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.).
The parallel in my mind is this, Marx' main fault was that he did not give any idea of how to achieve his Workers Utopia
His main fault was far more fundamental than that. He misunderstood human nature. All attempts to pursue utopia are not only doomed to failure but inevitably lead to dystopia.
based on a discussion i had with my wife, i started to compare the situation of people who are a member of a religious organisation or are devout to a belief, to the so-called stockholm syndrome.
the stockholm syndrome is where feelings of trust or affection is felt in many cases of kidnapping or hostage-taking by a victim towards a captor.
in such a situation, the person being kidnapped is not free to leave and is held against their will but over time takes that situation as a "new normal" and even starts to see their kidnapper(s) as normal people.
Menrov - I think it's a perfect analogy. We see the same thing in totalitarian regimes. People genuinely wept when Stalin died. There is a human tendency to become complicit in your own oppression.
i used to watch his videos on the monthly gb talks.
he has went over the top a few times doing one video on why being liberal idiot is a good thing.
he has made comments on the usa not knowing shit about what he was desperately trying to talk about.
Pale Emperor asks a good and genuine question and some dullard responds with a 'dislike'.
FFS!
I think in American culture 'Liberal' has come to be synonymous with the SJW movement and Identity politics.
Classic liberals are more about free speech, freedom of personal morality and economic freedom. At the far end of the spectrum is the Libertarian position.
'I have always found it quaint and rather touching that there is a movement [Libertarians] in the US that thinks Americans are not yet selfish enough.' - Christopher Hitchens
i used to watch his videos on the monthly gb talks.
he has went over the top a few times doing one video on why being liberal idiot is a good thing.
he has made comments on the usa not knowing shit about what he was desperately trying to talk about.
Rasmussen poll found 62% of Americans now support Black Lives Matter, up from 37% four years ago. Only 43% of Americans approve of Trump - SBF
Violent protests reliably turn a population conservative. The longer this chaos goes on the more likely it is that Trump will get reelected.
after further review and thought, i really don't see how removing a monument or statue that may be truly offensive to a large group of people is in some way rewriting history.. i think of germany or other parts of europe.
you don't see swastikas on buildings or statues of hitler or mussolini or other upper level generals in public.
would it be good for a person (think jewish) to drive around a city and see hitler in a public park, even though it is "historical?
Should the Greeks now go around tearing down their ancient statues and ought the Italians do the same to their heritage? Both of those civilisations were built on slavery.
his murder was a crime and justice must be done, but it's sobering to learn more about the man who is being lionised by millions.
thanks as always to the courageous candace owens.. ....
That hits the nail on the head TD.
The principle of 'policing by consent' is central.
his murder was a crime and justice must be done, but it's sobering to learn more about the man who is being lionised by millions.
thanks as always to the courageous candace owens.. ....
CJ - It's not a binary conversation.
I agree with you that racism must be challenged. I also think that GF was a horrible human being who was being universally lionised in the media. I admired Cadance Owen's courage in bringing some balance.
in many closed religious cults, sects or globally widely spread religions, sexual abuse on big scale is revealed and covered up by the religious authorities.
in the jw, the culture is to deal with these matters within the org itself, and the rule is, "no crime can be proven without the presentation of at least two witnesses".
men made the rules, men commit these crimes and men defend them and even forse these children to meet and talk to their abusers.
TFY - welcome to the forum.
Are you aware that the members here are almost entirely made up of exJWs?
Quite a few have been victims of the cult's policies.
his murder was a crime and justice must be done, but it's sobering to learn more about the man who is being lionised by millions.
thanks as always to the courageous candace owens.. ....
In the UK every police shooting results automatically in a full, open and transparent investigation by the Independant office for police conduct (IOPC).
The officer will have legal representation and be required to show that his/her actions were justified.
this is on the jw news site.
news alert | crimean supreme court sentenced brother artem gerasimov to six years in prison.
on june 4, 2020, the crimean supreme court sentenced brother artem gerasimov to six years in prison for his peaceful christian worship.
Russia is a totalitarian regime and it's only going to get worse.
