This is part of the damnation working. Bad enough to have to be poor. Bad enough that sex is denied--people being forced to marry outside their preferences simply because the chosen partner is a pious-sneer or has some other bogus spiritual qualities. (Such as being excessively submissive or excessively domineering.) Bad enough that they cannot prepare for real world conditions, so they won't be hurt as much. Bad enough they cannot get items that might make the great tribulation they think is coming a little less a tribulation, such as good flashlights. Bad enough they have to waste their time in field circus.
But this year, they are focusing on sickness workings for the flock as well. They are instructed that their health is not important. You have the flu? Get out in field circus--when you are finished with the communist kingdom, you can take care of your flu, but not before. And, this is more than a way to lose out on dating or recreation opportunities. The soul is programmed directly to accept being crippled or impaired physically. How often do they think they are just avoiding fornication (itself a crap excuse) only to later really get into an accident or other mishap to enter with one hand, one eye, or otherwise impaired? And, often the accident happens while they are in field circus. They are being programmed to believe that being healthy and in good condition is bad, just as being rich was.
I hope Satan punishes those responsible to the max. Those at the top know this is going to have this effect, plus the stagnation and wasted time. Therefore, they deserve to be tortured, suffer disability and poverty, and have their souls tortured until they are finally destroyed. As they are blaspheming Satan, it is fitting that He be the one to mete out this punishment. They are keeping innocent people away from salvation. They are stopping innocent people from programming their souls to be fulfilled, while themselves programming those same innocent souls to suffer torment. These are not mere thoughtless comments--these are directed damnation workings on people. And, I hope those in charge reap a bumper crop of damnation, directly from the One they are blaspheming--Satan.