Which makes me wonder why a self supporting, thinking man would be so willing to comply with things
that are clearly wrong.
One theory (not proven) is that the men in most cults derive their status by the rules of the group.
Outside the group very few have attained any prominence. The only place they can or have done that is within the group.
Within the WTS/JWs men get status by obeying the rules set out for them. To maintain that status you follow. There is no room for changing the rules. Demotion often means you are considered as defective regardless of the reasons for it.
He who is faithful in small things.....
All JWs are subject to this kind of thinking and behavior not just the men. It might just be more obvious with the men.
I was thinking the last couple of weeks how we would embellish the truth all the time. But I was remembering how at conventions we were basically told to lie on the platform. When we rehearsed our parts if it didn't sound fantastic enough we were "encouraged" to say it this way or add something that made it all sound better. In reality it was a lot of small lies and I hated it. It was what happened... sort of but not really if you know what I mean.
I also spent years pretending that I had a happy Witness marriage. People would say, "Oh I want a marriage just like yours when I do get married" I felt ill. They had no idea what life was like when no one was around to see what happened. It was a life of lies and pretend. My elder husband paid no attention to me except to demand sex. He ignored the children unless it was to lecture, yell, hit, punch or even kick them. Most of the time he was off in the study or out on service or doing shepherding calls.
All of it, by the men and women is to promote a book publishing company that isn't even publishing real books, just a lot of lies that keep changing. They demand total obedience even when they are wrong.
You don't think. You just conform.