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Do you think the GB was/is that smart?
by exwitless in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
in pondering all of the hundreds of examples of manipulation, lying, controlling the governing body is responsible for, i often wonder, are they really that smart?

what i mean is, did they set out 100 years ago to systematically gain this much control and power over its minions?

have they had an evil plan all along, with the purpose of absolute control?
exwitless

Wow, you guys are the intelligent ones. Thanks for your comments.
Paralipomenon - you should write a book! You're a great writer.
Many GB members reached a certain point of sacrifice where cognitive dissonance took over
completely. "I sacrificed so much for this religion- it can't be wrong."
Once they made the GB, they should have seen the big problems, but that dissonance would
not let them. PLUS- what would they have if they left the organization. Easier to swallow the
crap and try to maintain the control you inherited. Some who were experts at kissing up and
finally made it here were going to enjoy themselves no matter if it was the truth or not, they
just wouldn't investigate too deeply.
This is so true. It may very well explain why and how they continue to bulldoze their way through controlling peoples lives, breaking up families, etc. They just can't allow themselves to think that maybe they are wrong. I guess that makes them about as un-humble as you can get.
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Do you think the GB was/is that smart?
by exwitless in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
in pondering all of the hundreds of examples of manipulation, lying, controlling the governing body is responsible for, i often wonder, are they really that smart?

what i mean is, did they set out 100 years ago to systematically gain this much control and power over its minions?

have they had an evil plan all along, with the purpose of absolute control?
exwitless

J.F. Rutherford, the real founder of the JW religion, was NEVER an earnest student of the Bible. The GB continue his religion. Whether it is some kind of sinister conspiracy to destroy the lives of other fellow human beings, I do not believe they think that of themselves.
So if they're continuing his religion, I guess my next question would be, what was his motivation? Was he a control freak? An older version of Jim Jones? I don't think that the current GB intends to destroy lives, but do they knowingly intend to control?
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Do you think the GB was/is that smart?
by exwitless in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
in pondering all of the hundreds of examples of manipulation, lying, controlling the governing body is responsible for, i often wonder, are they really that smart?

what i mean is, did they set out 100 years ago to systematically gain this much control and power over its minions?

have they had an evil plan all along, with the purpose of absolute control?
exwitless

In pondering all of the hundreds of examples of manipulation, lying, controlling the Governing Body is responsible for, I often wonder, are they really that smart? What I mean is, did they set out 100 years ago to systematically gain this much control and power over its minions? Have they had an evil plan all along, with the purpose of absolute control? Or did an innocent group of honest students of the bible just simply get out of hand, and the GB is simply now having to keep all the plates spinning, if you will?
I read Crisis of Conscience, and to me it did sort of seem like the GB has been spiraling out of control trying to cover for its bad decisions by making even more bad decisions. Kinda like when someone tells a lie, then they have to tell another lie to cover for it, and so on. Eventually they forget what the original lie even was.
What do you think?
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Where is Abandoned?
by JWdaughter in
1. jw
2. friends
hey, where is he?

i have been so busy lately getting my house ready to sell that i didn't notice he hasn't posted since may!!

if anyone knows what he is up to or knows he is alright, or has any info, please post it, or pm me if appropriate.
exwitless

Here is a quote from purplesofa:
I chatted with him recently at yahoo.
He is writing and he is also working at a stand up comedy club, working on that too. A ventriliquist act, he was waiting on a dummy he had ordered. :)
He is quite happy and he said he was moving on.
I will always treasure his encouragement and two books he sent me.
One called Good Luck
and the other a Chicken Soup book.
He is a great guy and like you all, I miss him on the board.
purps
Juni asked this question about a month ago. I just happened to stumble upon this recently.
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More Covers, Holy Smoke, you guys are great! Go Nuts!
by Wasanelder Once in
1. social
2. entertainment
here are some more covers to work with.

we have enough for many vids.

keep being creative.
exwitless
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More Covers, Holy Smoke, you guys are great! Go Nuts!
by Wasanelder Once in
1. social
2. entertainment
here are some more covers to work with.

we have enough for many vids.

keep being creative.
exwitless
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More Covers, Holy Smoke, you guys are great! Go Nuts!
by Wasanelder Once in
1. social
2. entertainment
here are some more covers to work with.

we have enough for many vids.

keep being creative.
exwitless
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New Watchtower Cover Parodies?
by exwitless in
1. social
2. humour
i had fun with the ones previously posted.

now that i know how to do it, i decided to post one of my own.

here's the blank one for all of you to use: (sorry it's kinda amateur).
exwitless

"Are You Getting Enough Exercise?"
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New Watchtower Cover Parodies?
by exwitless in
1. social
2. humour
i had fun with the ones previously posted.

now that i know how to do it, i decided to post one of my own.

here's the blank one for all of you to use: (sorry it's kinda amateur).
exwitless

Actually, we shouldn't make fun of this one. It's one of the extremely rare pictures in which the women aren't wearing prim and proper old lady dresses, and the guy isn't wearing a polo shirt or dress shirt.
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Covers for captions anyone? Here you go!
by Wasanelder Once in
1. social
2. entertainment
here are more covers for you to play with.

can't wait to see what you come up with.

remember, try to keep it short and use larger fonts so they can be easily seen in a video.... and we're off:.
exwitless

Mary, I love the Bob Vila one. Too funny!