Posts by DesirousOfChange

Nancy Pelosi just introduced a Police Reform Bill. (I'll give her credit for doing something right here, before I've actually read it in its entirety.) This is a shrewd move by the Democrats that caught the GOP sitting on their hands.

It should require BODY CAMERAS and have severe penalties if the cameras are off during a confrontation.

For the 2nd (or at least 3rd) serious offense, there should be banning from ever serving again in Law Enforcement.

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Would You Like To See Your Police Departments “Defunded”?

by minimus in

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friends

do you think it’s a good idea?.

DesirousOfChange

THERE NEEDS TO BE ACCOUNTABILITY.

BAD COPS NEED TO BE BANNED FROM WORKING IN LAW ENFORCEMENT EVER AGAIN AND LOSE THEIR PENSION AFTER ANY SERIOUS INFRACTION

LE MUST WEAR BODY CAMERAS. ANY INCIDENT WITH A CAMERA TURNED OFF RESULTS IN BANNED FOR LIFE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.

NO 2ND CHANCES.

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Black Lives Matter—Do You Agree With Their Philosophy?

by minimus in

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friends

i agree with people who say all lives matter.

i think blm is a racist group.

if white people pushed an agenda saying white lives matter, some people would have a conniption..

DesirousOfChange

In addition to ending a man's life, this reckless and poorly thought out piece of jackassery cost the city nearly 4 million dollars.

It should have been FORTY MILLION$. Only when the cities are at risk financially will there be change.

MONEY TALKS

Peaceful protesting "sounds nice" but it's worthless. It accomplishes nothing. You have to threaten society itself. The people who are in control must be motivated to change things. Those "people in control" are the Money Men. The 1%. And frankly, I don't know if anyone can control them anymore.

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

by phoenixrising in

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..

DesirousOfChange

John likes to hear himself talk. Takes him 2 hours to say what could have been said in 10 minutes. And more listeners would have tuned in.

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The National Anthem

by BluesBrother in

recent controversies in america brought this to mind , although i don’t want this to become a political thread , rather to discuss the wts rules that stop a jw showing respect for the national anthem.. the watchtower says that doing so is an act of idolatry, giving worship to the state or its icon.

as such witnesses remain seated when the anthem is played.

in britain people simply stand quietly to show respect, there is no hand gesture.. when i was a boy, every cinema show and theatre concluded with the anthem,being played .usually it was orchestrally with no words sung.

DesirousOfChange

Worship. That's right! When the National Anthems are played at the Olympics or at baseball games when opposing teams are from different countries (US vs Canadian), the players and fans stand for both (all) Anthems because they worship their opposition team's nation.

What a crock!

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Economic Recovery after COVID-19

by Simon in

it feels like we've really turned a corner, this morning especially.. the covid lockdowns are ending and medical systems were not overwhelmed plus there are existing treatments that have been proven to be effective (like hydroxychloroquine) and new vaccines and medicines in the pipeline.

a week or so ago the dems were dead against opening things up but since they are encouraging protests (which often turn violent) they can't continue that stance - thus proving trumps claim that it will soon be gone.

the majority of the deaths were politician-assisted (which i hope people are prosecuted for) so it's not the big risk we were led to believe and (over) reacted to.. the bls reported this morning that the us economy just added a huge number of jobs (most on record) and will undoubtedly benefit even more from a drive to source local production and supply chains going forwards.

DesirousOfChange

Anyone else feel like it's going to be boom times for the next 5-10 years?

Not if Trump doesn't win re-election.

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How Can So Many Protesters (George Floyd) Be From "Somewhere Else?"

by RubaDub in

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i hear every mayor, every politician, claiming that the protesters are coming in from "other states".

at some point, with about 130 cities that had protests over the last weekend, where the hell are people coming from???.

there are only 50 states (57 per obama, but that includes us territories and kenya).

DesirousOfChange

Sounds like "somebody" has implemented a "plan" for the protest, doesn't it!

I hear all those protesters from out of town brought pallets of bricks with them, too!

AMAZING!

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J. W's Are Afraid of Old Literature

by IWant2Leave in

i'm reading babylon the great has fallen, god's kingdom rules, published 1963. this was studied years ago when i was about 10-12 years old.

i wanted to just read some of the beliefs from decades ago.

my wife wants to know why i'm reading this book.

DesirousOfChange

OH, when that new truth fails to come to fruition ,then it becomes an old truth. ' ~ Smiddy

Or, the expression I've heard is, "It was the Truth for that time."

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Why is this an APOSTATE site?!?

by LaraK in

i made a big mistake when signing up at this supposed website for jehovah's witnesses.

after reading some things on this site it has become apparent to me that this site is nothing put another pathetic site for apostates: people who betrayed jehovah, left the truth, and are so bitter about their experiene in the truth, and they are angry just like satan because they know they will very soon be dead at jehovah's hand!.

this website should be renamed something more fitting like "satan's playground" or a similar name that would get across the message of your site.. sincerely,.

DesirousOfChange

LaraK--

The greatest risk here is that you can NEVER forget what you have seen and heard about the Cult. (Yes, it is a Cult.)

Good luck,

We'll be waiting for your return!