by passwordprotected 22 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
They don't have the use of a date (I will simply see right through them all). They cannot use fear, since all they have is themselves (and I don't give a f*** about them, and I have done all the demonized things without any demons attacking me).
All they have left is physically forcing me back to the boasting sessions and engineering a structure that I will never be able to physically get away from those cockroaches again.
Fear is a very powerful method of control. The British government is currently using fear of terrorism to bring in new laws which erode ancient freedoms. I agree that the Society has always used fear (of outsiders, mainly) but date setting is just another aspect of this - fear of being killed in a war which is 'just around the corner', fear of missing out in something good.
Such tactics are used by con-men the world over. You can guess something might be a con when the tag lines say something like 'one time offer', 'limited time' or 'must end today' which taps into the human desire not to miss out.
As for 2014, I don't think JWs are particularly concerned about it. 2034, on the other hand, might just be the furthest they can stretch it.
See this link: http://www.jwfiles.com/2034.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herd_mentality
"Herd mentality implies a fear-based reaction to peer pressure which makes individuals act in order to avoid feeling "left behind" from the group"
As long as the WTS can keep its members occupied in thinking that there is only one group, one channel God is using, that they are that unique group and that salvation is only possible by association with them, then this "heard mentality" takes over and they continue their agenda uninterrupted.
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