It is a matter of training. The JWs are exposed to the following:
1. They were trained to identify and target “false religion” by its faults and falsehoods.
2. They were encouraged to go out and execute the assignment exposing “false religion”
3. They were encouraged to have tenacity and endurance when working against a “false religion”.
4. They were taught that there is no middle ground or tolerance of a “false religion”.
5. They were expected to use whatever tactics that were necessary to expose a “false religion”.
6. They were conditioned to show no mercy or have remorse to “false religion”.
7. They were informed that heavy resistance was to be expected from “false religion” and that it was a sign that they were succeeding.
8. They were required to remain isolated from what was bad especially “false religion”.
9. They were taught that ‘family was expendable’ in the battle against “false religion”.
The training was either not good enough or too good because the control broke down.
For whatever reason when they became an ex-JW there was no longer the restriction on what was to be evaluated or questioned. Commonly the WBT$ is examined both current and past writings, then the training kicks in. Often the above sequence is triggered with the following results.
1. The WBT$ is evaluated by the criteria they taught. (Target Acquired)
2. The motivation from betrayal and hypocrisy is strong.
3. The same traits that were encouraged are still there.
4. The taught concept is applied without bias restriction.
5. The tactics may change but the ingenuity is still there.
6. The conditioning is still there when #1 was triggered.
7. The information can become a dual-edged sword.
8. This can result in the resolve to never go back.
9. This teaching can be very painful and is usually modified to distinguish the family from the organization.
This could be pictured as a submarine that launches a torpedo. The torpedo is built to be controlled by thin wires from the sub. It is also programmed with several automated routines if the wire breaks or is cut by the launching sub. The routines are for search, identify, and attack if positive target identification is made. A submarine can be attacked by its own torpedo if it loses control or positions itself in the wrong area after control is lost.
Just my thoughts.
Goshawk
