Yerp and nope. I think they were fanatical believers of being God's channel at one point who have easily become obsessed with themselves. Russell became self obssessed too. A touch of dementia doesn't help their cause either, for some. And r&f slobbering in their presence eggs them on to head dragging the floor glory. It's has led to their insanity, from Russell onward.
Their problem is they bogarted someone else's seat and they don't want to get out of it. After all, jws all but outright worship the GB. They've entitled themselves as "glorious ones", "faithful and discreet slave", G.O.D. in some sick form of Idolatry. They've equated a LLC with God himself and some type of Mary type "mother" shit and I believe it is all purposeful. Seriously, mother???? Mother would be the wife of the Father, of God, not the bride of Christ, the son. There's over 1000 rules from these men. It's bondage and slavery to MEN. Purposeful.
They lie on the HS saying they are spirit directed. And yet can't get a single "prophesy" right. Their HS is allegedly dumb. Their light switches are broken. They claim God requires an certain amount of hours in FS, that he requires sacrifice, that 'irrelevant works' will save, and it's a bunch of purposeful LIES. They'd rather have adherents following Moses than Christ. JWS don't even get a Biblical baptism.
For JWs, the GB IS God. I hope and pray that God gives the GB all that they deserve for their purposeful treacherous behavior. For their antichrist doctrines, for calling the HS evil, and for killing the spirit of millions trying to find the truth. May they never rest. Not now nor in the time to come.