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  Jehovah's Witnesses Class Warfare (parallels to Karl Marx)

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
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  among jehovah’s witnesses, the elite consists of 144,00 kings and priests who have been specially selected (anointed) to rule in heaven (as transformed spirit beings) over the second group (great crowd) who remain human on a paradise earth.. .

  in marxist theory, the elite use wealth to obtain political power and control ideology consisting of shaping the worldview of the underclass.

  (their role in society.).

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  Terry

  To become a JW in good standing is to become cattle in a herd; docile, manageable, and utilitarian.
  In a word: mentally "Lazy."
  
  It takes enormous effort to allow the foundation of your world rug-pulled from under you and to regain your balance as you re-order your entire mental universe!
  
  Basing everything not just on a book (Bible) but interpretation of it - disallows the clean slate of apostasy. Who will interpret your abandonment, rebellion, restructuring in a meaningful way?
  
  Communists and JW's live in an ordered Universe where everything which isn't commanded is disallowed - and *tergiversation is certainly disallowed and punished. (*desertion of a cause, position, party, or faith).
  
  Personally, I'll not soon forget an overwhelming feeling I discovered within myself upon visiting a UNITARIAN church.
  After two hours of services, as I was walking out I turned to the friend who'd invited me and said: "I don't think I can handle this."
  My friend said, "Why not?"
  I replied, "Because you aren't against anything."
  I suddenly discovered I needed to strike against something "wrong or bad" and there just wasn't any target. Consequently, no purpose in going to church. This impulse was bred into me by the JW's!
  I had no craving at all for fellowship itself.
  Wow.
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  Things are too quiet at Warwick (Bethel)

  by RubaDub in

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  i guess it's the covid-19 thing.

  but very little news from a couple of people i know well there.

  they can't leave the "compound" or much of anything else.

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  Terry

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZsYfkhDlUI
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  PURITANS - why we need them right now

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  puritans!.

  we need them to help us become more righteous.we need to feel the sting of their whiplash and suffer the tongues of flame, branding irons, and denouncement.why?gosh - we aren't as pure as they are, that's why!.

  8th century christian orthodox iconoclasts smashed statues used by catholic christian worshipers - to save them from idolatry.let us us cheer that intervention!

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  Terry

  I should have hung on to my purple KINGDOM INTERLINEAR version, but I didn't know that one day it would come in handy to point out to the feckless Puritans at Watchtower how imprecise (deliberately) their wording is in order to push an ideology.
  
  Usually Puritans end up in a circular firing squad. If you don't believe it, look at the internationalist crisis in the Democrat Party.
  They are so busy with cancel culture, blacklisting, and de-platforming purges , they are inadvertently handing out Red Pills all over their map.
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  PURITANS - why we need them right now

  by Terry in

  1. jw
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  puritans!.

  we need them to help us become more righteous.we need to feel the sting of their whiplash and suffer the tongues of flame, branding irons, and denouncement.why?gosh - we aren't as pure as they are, that's why!.

  8th century christian orthodox iconoclasts smashed statues used by catholic christian worshipers - to save them from idolatry.let us us cheer that intervention!

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  The thing that has changed the most during my lifetime is in the way News programs no longer report facts.
  This has been replaced by opinions and misleading efforts at disruption and sabotage.
  
  For instance:
  Hypocrisy by Science and Health reporters and experts condemning public gatherings as "Human Sacrifice" on the one hand - and changing to a full
  justifiable embracing of public gatherings for protest -
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkDh5BmMkdY&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1Pocv1b88dgizvqMcyLbg0hke_tpDEVptYKFC9MvOltyjy3JdAO4hQo8o
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  Jehovah's Witnesses Class Warfare (parallels to Karl Marx)

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  among jehovah’s witnesses, the elite consists of 144,00 kings and priests who have been specially selected (anointed) to rule in heaven (as transformed spirit beings) over the second group (great crowd) who remain human on a paradise earth.. .

  in marxist theory, the elite use wealth to obtain political power and control ideology consisting of shaping the worldview of the underclass.

  (their role in society.).

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  Terry

  When you think of just how many disrupted lives (and lost lives) have been sloughed away
  in the ideological possession of True Believers; it rivals and exceeds that of warfare, pandemic, or natural disasters.
  We were all once so convinced how right this was - and now - equally enraged and determined to expose
  the fraudulent foundation to others seized by these compulsions in order to awaken their mind to activity and their spirit to individuality once more.
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  Jehovah's Witnesses Class Warfare (parallels to Karl Marx)

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  among jehovah’s witnesses, the elite consists of 144,00 kings and priests who have been specially selected (anointed) to rule in heaven (as transformed spirit beings) over the second group (great crowd) who remain human on a paradise earth.. .

  in marxist theory, the elite use wealth to obtain political power and control ideology consisting of shaping the worldview of the underclass.

