probably not
Probably not false alarms - although probably not very well targeted. This is my conviction that the unMonastery should have been able to deal with the problems raised by David. That was not internal politics - that was a competitor strategically playing the unMonastery. I think David has never been part of the group, arriving at the unMonastery with his partner, his son, a project that consisted of managing others’, and independent funding. The unMonastery does not have the Rule yet, so there was no reference point to put this point clearly at the time. To become part of the group, or leave. Surely the question of alliances was part of the problem - being an Edgeryder, being there at LOTE2, LOTE3, has a weight on its own. Maybe Ben and Bembo did not entirely trust the unMonastery either in relationship to those. (I do not know of course. I remember having the impression in mid-April, on the occasion of one of the crises, that finally, Ben arrived in Matera. Seeking solutions in the house rather than outside.) In any case, fascinating questions on cohesion, trust and alliances, it will be really interesting to take it all apart for examination.