A poster from another board pointed out this wt quote below, credit to john653. Shouldn't jw's be counted in those who 'oppress' their fellowmen? They certainly fit the description of oppressing their own people. Their idea of what the 'good new's' is found where in the bible?
oppressed
adj 1: wrongfully subjugated and oppressed [syn: downtrodden, persecuted]
2: burdened psychologically or mentally; "laden with grief";
"oppressed by a sense of failure" [syn: laden]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Oppress \Op*press"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Oppressed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Oppressing.] [F. oppresser, LL. oppressare, fr. L.
oppressus, p. p. of opprimere; ob (see Ob-) + premere to
press. See Press.]
1. To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence, to
treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty. --Wyclif.
For thee, oppress[`e]d king, am I cast down. --Shak.
Behold the kings of the earth; how they oppress Thy
chosen ! --Milton.
2. To ravish; to violate. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
3. To put down; to crush out; to suppress. [Obs.]
The mutiny he there hastes to oppress. --Shak.
4. To produce a sensation of weight in (some part of the
body); as, my lungs are oppressed by the damp air; excess
of food oppresses the stomach.
On page 32 in the FEBRUARY 1, 2005 Watchtower magazine article entitled “Keep on the Watch” we read that for over 125 years now, this journal, The Watchtower, has passed on Jesus’ encouragement to “keep on the watch.”
How?
As stated on page 2 of this magazine, “It keeps watch on world events as these fulfill Bible prophecy. It comforts all peoples with the good news that God’s Kingdom will soon destroy those who oppress their fellowmen and that it will turn the earth into a paradise.”