The XJW MAFIA's attack on myself has progressed from underhanded insinuations of "trollism", to AlanF's and Farkel's failed attempts last week to label me a "WTS Troll", to yesterday's fullblown attack conducted by Kent, Tina, and even some of their buddies posing as new posters. E.H. even accused me of being the same person as "Utilitarian Reformist". (Wrong!)
Am I a "WTS Troll"?
DEFINITELY NOT. As I have already challenged AlanF and Tina, if one or both are willing to put up $10,000 to support their slanderous accusations, I will personally visit a mutually-agreed panel of XJWs in my area and prove who I am, and gladly take their money. (Note that rather than accept my challnge, they just increase their attacks. What does that tell you?)
Lurkers and occasional posters should note that what initiated this "persecution" was the fact that I had the audacity to point out to this DB that this Berry v. Watchtower Lawsuit is not as "legally" cut-and-dried as all the chest-thumpers and high-fivers have made it out to be to this DB. As has been pointed out, 99% of the effectiveness of this lawsuit will be the bad PR generated for the WTS. If this case WINS LEGALLY, it will be a miracle. I can find no "legal basis" for it succeeding, and I have posted the "legal reasons" for such, which none of the "MAFIA" are able to refute using legal arguments.
THEN I pointed out to this DB that the Bryan Rees case has been DEAD since February 2000. This is another example of how some XJW authority figures have lied and mislead the XJW community. Certain XJWs have continued for the past 18 months to communicate that this case is still being considered by the US Supreme Court. The Rees lawsuit was so weak against the WTS that the Maine courts didn't even allow it to be tried. They dismissed it simply based on legalities. Then, when Rees tried to take it beyond the Maine courts, the US Supreme Court refused to even waste time listening to the case. This all occurred 18 months ago, yet some XJWs still misrepresent it to us as an active case with lots of potential.
Other XJWs are constantly running their mouths about "numerous" civil lawsuits which the WTS has lost in the past. I don't doubt that "one or two" MAY POSSIBLY exist, but if they do, I can't locate such. The next time someone makes some wild allegation about the WTS losing ANY lawsuit, ask them to post the link!!! Doesn't it make sense that if there were NUMEROUS courtcases LOST by the WTS, all the XJW websites would have a section with nothing but those posted?
NEXT, I joined with Seeker in pointing out that the WTS did nothing wrong in their filing a legal brief with the US Supreme Court when it was deciding whether religious groups could be forced by the states to collect sales tax on religious publications.
SO, what's my CRIME? TRUTH and HONESTY?
I'm sick of "some" XJWs doing the same manipulative things to "other" XJWs that the Borg has done to us in the past. If fellow XJWs have no problem misrepresenting the issues above to the XJW community, I am forced to wonder what other issues they are also misrepresenting?
I fully support SilentLamb's goals to bring justice to abuse victims and derision on the WTS system that fostered that abuse. However, that effort should not be tainted with misrepresentations against the WTS, much less support obtained using misrepresentations to the XJW community.
It is offensive that "some" XJWs use "shunning" and "disfellowshipping" against fellow XJWs to silence them just because they want complete truthfulness. Where else have we seen that occur?
At some point, inquiring minds must ask what's the difference between the JW leadership and SOME prominent XJW leadership-types here? Currently, very little. They victimized us then, and continue to victimize us now!
I'm sure that Kent, Tina, AlanF, Farkel, and all the recent "newbies" will pile on this thread. I have only one request, which the Board can obviously monitor to see whether these people are decent folk.
Please allow Seeker and Maximus to first express their opinions whether MadApostate is a WTS Troll. From the short time I have been here, and have both fought and agreed with both, these two people are the only two "leader-types" who I perceive as preferring integrity over results. Give these two people their say, then the rest of you can crucify me.
Let's see what happens!