Posts by cofty

I agree with Pete Zahut. If all media outlets voluntarily agreed to never mention the name of a gunman it would reduce the frequency of mass shootings.

As for Trump, I think he issues 'dog whistles'. Sooner or later somebody will respond. I don't think for a moment he approves of this incident but his language is careless.

Henry II once said 'will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?'. Four of his knights rode off and murdered the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Becket. Henry was mortified. Words have unintended consequences.

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Introductions

by Lobsto in

well, i finally made an account.

i’ve been lurking on here for four or so years, enjoying the debates and experiences of all of you.

it really helped in that initial year after i woke up, when the frustration and betrayal felt strongest.

cofty

Welcome Lobsto. Thanks for sharing your story.

I'm impressed by your curious mind. JWs have no chance of holding on to somebody like that.

Best wishes for your future. Stick around and let us know how things progress.

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JW Mentality vs. North Korean Mentality

by Solzhenitsyn in

holy crap at the similarities!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgvc5ex6riq .

>very much monitored.

cofty

I agree with the OP.

I've done a fair bit of reading about North Korea, Stalin's Russia, Mao's China, Germany's Third Reich, the Salafist Caliphate and post-revolutionary Iran. Totalitarian regimes have many similarities with each other and with the Watchtower.

The most basic thing they all have in common is the pursuit of a utopian fantasy at any cost.

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Does It Bother You That Amazon’s Alexa Can Hear What You Re Doing?

by minimus in

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there really is no privacy if you own alexa.

there is a report of alexa hearing a couple having sex.

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cofty

I can't begin to understand why anybody would have a live microphone in their house connected to the internet.

Tech companies do NOT have your best interests at heart.

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Reddit Post: Watchtower Appeals to Supreme Court

by APieceOfShitNamedTate in

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from john redwood.... a preview of upcoming news:.

jehovah's witnesses are appealing to the supreme court of the united states, but this time it has nothing to do with preaching or saluting the flag.. it's all about child abuse.. specifically, the protection (or cover-up) of information, documents, and testimony of persons involved in cases of child abuse.. i will be covering this story in the coming weeks and months, but i thought i would share some of this news and try to distill it down as simply as i can.. i'd like to point out first that watchower has appealed to the supreme court in connection with their loss of yet another california child abuse case.

the chance that watchtower's appeal being will be heard by the supreme court is slim, but anything is possible.. what brought this about?.

cofty

Fascinating. I look forward to your updates.

I am not prone to conspiracy theories but you have to wonder why they have chosen to make a stand on this issue. This is NOT a biblical principle that has to be defended.

Somebody is afraid of the facts being revealed. Is it the scale of the problem that they need to keep secret or are there particular names that need to be protected - or both?

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Today's local watchtower study. On csa! Must read

by nowwhat? in

my wife told me that the wt conductor said in in the strongest most emphatic way.

that all child abusers will now be reported to the authorities whether there are 2 witnesses or not!

and this is new thinking!

cofty

Wow! Either he has inside info or he is a loose cannon.

For the first time in many years a JW called at my home a few days ago (I suppose it was caused by the new rules that prohibit DNC notes) and it was CSA that was the issue that really got him concerned.

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press freedom

by zeb in

reported by a canadian journalist name of levant.

he was reporting on the second trial of t robinson for the same offence that being reporting from outside a court house after the trial in question was over.

this defendant tr has been found guilty and if sent to prison he will face the real possibility of being murdered inside.

cofty

Ironically his supporters were abusing actual journalists today outside the court.

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China Crisis | 18 members of Jehovah's Witnesses arrested and indicted

by jwleaks in

on april 15, 2019, total of 18 jehovah's witnesses in china were arrested and charged with indictable offences relating to, "using an evil religion organization" to "incite the obstruction of law enforcement," and one charge relating to, "obstructing law enforcement by organizing and using an evil religious organization.".

since the arrests, the governing body of jehovah's witnesses have remained silent on the plight of these 18 jehovah's witnesses in china.. link to translation of indictment:.

https://jwleaks.org/2019/07/09/china-crisis-for-jehovahs-witnesses-18-members-indicted/.

cofty

That has nothing to do with it.

Actually it has - which is why I mentioned it.

I never said that I approved of the laws in China. - DD

You never said you disagreed with China's totalitarian regime either. Not one word. You blithely blamed the victims.

Stating that challenging oppression has consequences is hardly an ethical insight.

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press freedom

by zeb in

reported by a canadian journalist name of levant.

he was reporting on the second trial of t robinson for the same offence that being reporting from outside a court house after the trial in question was over.

this defendant tr has been found guilty and if sent to prison he will face the real possibility of being murdered inside.

cofty

Should the full story come out there would be people in very high places implicated. This scandal should be front page news, but instead many people who talk about it are being de-platformed - banned from youtube facebook etc - RB

That is not true. It has frequently been the subject of newspaper articles and even a thorough TV drama-documentary.

TR did not do the heavy-lifting on this subject. He exploited it.