The political correctness of Ra and the Confederation

[spero]

ra lapses into poetic imagery and the use of negatively connotated words when describing the sts path. it gives the impression of sts individuals as caricutures of sadistic and perverse villains laughing in the dark over peoples suffering, rather than intelligent, charismatic and capable individuals pursuing a path that gives them meaning. members of the forum that have pursued the sts path have expressed that the impression of it by positives is often far from what it actually is. so i'd say Ra is not entirely politically correct when describing sts and in the same vein of thought u could say their description of sto might be equally biased in the other direction.

e.g.

Ra: I am Ra. We can speak only in metaphor. Some love the light. Some love the darkness. It is a matter of the unique and infinitely various Creator choosing and playing among its experiences as a child upon a picnic. Some enjoy the picnic and find the sun beautiful, the food delicious, the games refreshing, and glow with the joy of creation. Some find the night delicious, their picnic being pain, difficulty, sufferings of others, and the examination of the perversities of nature. These enjoy a different picnic.

Even the most unhappy of experiences, shall we say, which seem to occur in the Catalyst of the adept, seen from the viewpoint of the spirit, may, with the discrimination possible in shadow, be worked with until light equaling the light of brightest noon descends upon the adept and positive or service-to-others illumination has occurred. The service-to-self adept will satisfy itself with the shadows and, grasping the light of day, will toss back the head in grim laughter, preferring the darkness.