Like so many of you, I wonder at the utter lack of moral backbone
by so many at Bethel, as well as C.O.s and D.O.s. At the very least,
they could quit. I fully understand that open protest is probably
impossible in a dictatorial organization like this. A mental image
from "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" comes to mind, where howls
and pointing fingers identify the one who's 'different'.
And it is this repression of moderate response that may spell doom
for the Watchtower, ultimately. Consider:
You are an 'insider' with a position of power within the walls
of the Society. You become disgusted with the expediency and
lack of collective conscience. Yet, what can you do? Open your
mouth and risk being forced to appear before a 'kangaroo court'
judicial committee? Not likely! The Society repressed any moderate
response when they treated Ray Franz and Ed Dunlap as cruelly as
they did.
So, the only course left open is to quit - or lob an occasional
hand grenade in the form of damaging information sent to the
'opposition'. This is not an orderly process of reform - it's more
likely to wreck the organization eventually. Yet, if that's all
that can be done - because the GB suppresses men of conscience-
then that's what will happen.
And don't think it's only high level insiders who can cause
disaster for the Watchtower - even low level Bethelites come
across sensitive information (ever been a night watchman?)
The stiff-necked old men of the Watchtower have therefore
chosen a course that actually imitates their popular concept
of Satan's behavior:
Rule or Ruin
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