Won't get fooled again .....

by The Rebel 13 Replies latest jw friends

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  The Rebel

  Having left the Witnesses I hope I won't get " fooled again". Yet life outside the organisation seems one big advertistiment telling me how useless i am. These advertisements tell me I am physically ugly, which can be corrected if I buy the advertisers product. Then having corrected my physical imperfections I discover, according to advertising my family home is unhygienic,and without a certain vacuum cleaner, named the " Swivel Sweep" I am basically a pig.

  Personally I say life outside the Watchtowr is about creating emotional security and happiness....let's not get fooled again. Therefore let's leave the Watchtoer and "not get fooled again" I say it's who we are and not what we are not, which makes us the people we are and love". Translation l---k advertising.

  The Rebel.
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  redpilltwice

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgubG-MOPT4
  
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  The Rebel

  Thanks for the reply " redpilltwice" or should I say " meet the new boss same as the old boss"

  The Rebel.
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  Onager

  The people telling you that you're too fat, ugly, dirty or uncool are after exactly the same thing the Jehovah's Witnesses are: Your money.
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  hoser

  It's easy to say but hard to do. BE YOUR OWN PERSON.

  You will drive away the people you don't want or need in your life. Those that stick around are your real friends.

  The majority are those that will use you if you let them. The minority truly care
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  The Rebel

  Onager " The people telling you that you are to fat, ugly, dirty or uncool are after exactly the same thing the Jehovers Witnesses are : Your money."

  The Rebel ( A) summed my O.P up perfectly. I would also like to add this is why I like " Billy-the ex Bethelites" avetor. Trust me Billy looks nothing like that, but he is relaxed enough about himself to not need project an image of masculinity/ sexuality that advertisers deem necessary.

  I also think it wonderful if people can except themselfs for who they are in appearance and not how society/ advertisers says they should be projected. Both masculine and feminine beauty fades, but the fruit with-in the shell is who we are .

  The Rebel.
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  WingCommander

  ^^^ Billy-the-ex-Bethelite doesn't look like his avatar! I am STUNNED. I thought for sure that was a mugshot from his Gilead Graduation! lol
  
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  LongHairGal

  THE REBEL:

  What you are experiencing is ugly commercialism.

  Not to worry. Just let their garbage go in one ear and out the other. As another poster mentioned: like religion, they are after your money.

  If everybody felt satisfied with themselves - these two giant institutions would go broke!
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  2+2=5

  You should really listen to those advertisements that tell you that you're to short, fat, ugly, unhealthy, unhappy and useless. They have the best products.

  That Swivel Sweep looks good, if you dress nice and maintain a forced smile on your face, it should keep the whole house sparkling and the kids well behaved.

  I recently bought some soap that can make me taller.
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  FayeDunaway

  I once heard a black male speaker (not a witness) say to a group of inner city teenagers regarding name brand tennis shoes and the sports stars who make a lot of money advertising them:

  'You've got to really see who the players are, and who's getting PLAYED."

  It made a lasting impression on me. These corporations trying so hard to show us we are not enough, we need their product to be happy, loved and successful, a better sports player, more respected. They're playing us. Don't let them have control over you. Be stronger than that. They only care about their bottom line. The watchtower is just like them and a corporation too.