@aspiringpeasant It's a tough one. The sages describe calumny as one of the most pernicious of evils. I find the most effective way to deal with it is to remain absolutely exemplary in one's integrity, no matter how harrowing the assaults or dangers, for as long as it takes. Let them go to hell.
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Excerpt from the foot of: @https://sapport.scribble.com/avalon/gotsnotpart2.htm
Considering Twitter and 'sins of speech' in the light of Proverbs 26:17-28 just now. To précis Illich: "Evil's defining feature? Its disguise as good." Also, St. John Chrysostom on slander as "worse than cannibalism." What shape then, a practiced response to a culture of slander?
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Copy of tweet: John D Newland Prv26-"Like a coating of silver dross on earthenware are fervent lips with an evil heart." 6:10 AM · Oct 31, 2014