Sam Leeming @samleem.bsky.social · 28/12/2025The Ultimate Motte and Bailey. You can’t criticise something that refuses to admit it exists, until it wants authority again. The teacher retains authority while denying the grounds on which authority could be examined Nothing is real... except what I’m telling you right now. 000
Sam Leeming @samleem.bsky.social · 01/08/2025The false claims about Bellingcat are a bit of a shocker. Disappointing conspiratorial sources. 220
Sam Leeming @samleem.bsky.social · 05/01/2025Great thanks for the suggestions. These tricks/rhetorical techniques are still very relevant today as a checklist for manipulation. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institu... 000
Sam Leeming @samleem.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Spent a lot of time studying Buddhist thought/practice. This resonates on a personal level also on a broader societal/political. Wondering. What's the difference between a Totalitarian/ Notalitarian and a spiritual teacher? Or in fact between a spiritual teacher and a political tyrant or dictator 000