NavyTown,
Let's hope some of the fence sitters will wake up, but this is typical Borgian monologue. It seems to answer the questions a few have posed recently about whether the Dark Lords would loosen their death grip on the rank and file and become a kinder, gentler Borganization. End of time cults double down with more of the harsh control, eat their own (paranoid delusionial) and circle the wagons (Satan and his hordes are a comin' after 'em), when pressured or when they feel threatened, and they likely are feeling a lot of that right now. Good for them.
The Dark Lords are closer to Jim Jones and Heaven's Gate than they are to any mainstream belief system. They have been and still are an end-of-time drama princess crying shrilly in the night about pending doom. The narcissism fueling the Dark Lords drives them to more of the same draconian controls. The rank and file buy off on this stuff because they hope that they are just oh so close to salvation. Look at how bad the world is!!! (Don't pay any attention to the good stuff). And they will be the only ones making it through!! Isn't that special.
The Dark Lords love power and control more than they love sheeple. The numbers and increase merely fuel the narcissism and reinforces the power and control. They likely love power and control more than growth/increase, as they can spin this as a separation work of the wheat and the chaff and blame that Satan guy. Increase is proof that Jah is with them. Decrease is proof that Jah is with them. Persecution is proof that Jah is with them. Peace is proof that Jah is with them (that peace and security BS). Money is proof that Jah is with them.
But a lack of money????? Their Achilles heel.
I doubt they love power and control more than money, which is the only thing that would possibly result in a kinder gentler Borganization. If the Dubs really want to get their attention, stop donating.
Anyway, NavyTown, I like your posts. Thanks.