  (their role in society.).

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  Terry

  
  

  Among Jehovah’s Witnesses, the Elite consists of 144,00 Kings and Priests who have been specially selected (anointed) to rule in heaven (as transformed spirit beings) over the second group (Great Crowd) who remain human on a Paradise Earth.

  
  

  In Marxist Theory, the Elite use wealth to obtain Political power and control Ideology consisting of shaping the worldview of the underclass. (Their role in society.)

  
  

  Among Jehovah’s Witnesses, the Elite are a religious/political (theocracy) Governing Body (FDS) who claim to channel (conduit of Jehovah) the rules of day to day life and ultimate survival for the others. This group of “others” is both a subdivision of anointed and a Great Crowd.

  IDEOLOGY

  What is Ideology?

  The ‘science’ of ideas which controls how people see themselves and others inside a world view.

  
  

  Prior to the End of History, before the ultimate goal of Paradise is realized, the most important concern

  of all men and women is the outcome of their struggle day to day. Ideology provides a context for seeing the Future as an obtainable Paradise IF certain steps are taken to insure that end.

  The shaping of this world view is achieved by means of carefully crafted and controlled Propaganda for BOTH Marxist Theory and Jehovah’s Witness theology.

  Propaganda is information that is not impartial and used primarily to influence an audience and further an agenda, often by presenting facts selectively (perhaps lying by omission) to encourage a particular synthesis, or using loaded messages to produce an emotional rather than a rational response to the information presented.

  Propaganda produces and promotes the ideal Ideology.

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  In order to control the message (propaganda), the Elite must control the Media.

  If the Media cannot be completely controlled, it becomes necessary to undermine any competing outlets of information flow. Censorship, defamation, sabotage, Ad hominem, and injunction are typical strategies.

  
  

  Marxists prefer the use of Hegemony (leadership with the consent of the governed) in one of two ways:

  1. Repression (application of threats and undue influence)

  2. Subversion (controlling what teachers teach, how social workers communicate, mass media).

  
  

  Jehovah’s Witnesses similarly seek informed consent of their members by

  1. Repression (threats of disfellowship, shunning, death at Armageddon)

  2. Subversion (confining members to seek information internally and avoid ex-members who are said to be ‘mentally diseased’ and agents of Satan.)

  
  

  The Marxist seeks to convince prospective converts of their victimhood; exploited, excluded, and marginalized by the Elite. By dividing the Capitalist Society into factions who turn against each other with grievances, a divide and conquer strategy unfolds.

  
  

  Jehovah’s Witnesses seek to convince prospective converts through Bible Studies (which are bait and switch propaganda sessions). Dividing family members using calls for purity and separation and obedience to God rather than men, undermining higher education and seeing all non-JW’s as satanic.

  
  

  Both groups (Marxist and JW) employ Fear of the “other” and suspicion as well as encouraging snitching out fellow members, reporting infractions, currying favor by selling others out in a purge of purification.

  
  

  Both Marxist and JW propaganda employs a Critique of Society to enable converts to see everybody and everything as the enemy; all political, social, religious, and educational systems as corrupt and doomed.

  Isolating members one step at a time renders them unable to escape because there is no OTHER place to go or group to trust but the core cell or congregation.

  
  

  Both Marxists and JW theology has no place for individuals, but rather sees only a Society of classes. The individual is absorbed into hive mentality as a functionary sharing the load and rooting for the Group rather than themselves. Loyalty to the Cause supercedes concern for one’s daily needs.

  
  

  Both Marxists and JW theology employ a sense of False Consciousness and Alienation, seeing themselves as victims exploited by oppressors on the outside, heroes of a liberation movement which will bring peace and security to all mankind. The world becomes US (the good guys) against THEM (the bad guys) and it then becomes perfectly reasonable to lie, defame, attack, undermine and destroy THEM.

  
  

  Any wrongdoing on the part of the Party Elite can be justified because of the oppression of the outside slave masters who must be defeated. JW’s can employ Theocratic Strategy, which is a free pass to lie and withhold truth from “those who don’t deserve it.”

  
  

  Weakening social bonds which normally create harmony within everyday society is a chief goal of Marxists and JW’s. If you can’t see who your enemies are--it is because your mind isn’t functioning clearly. The task of a Marxist is to create enemies and lie about them, fear them and ultimately destroy their reputation.

  The task of a Jehovah’s Witness is to identify enemies, label them, ruin their reputation and set them up for destruction at Armageddon.

