JW_Researcher

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  Tips for Traversing Tumultuous Times (MicroAgressions)

  by JW_Researcher in

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  many of us are confused so this hand-dandy chart may assist.. .

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  JW_Researcher

  Many of us are confused so this hand-dandy chart may assist.

  
  
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  Is it me or is John Cedars channel becoming a self important circle fest

  by phoenixrising in

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  i still like the commentary on the jw.org monthly’s, i can skip through some parts.

  but it seems like he is pushing too hard to put out videos and the quality is getting very low on the content..

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  JW_Researcher

  I hate his nasty accent.

  Uncertain what button his demeanor pushes for me....he sounds kinda' like every smarmy CO who ever slithered into my life (50% were like that, IMO), or maybe a Shaklee sales person from 'corporate.'
  

  Some of the content caught my attention but I can't get by his presentation. The content is not really unique so ... why tolerate the nausea?
  
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  Bias in News

  by Simon in

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  you can't escape bias in the news media, so making it visible is the next best thing.. just came across this site which aims to label the news stories to show who is covering it.

  you can see how some stories are only covered by one side which shows either their bias, or the bias of the other side from not covering it.. well worth checking out:.

  https://ground.news/.

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  JW_Researcher

  Thank you for the link.

  I agree with Minimus, the media are truthful and unbiased.

  
  
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  How do you feel about identifying roughly where you are from ? Country, Region,State ?

  by smiddy3 in

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  hi friends ,.

  is it just me or do others on this forum like to know where posters are from ?

  what country state or region you are from ?

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  JW_Researcher

  The Last Green Valley in Connecticut

  
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  "In New Book, a Prominent Jehovah’s Witness Trashes the Faith’s 'Governing Body'"

  by JW_Researcher in

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  already posted.

  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5186874686570496/rolf-furuli-has-broken-gb .

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  already posted

  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5186874686570496/rolf-furuli-has-broken-gb
  
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  Joe Biden says YOU AIN’T BLACK If Blacks Don’t Vote For Him Over Trump

  by minimus in

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  in his interview with charlamagne tha god , he said just that.

  you cannot make this stuff up..

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  JW_Researcher

  Scott Adams addressed it and put a bit of context around it. I have not seen the clip (or the complete interview).

  Skip the fluff and go to 4:00 in
  

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCwEt7vNnos&feature=em-uploademail
  
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  Are Ex-JW's Suffering From Burn Out?

  by IWant2Leave in

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  the reason that i ask is, in the two years on this forum and you tube, i've seen ex-jw's either drop off entirely or make fewer and fewer videos.

  i know the emotional toll can be high.

  is that the sole reason, or is it cost (video) or do you think it's external pressure (legal or family)?

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  A decrease in ex-JW activity is probably a healthy sign for most individuals. Once one has ‘come to grips’ with their experience (however long that takes), they move on.

  For me, I’ve stayed “active” longer as I have an academic interest. Some are on this board for the interpersonal interaction …. it is, to some degree, a coincidence that they are ex-JWs.

  Fading from ex-JW activity is natural and healthy. Just my two cents.
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  The radicals make me feel like I have to defend Trump when I don't want to because of their crazy lies.

  by JimmyYoung in

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  as i have stated in other posts i voted for trump because he said he would crack down on illegals while the left was trying to open the flood gates and let them in to destroy the nation.

  was he the one i wanted in 16, no i was hoping for cruz.

  he is arrogant but smart and somewhat polished and had many views like i do.

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  Nobody is perfect. I’ll take Trump over the “competition “ any day!

  This is, basically, my view. We had to listen to 8 years of how articulate and messiah-like Obama was. The haters should just suck it up while The Orange One does his stuff.

  I've moved my exercise time to coincide with his news conferences. Even when he is "reading" and the most boring...he is STILL way better than Hillary and her ilk.

  Since, really, there are only two teams... I have to be with The Orange One. The economic growth and reduction in unemployment was nothing short of astounding....and that after the haters predicted Trump would crash the markets.

  Orange Man is a loud, obnoxious, opinionated, narcissist. But...he seems to get things done. The seasoning of "not PC" is icing on the cake.

  Just my two cents. You may feel differently. :-)
  
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  Where is Blondie?

  by Biahi in

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  i haven’t seen her posting lately, is she all right?

  i miss her insight..

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  JW_Researcher

  she would be on trips during January to March of this year.

  Very glad to hear it. She has had consistently valuable input. Safe travels!
  
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  Why Did Obama win the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009?

  by JW_Researcher in

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  while even non-peaceful people have been awarded the peace prize (e.g.

  arafat, kissinger), i am confused as to how obama could possibly have won the award one year after being the first term junior senator from illinois with zero “peace” experience (other than his ‘well-articulated’ rhetoric)..

  reading the obama-pining on a couple of posts made me reexamine my view of barry’s presidency..

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  Our replies mirror what I found EVERYWHERE else. What a decidedly un-peaceful decision to award the NPP to Obama. I guess they wanted to be provocative?
  

  It seems to be the opinion of most that Obama received the NPP for what he "represented," ideologically, racially, whatever... rather than for something he had done. Basically for his campaign involving "hope and change."

  sparky1: Perhaps if you consult with the source you will find your answer.

  This was one of the first places I looked and that led to the question as this is simply BS. Utter, complete, car-salesperson-level, BS.

  I guess Obama was, we all seem to agree, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for being, as Joe Biden observed, 'articulate.'
  

  " <snip> ... awarded to President Barack Obama for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples. The Committee has attached special importance to Obama’s vision of and work for a world without nuclear weapons.

  Obama has as President created a new climate in international politics. Multilateral diplomacy has regained a central position, with emphasis on the role that the United Nations and other international institutions can play. Dialogue and negotiations are preferred as instruments for resolving even the most difficult international conflicts. The vision of a world free from nuclear arms has powerfully stimulated disarmament and arms control negotiations. Thanks to Obama’s initiative, the USA is now playing a more constructive role in meeting the great climatic challenges the world is confronting. Democracy and human rights are to be strengthened.

  Only very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama captured the world’s attention and given its people hope for a better future. His diplomacy is founded in the concept that those who are to lead the world must do so on the basis of values and attitudes that are shared by the majority of the world’s population."