With all due respect, you must understand the feelings of anger and helplessness of "Avengers" and "sf" (myself included).
Believe me, Trotafox, I DO understand. I've had practically every single emotion a person raised in the truth can have after leaving it, and have survived them all. Even though I've made my 'peace' with the WTS, there are several members of my family and many longtime friends, some going back to my childhood, who are still devout Dubs. Foremost among these is my mother. I'll use her as an example to make a point.
The problem is that, just as when learning the truth you think everyone needs to hear this, when learning the truth about 'the truth', you think every single right-minded Dub that you know NEEDS TO HEAR/SEE/READ THIS. You try to share it in dibs and dabs and come to find that your assumption was waaay wrong. They may NEED to hear it... they don't WANT to hear it. People are different and take different paths.
The end result is that you end up alienating people and not taking a single step toward your goal of enlightening them. On the contrary, you cause them to wrap 'the truth' even tighter around them and shun you, ending any hope you might have had in trying to open their eyes.
It would kill my mother if she knew 1/3 of what I do. She's comfortable where she is and I'm happy as a pig in slop that she's happy. She's pioneering, has Witness buddies her age, has a study schedule, meeting schedule, assembly schedule. She takes Dub tours to Bethel every year and is living the life. She has that right and I will protect it. If necessary, I will stand between her and the truth about the truth. I'm very serious and comfortable with that role, believe me. As I've said, I've made my peace with the Evil Empire.
People should have the freedom to live as they choose, even if I think they could do 'better.' Who am I to say what's better FOR THEM anyway? It's one of the reasons I never will DA myself or allow myself to be df'd -- to maintain the relationship with my moms but it's paid off.
Over time, she's come to me (as if I was an elder) with questions relative to situations in her Hall and biblical questions as well. She knows that, for one, I KNOW and 2. she can trust me even though her oldest son (my knuckle head older brother) is a soon-to-be elder that she doesn't talk to about such matters. It's taken some work, some tip-toeing, learning when to shut the fuck up, but the relationship is good and for her remaining years I aim to keep it that way.
With family and friends still in the chains of the WTS, one gets very desperate as to what to do. To sit back and do nothing is crazy. We'd love to see the Borg tumble in bits and pieces but it's an overwhelming task. Take it apart brick by brick? Where do you start? We need all the help we can get. That's the frustration.
You might change some fringe elements, but the Catholic Church is every bit as unholy as the WTS and has *IT* been disassembled? One of the primary needs of any organization is to survive. The WTS will, too, in some form. Trust me. Those who make up the rank and file are exactly where they want to be. When/if the time comes and they begin to question, there are multiple avenues where they can find ready answers. If that were to happen for my mom (it won't) I'll be ready to help.
I could be wrong about some of this, but that's my story and I'm stickin' to it.
peace,
tj
