In my opinion, the media have not done anything to make the situation better, and a lot to make it worse. Fox news is mostly a propaganda outlet for the Republican party. Everything else is 99% a propaganda outlet for the Democratic party. Actual Journalism is no longer practiced in this country. As a result, people think that sifting through the crap for bits you like is a good substitute for thinking.
Posts by JeffT
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21What`s wrong With American Politics ?
by smiddy3 inwhat`s wrong with american politics ?.
96% of american people who got off there arse to vote, chose hillary clinton to be president of the united states of america over donald trump.. and the electoral college overode the will of the majority of the people who bothered to vote , and gave the office of president to donald trump who was the 2nd choice, an also ran , of the will of the people.. it`s a furphy to say that some larger blue/red states can dictate to smaller red/blue states or vice versa to rig the elections ,simply because people can, and do change there preferences in any one state whether it be traditionally red or blue.. both democrats and republicans are both guilty and responsible for the gerrymander that is the electoral college.. there i`ve said it ,.
nobody else seems to be able to say it how it is ,.
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2021 Regional Convention (will be prerecorded again)
by Designer Stubble in**announcement october 28, 2020 for congregations** .
[read after the watchtower study the week of october 26, 2020.\] 2021 regional convention: many have expressed great appreciation for the special arrangement to benefit from the 2020 regional convention during this coronavirus pandemic.
because of the uncertainty of holding large gatherings in 2021 and the evidence of jehovah’s blessing on this year’s convention program, the governing body recently approved the following arrangements for the 2021 regional convention program.
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JeffT
Have they reminded everyone that this years convention could be the last one?
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Is it because of Pride or Loyalty?
by joey jojo inin a recent effort to entice me back to meetings, an elder friend gave me the example of his dad.. he said that his pioneer/elder/ex-missionary dad went through the anticipation and disappointment of 1975 and yet, he kept going faithfully for decades afterwards.
the obvious point was that, if his dad can deal with disappointment, then, surely a nobody like me could do the same in regards to the scrapping of the 1914 generation doctrine, and all the other changes.
his 'encouragement' was to tell me that it was only me that felt like this, everyone else is fine and have no problems with the changes.
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JeffT
Beyond "sunk cost" I think a lot is explained by sheer momentum. It's easy to just keep doing what you've always done. Changing the course of your entire life is a lot of work.
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Anyone seen this? Seems to be a startup JW site for leaning languages
by Funky inscanning thru the usual jw sites, i saw a link to this site:.
https://www.talk2practice.com/.
looks like a standard language-tutoring site, right?.
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JeffT
It doesn't look or feel JWish to me. Interestingly, there is nothing on the website to indicate who owns it or where the money goes. I wouldn't be surprised to find out its owned by somebody like the Scientologists.
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WT Steam Roll Faith Leaks
by Slidin Fast inwt sued faith leaks for reproducing 74 video items.
faith leaks apparently climbed down.
wt must be up there amongst the most litigious religious organisations in the world.. https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/jehovahs-witnesses-resolve-copyright-dispute-with-faithleaks.
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JeffT
Somebody at Faith Leaks screwed the pooch. It was a copyright issue, plain and simple. You can't take someone else's intellectual property any more than you can take their car. They should have used snippets to support whatever they were trying to say (fair use). Republishing 74 films was blatant (and stupid).
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You know you're really dim-witted when? (You actually think a defeated President can successfully REFUSE to step down)
by Terry inwhen you're easily convinced about a total impossibility.. such as what?.
such as a defeated president actually being able to refuse.
to step down from office.
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JeffT
If the election results are in doubt, the incumbent president should stay in office.
No he shouldn't By law, the term of office ends at noon on January 20, 2021. If the election is still in dispute, the Speaker of the House becomes President. It is not clear if the term of office then expires when the election is no longer in dispute or at noon on January 20, 2025. In my opinion, if we get to this point the election will never be not in dispute.
The other thing that could happen is the state legislatures use their plenary authority under Article 2, section 1B to appoint electors as they see fit; skipping the election entirely.
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"JW Box" $30 Logo Markup Scam!!!! Huge!!!
by thedepressedsoul inso get this, wt has something they're calling a "jw box" that gives people in africa "spiritual food".
the best part, they want donations of $75 for it!
so they don't provide any physical food to people in africa but they can send them "spiritual food" for $75.
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JeffT
So take your choice cynical dishonesty or incompetence, it's one of the two.
I don't see why it can't be both.
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"JW Box" $30 Logo Markup Scam!!!! Huge!!!
by thedepressedsoul inso get this, wt has something they're calling a "jw box" that gives people in africa "spiritual food".
the best part, they want donations of $75 for it!
so they don't provide any physical food to people in africa but they can send them "spiritual food" for $75.
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JeffT
If they aren't paying a license fee, or have an agreement with the original manufacturer, they're going to be in a world of hurt.
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For those that have published books
by HowTheBibleWasCreated ini am currently writing a book i started years ago but as in jesus parable 'was not able to finish' lol.
so llyod evans in one of his interviews on a podcast mentioned he had published through amazon so that evenng i quickly checked out how amazon publishes etc.. for those of you who have written a book i'm curious.
how would you rate amazon publishing?.
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JeffT
I currently have two alternate history novels I'm selling on Amazon. The first one went on sale in April, the second last month. I'm editing a third one now. Sometime in early 2021 I hope to have another novel based on my experience as a JW published. I have been able to find a publisher through regular channels and Amazon has been a good alternative.
In response to your three points:
1) Good, you won't be disappointed. I've made about half my car payment every month with money from Amazon.
2) You can set up with a pen name
3) Obviously, it takes money to print books. Amazon takes a per book fee based on the size of the book. They send you the rest once a month, starting two months after your first sale.
It's been pretty good to me.
Make sure you sign up to make your book part of the Kindle Lending Library. It pays a little money (about a dollar for my 300 page books) each time somebody reads it from the library. I think I make most of my money that way.
Good luck to you!
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Have You Changed Your Viewing Habits Regarding Sports and Entertainment?
by minimus indo you still avidly view sports and entertainment?
have you been affected by athletes views on racism, the national anthem, white peoples vs. black?
same question for those in the entertainment industry.
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JeffT
A few years ago I got a job that required working Sunday afternoons. No more NFL. I started watching more college ball (I always did watch as much of my Alma Mater as I could). I now like college ball a lot better. I don't like being lectured by a bunch of people who make about 30 times as much as I do about awful their lives are.
When atheletes and celebrities rant about how the 1% are screwing everybody I want to tell them to face the mirror when they're lecturing.