:32 pm Shambhala has issued a statement.
https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/new ... st-leader/In a statement Thursday, Shambhala International rejected the report's findings.
"These allegations are not only unfounded, but they each are based on speculative and unsubstantiated claims made by a single unnamed source," the Buddhist organization said of one series of allegations in the report.
"For Project Sunshine to publish such salacious and defamatory information is grossly irresponsible."
The statement is a departure from the organization's response to earlier reports, which recognized that Shambhala was part of a "broader cultural reckoning in contemporary society."
I genuinely don’t understand why people tolerate this sort of behavior for a moment. It’s as if attaching the word “vajra” to something switches off peoples’ critical thinking. “Here, drink this poison”. “No way!” “But it’s vajra poison.” “Oh ok then, if you say so...”.
The only line in the report that wasn’t entirely depressing was the reference to “vajra pimps”. But then again, that we would even need to coin that term is profoundly depressing.