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  Sound Familiar?

  by peacefulpete in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a republican congressman voted his conscience to impeach trump.

  the results might surprise some of us.. "my dad's cousins sent me a petition - a certified letter - saying they disowned me because i'm in 'the devil's army' now," kinzinger said in a phone conversation on thursday.

  "it's been crazy, when you have friends - that you thought were good friends that would love you no matter what - that don't.".

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  Rivergang

  Human relationships are subtle, and small things do count. A marriage failure could well have its origins in a crisis brought about from something as (seemingly) inconsequential as the matter of meals.

  As in many things, timing is all important in conflict management. If allowed to fester for too long without being effectively managed, then the consequences are likely to be drastic (eg. War)

  Then again there are those around who thrive on conflict, and have no desire to see it peacefully resolved.
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  Jwism is social/communism, bad for society.

  by Overrated in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  working with my brother who is still a jw that jwism is a disaster for it's people and even life threatening by it's rules.

  and to live a true free life, the best is to thing to do is leave it..

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  Rivergang

  The religion of the JWs certainly could be life threatening, particularly if illness or injury left you in need of a blood transfusion.

  Not sure, though, if the religion of the JWs is the same thing as Communism?

  (Unless you are here using the term “Communism” as something of a political sweat-word, rather than an accurate description of ones politics!)
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  Sound Familiar?

  by peacefulpete in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a republican congressman voted his conscience to impeach trump.

  the results might surprise some of us.. "my dad's cousins sent me a petition - a certified letter - saying they disowned me because i'm in 'the devil's army' now," kinzinger said in a phone conversation on thursday.

  "it's been crazy, when you have friends - that you thought were good friends that would love you no matter what - that don't.".

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  Rivergang

  Conflict is inevitable.

  It is how it is handled that determines the outcome.
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  Sound Familiar?

  by peacefulpete in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a republican congressman voted his conscience to impeach trump.

  the results might surprise some of us.. "my dad's cousins sent me a petition - a certified letter - saying they disowned me because i'm in 'the devil's army' now," kinzinger said in a phone conversation on thursday.

  "it's been crazy, when you have friends - that you thought were good friends that would love you no matter what - that don't.".

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  Rivergang

  “Divides” of some sort or other are almost inevitable, as nobody is likely to agree about every single thing. Then add to that those who feel obligated to say “black” just because they heard another person say “white”, and the rest is not hard to imagine. I believe it is called “human nature”.

  “Popular Sovereignty” might be a laudable ideal, but almost impossible to ever achieve.
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  Sound Familiar?

  by peacefulpete in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a republican congressman voted his conscience to impeach trump.

  the results might surprise some of us.. "my dad's cousins sent me a petition - a certified letter - saying they disowned me because i'm in 'the devil's army' now," kinzinger said in a phone conversation on thursday.

  "it's been crazy, when you have friends - that you thought were good friends that would love you no matter what - that don't.".

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  Rivergang

  ShotWhileTryingToEscape,

  Hear, Hear!

  ”let the discussion become deeper, not hotter”

  Too true!
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  Sound Familiar?

  by peacefulpete in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a republican congressman voted his conscience to impeach trump.

  the results might surprise some of us.. "my dad's cousins sent me a petition - a certified letter - saying they disowned me because i'm in 'the devil's army' now," kinzinger said in a phone conversation on thursday.

  "it's been crazy, when you have friends - that you thought were good friends that would love you no matter what - that don't.".

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  Rivergang

  There are many parallels between religious fanaticism and political; with one example being suicide bombings.

  During the first Indochina War (1946-1954), Communist Viet Minh forces employed “Death Volunteers” to breach the barbed wire entanglements. ( Any other army would use a Bangalore torpedo). This is well described in Bernard B. Fall’s work “Hell in a very small place - the siege of Dien Bien Phu, 1954”.

  The political fanatic can be every bit as dangerous as the religious one - and even at the very best, just as big a pain in the @$$.
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  U.K. Nurse Vaccinated With Covid Shot Has Covid Weeks After Getting Vac!

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  someone i know from england is a nurse.

  she told me there was an outbreak at the hospital and she got the virus after being vaccinated.

  she said she was told it probably would have been much worse for her had she not gotten vaccinated.

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  FFGhost

  ”Hard science and facts are merely a distraction on a thread like this”.

  I think you might have nailed it there!
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  Covid lung damage worse than from heavy smoking

  by FatFreek 2005 in

  1. social
  2. current

  we've probably all heard it, "i wish i could get the covid and that way it would be behind me", as if it were some annoying rite of passage.

  "sure, i'll lose my senses of smell and taste for awhile, i'll lose my strength for awhile", etc.. what else could be the reasoning for ignoring the social distancing to attend maskless parties and similar large group gatherings?.

  however, looking at the following xray images of certain lungs may help impress some folks into thinking that there are more serious happenings in the attack progression of this virus.

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  Rivergang

  It has long been observed that "success has many authors", and this is certainly true in the case of the development of vaccines for COVID-19.

  According to www.hhs.gov/coronavirus/explaining-operation-warp-speed

  - AstraZeneca received USD$1.2 billion to "support manufacturing and delivery" of their vaccine.
  

  - Pfizer / BioNtech received USD$1.95 billion to support the "large scale manufacturing and nationwide distribution" of their vaccine.

  Further, though, in June of 2020, BioNtech also received a 100 million Euro loan from the European Investment Bank, followed by a 375 million Euro grant from the German government - all to assist its R&D of a COVID-19 vaccine.

  PS: I know I am a latecomer in this discussion, but isn't it time to step back a pace, and everybody take a deep breath!
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  The violent "My book of bible stories" not for kids!

  by Witness 007 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i once left a copy with the kids of my return visit.

  the next time i came she returned it to me saying it was discusting and not something kids should be reading.

  i was shocked since i learnt to read using this book.

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  So much for “The Prince of Peace!”
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  Should Difference of Opinion Be Squelched On Sites Such As FB or Twitter?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i think that for the most part, dissenting views should be allowed to exist because of free speech principles.

  one person may strongly feel that something is true while someone else may present “facts” that support the opposing view.

  when that is the case, healthy discussion is mostly productive.

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  There is, of course, much misinformation circulating on the internet, and particularly on social media.

  Hence the recent call by the Australian Medical Association for a media campaign to correct this - at least as it applies to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Action needed to tackle health misinformation on internet, social media | AMA