  
  

  Marxists seek to create a bond of uniformity in thinking and behavior both predictable and controllable by the leadership. No dissent is permissible or possible without immediate punishment.

  
  

  Marxist and Jehovah’s Witness conformity lead to totalitarian, authoritarian, cult structures. Meanwhile, False Consciousness creates a sense of being cradled, protected and valued--as long as complete Loyalty is observed.
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  DISSONANCE BREEDS TACTICAL EVASION

  
  

  On the Jehovah’s Witness side of things, the failure of the JW theology to produce the End of History through tidal waves of witnessing about failed dates (set by the “mouthpiece” of God) created dissonances which had to be resolved!
  Could Jehovah’s Witness theology be wrong?

  Heavens no!

  Instead, the disaffection with failed dates and false prophetic interpretations was the Fault of the Members who Believed what they were told! How dare they blame the Elite Governing Body for their own errors in judgement!!
  A purification commenced after the failure of 1975 and the Brooklyn Politburo was purged of individual thinkers, questioners, and disloyal partisans. The wave of oppressive inquisition articles arose dividing the rank and file into factions who must now police themselves for enemies on the inside as well as outside.

  
  

  A new language developed around former members. Ex-members had become the new enemy.

  Without enemies where is fear, alienation and a need for loyalty?
  A witch hunt for Apostate whistleblowers and dissidents worldwide was the GB’s counter-offensive against those questioning the failed Watchtower version of reality. By 2013, the foundational belief underpinning JW theology shifted seismically. There had been a quiet shakeup and reorganization on every level practically invisible to members. The corruption, pedophile legal shakedown, a selloff of property and external transformation was completely hidden. The Apostates would be unable to penetrate the wall of exclusion. JW’s inside were busy looking for Boogeymen, enemies within, and looking over their shoulders, in a bunker mentality of fear and unduly influenced Loyalty.

  
  

  In Marxist theory, a similar crisis of credibility arose.
  Capitalist society, so the theory said, was so unfair, it should create a revolution among the oppressed and disaffected populace. After all, 2% have all the important wealth, privilege, and control!
  However, the revolution never happened although predicted for America. Why?

  Could Marxist theory be wrong?

  That was Unthinkable!

  Instead, a tactical evasion of the failure of Marxism theory became necessary!
  Cognitive dissonance led to a RETHINK of core strategies.

  
  

  Marxists blamed the “ruling class Elites,” for bribing off the workers by giving them “rights,” and had blinded them with a “false consciousness” that led them to support national governments and democracy. According to the new propaganda, American Exceptionalism lied about helping the downtrodden to “succeed” by becoming wealthy property owners, business leaders and movers and shakers. Because it was a cunning trap!

  The so-called ‘successful’ poor-born, upwardly mobile, underclass was now relabeled as SELLOUTS, dupes, Uncle Tom's, useful idiots exploited as decoys by the oppressive Elite as before.
  False Consciousness of success had been forced on the underclass.
  
  They still needed to wake up and start hating themselves as Alienated by racial prejudice, unequal pay, sexism, class distinctions, and White Privilege. Since individuals are unimportant in Marxist theory--only classes were important. Consequently, Identity Politics was invented. Political Correctness was taught in schools and colleges. Its purpose was to sensitize the young and raise their victim consciousness Through Identity Politics. Identity Politics means a person is not just an individual person--no--they are a member of an oppressed, alienated Class such as Black, Mexican, Gay, Female, Transgender, etc.
  Enemies are everywhere among the White Ruling Elite, the corporate Jews, etc.
  This new strategy was called Critical Theory and its target was an essentially destructive criticism of the main elements of Western culture, including Christianity, capitalism, authority, the family, patriarchy, hierarchy, morality, tradition, sexual restraint, loyalty, patriotism, nationalism, heredity, ethnocentrism, convention, and conservatism.

  DIVIDE AND CONQUER was and is alive and well!
  

  Both Jehovah’s Witnesses and Marxist theorists succeed in dividing people into fearful oppressed classes who see enemies everywhere, have no identity as an individual (only as a class), and who must destroy all existing structures of the old system of things which is doomed anyway.

  Both groups work through negative thought control, victimology, and pressure to conform, subvert, and undermine reality. Each group maintains a form of Political Correctness* which seeks to force all members of their respective society to speak EXACTLY the RIGHT way as prescribed by the ruling body.
  This thought control serves the purpose of labeling dissidents for ostracism, attack, straw man
  ad hominem exclusion.

  The bottom line is, each ideology is authoritarian propaganda both driven by a small core of Elite mind control theorists manipulating consciousness toward a revolution purportedly leading to a Utopian End of History. (For the benefit of mankind.)

