To add: for each choice to be made today, I would choose the best available (or even only available) option. In the mean time I'd be in favor of working towards having more and better options available in the future.
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Question For People Being Put Onto A Ventilator - How Is It Powered?
by Simon inimagine you or a loved one have to go onto a ventilator and are given the choice of how it should be powered.
what are people picking?.
coal or oil powered energy.
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Question For People Being Put Onto A Ventilator - How Is It Powered?
by Simon inimagine you or a loved one have to go onto a ventilator and are given the choice of how it should be powered.
what are people picking?.
coal or oil powered energy.
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Anders Andersen
It's a bit silly question.
Would those in favor of coal and oil refuse a ventilator powered by 'green' electricity when they need it?
And you who don't want to be stabbed with a knife in the streets, would you still refuse being slit open by a surgeon when you need surgery? No? Ha, hypocrite!
I think 'gotcha' questions like these are disingenuous and don't help us make a better world together.
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If You're Just Here to spread Your TDS, It's Time to Say Goodbye
by Simon inif all you want to do it deliver a constant whine of "orange man bad" then find someplace else to do.
it.
frankly, i can't be bothered with the bullshit anymore.. honestly, your politics and the whole virtue signalling woke brigade has actually started causing real deaths and was ruining life for many before that.. if you can't control your disease, then i'll do it for you.. it's not open for debate..
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Anders Andersen
I agree with those who say that discussing politics may be a useful part of an exjw forum, because it's another aspect of breaking free from the 'neutral' (haha yeah right) cult.
The problem though is that politics is a very location-bound topic.
Most countries do not have Trump as president.
So for many here the pro/anti Trump stuff isn't too interesting anyway.
Most countries also don't have two-party system that seems to have evolved in a toxic situation in which nobody seems able to cooperate and many people don't even sincerely try to understand the other's point of view. (Some comments in this thread are sad examples of that).
Sure, it takes practice. But with so many politicians and media showing exactly how civil discussion should not be done, I'm afraid it may be hard for people in general (and that includes us) to have civilized, meaningful conversations on (USA) politics.
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If You're Just Here to spread Your TDS, It's Time to Say Goodbye
by Simon inif all you want to do it deliver a constant whine of "orange man bad" then find someplace else to do.
it.
frankly, i can't be bothered with the bullshit anymore.. honestly, your politics and the whole virtue signalling woke brigade has actually started causing real deaths and was ruining life for many before that.. if you can't control your disease, then i'll do it for you.. it's not open for debate..
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Anders Andersen
The term has been used by Trump supporters to discredit criticism of his actions, as a way of reframing the discussion by suggesting that his opponents are incapable of accurately perceiving the world.
Interesting. Labels like these (I guess the anti-Trump crowd uses similar labels for the pro-Trump crowd) seem to resemble the way the Borg labels critics. Attack the person, not their argument.
Then again, what do I know about USA politics.....not much really.
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If You're Just Here to spread Your TDS, It's Time to Say Goodbye
by Simon inif all you want to do it deliver a constant whine of "orange man bad" then find someplace else to do.
it.
frankly, i can't be bothered with the bullshit anymore.. honestly, your politics and the whole virtue signalling woke brigade has actually started causing real deaths and was ruining life for many before that.. if you can't control your disease, then i'll do it for you.. it's not open for debate..
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I for one would very much welcome a forum feature that would allow me to mute certain forum sections (politics & current affairs, I'm looking at you), and forum members actually posting their remarks and rants on politics and politicians in the appropriate section.
I'm here for the JW related stuff, and quite tired of all the conversations and rants about (mostly USA) politics.
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Great Trib is Starting!
by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara injust received a text yesterday...lovebombing to return with so called proof of the gt starting...scaremongering at its peak!.
"hey.
missing you at the meetings.
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Anders Andersen
What a piece of crap article Washington Post.
They're all in favor of freedom of religion and equality, but only for themselves.
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9 Files Arrived Today--(As of March 24, 2020)
by Atlantis in9 files arrived today.
(as of march 24, 2020).
2020-03-16--maintaining congregation meetings2020-03-16--public ministry during covid-192020-03-17--cancellation of branch visit2020-03-17--kingdom hall maintenance 2020-03-19--covid-19 events in kingdom halls2020-03-22--announcement2020-03-17--gbr--seldom-worked territory survey 20202020--setting up zoom manualzoom--online video-conferencing and meetingsall in zipped folder:https://we.tl/t-0tvs24jmlh petra!https://docdro.id/mzoh1pv
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Anders Andersen
Consideration for Pioneers and Field Missionaries:
The Governing Body understands that because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ministry of auxiliary pioneers, regular pioneers, special pioneers, and field missionaries may be affected significantly.Please be assured that the elders will take into account these unusual circumstances when reviewing the service activity of these individuals.
Oh great. I thought the doctrine says Jehovah knows everything the dubs do in his service, and is loving and understanding. But not a word about Jehovah here. Only the GB trying to appear reasonable with their rigid corporate regulations, trying to get in Jehovah's seat.
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After the Covid-19 crisis: what will happen?
by Gorbatchov inwhat will happen after the covid-19 crisis?.
- economy with all the stand still corporations, people without work and mass injections of support money?.
- politics with the end of globalisation, closed borders and new geopolitic friends (italy / china russia), lack of support and working together in eu and local politics, did the current politician the right thing?.
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Anders Andersen
I hope that governments, companies and above all people will
- continue in the spirit of compassion, generosity and kindness that seems to be flourishing these days,
- seize the opportunity to make long overdue changes that help us fight the climate crisis. If we can stop travelling to save ourselves from a virus, we should be able to do the same to save our species and planet.
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Suspension of Meetings and Field Service in Your Area
by RubaDub inhere, in our congregation in south florida (miami), no meetings, no field service in our congregation.. what is is like in your area?.
rub a dub .
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Anders Andersen
Here (The Netherlands) no meetings or FS. Circuit assemblies are canceled for the whole service year.
Congregations are now starting up try outs with Zoom (video calling).
Oh and yesterday the government announced that people aren't allowed to welcome more than 3 visitors in their homes, and all festivals, events, gatherings are now forbidden (before only events with 100+ people were forbidden) until June.
This means that the Memorial cannot even take place in field service groups.
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2020 Memorial - No Need To Actually Have The Emblems
by pale.emperor inover at jw talk they're saying because they're having to hold the upcoming memorial at home, they dont need to actually have the emblems.
apparently, listening to or watching the talk is the thing that counts.. "do this in rememberence of me" apparently means watching tony morris on your phone give a talk.. this begs the question... "what's the point?
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@Pete,
Probably a case of dumb elders who can't follow instructions.
The whole 'bring the emblems to a person who really can be in the meeting' is only to be done for the anointed.