Joe, you wrote:-And there is another important point. Many premies interact with people who have no clue they are premies, and the premies never tell them. They don't want people to know. Further, many ex-premies don't reveal their identities, not because they don't want people to know they are out of the cult, but they don't want people to know they were ever in the cult in the first place. In that sense, many premies and ex-premies share the same embarassment.
What you wrote is so true, and is the main reason Rawat gets away with continuing his charade. If every former premie stood up and admitted their involvement, then EV could not maintain their bizarre argument that ex-premies numbered only a few former disaffected followers.
So, you silent majority, speak out!
John.