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  “Critical Theorists recognized that traditional beliefs and the existing social structure would have to be destroyed and then replaced with a “new thinking” that would become as much a part of elementary consciousness as the old one had been. Their theories took hold in the tumultuous 1960s when the Vietnam War opened a Pandora’s Box of reevaluation and revolution. The student radicals of the era were strongly influenced by revolutionary ideas, among them those of Herbert Marcuse, a member of the Frankfurt School who preach the “Great Refusal,” a rejection of all basic Western concepts and an embrace of sexual liberation, and the merits of feminist and black revolutions. His primary thesis was that university students, ghetto blacks, the alienated, the asocial, and the Third World could take the place of the proletariat in the coming Communist revolution.

  
  

  Marcuse may be the most important member of the Frankfurt School in terms of the origins of Political Correctness because he was the critical link to the counterculture of the 1960s. His objective was clear: “One can rightfully speak of a cultural revolution, since the protest is directed toward the whole cultural establishment, including the morality of existing society.”

  http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/viewSubCategory.asp?id=552

  "Political Correctness": A Short History of an Ideology," edited by William Lind (November 2004).
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  “White Privilege”

  by minimus in

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  lately that’s all i’ve been hearing about!

  i’m sick and tired of listening to white people begging for forgiveness simply because they are white.

  in a nearby town, a six year old girl asked her mom, “ why don’t we have a black lives matter march here?

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  Reply to
  resolute Bandicoot
  
  I posted this 4 years ago.
  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5653171611369472/controversial-topic-class-warfare-marxism-jehovahs-witness-theology
  
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  “White Privilege”

  by minimus in

  1. jw
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  lately that’s all i’ve been hearing about!

  i’m sick and tired of listening to white people begging for forgiveness simply because they are white.

  in a nearby town, a six year old girl asked her mom, “ why don’t we have a black lives matter march here?

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  Cartoonist Scott Adams suggest making WHITE PRIVILEGE the N-word for White people and
  politely suggesting to people of color they refrain from using that term because it is equally offensive.
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  PURITANS - why we need them right now

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  puritans!.

  we need them to help us become more righteous.we need to feel the sting of their whiplash and suffer the tongues of flame, branding irons, and denouncement.why?gosh - we aren't as pure as they are, that's why!.

  8th century christian orthodox iconoclasts smashed statues used by catholic christian worshipers - to save them from idolatry.let us us cheer that intervention!

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  PURITANS!

  We need them to help us become more righteous.
  We need to feel the sting of their whiplash and suffer the tongues of flame, branding irons, and denouncement.
  Why?
  Gosh - we aren't as pure as THEY are, that's why!

  8th century Christian Orthodox Iconoclasts smashed statues used by Catholic Christian worshipers - to save them from idolatry.
  Let us us cheer that intervention! Hip Hip Hoooraaaaay!
  (St. Augustine died of starvation at their hands)
  
  
  
  

  In 2001, The Taliban blew up ancient Buddhist statues for equivalent reason of religious purification.
  Thank you, Taliban.
  
  
  

  Those Puritans in early America protected us from Quakers by whipping them, imprisoning them and by hanging!
  In June of 1600:
  Mary Dyer's feet were twitchin' like crazy as she hung on that rope - but - she must have deserved her judgment because (duh) she believed God spoke directly to individual worshipers rather than through the Clergy! Hang that crazy bitch! Yaaaaay

  Funny thing about Puritans...
  they were kicked out of England due to persecution.
  Puritans suffered at the hands of harsh-hearted "less-righteous" Christians who - (scratchin' my head here) thought they were a menace.

  When the Puritans arrived in America - were they tolerant themselves?
  Hell no!
  Ain't got time for that.

  Puritans persecuted without tolerance any fellow Christian who did not AGREE with them.
  
  On Judgement Day, it is reputed, God will call to account each of us for all our deeds -- but heck, why wait for God to judge us?
  If only we had Puritans with us today.

  Why? Because some of us are less righteous and have greater sins.
  
  Or - wait a minute - I mean: some of us (although sinners ourselves) need to take out our own virtue (in certain areas) and beat the crap out of those without (those particular) virtues.

  I mean - why the heck not?
  
  The End Justifies the Means ...
  right?
  
  
  
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  Why did they have to HANG MARY?

  by Terry in

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  they hanged mary!

  (the townsfolk did)i'll tell you about it - but .... the facts will turn readers against her.

  i mean, after all, she did kill a man.sympathy instantly dries up; making her agonizing death--as awful as it was--much less empathetic.

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  Terry

  This O Henry setup was an experiment in storytelling.