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Originally Posted by Trapped
To me, the question itself is just a deflection. It puts the focus on the status of the ones hearing the rumor "which may be unfounded" (note the tricky wording keeping it ambiguous whether the rumor is true or not), rather than on the truth of the rumor itself. The question really should be "when we hear rumors about the leadership, what is the process to determine whether or not it is true? Whether or not actions should be taken? How will we know the situation is being handled correctly?"
Once the truth is known, then you can help the saints with their reaction to the truth.
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During time periods like the late 80's, I don't know what percentage of those who left did so quietly vs. vocally, but the actual concerns that led members to leave in either of these cases were the same concerns underlying concerns.
It seems that WL had a tendency to approach these types of situations by either not acknowledging the problem at all or he would scold anyone who was speaking up about "unfounded rumors" without providing the opportunity to get to the bottom of the so-called rumor.
I think that when the average rank and file members sees this type of pattern happening it often becomes ideal to make the decision to leave quietly and just move on. So the LC then finds itself in a position where it is bleeding members and many of them never explicitly stated their reasons for leaving. Leadership knows what the concerns are, but instead of addressing those concerns, they blame the people who leave. Or they blame current members for not having enough increase.